Obama’s ‘Candid’ Rescue-Package Speech Low on Specifics, High on Scripted Rhetoric
What happened to the part where he was going to explain how his plan actually works?
Posted 01/06/09 in Daily Intel
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Flood of Unemployment Claims Overload New York’s System
The tens of thousands of jobless New Yorkers trying to call or log in forced it to shut down.
Posted 01/06/09 in Daily Intel
The Greatest Depression
Fed Is Uncomfortable With Inflation’s Flirting
It will bring inflation down, they said.
Posted 01/06/09 in Daily Intel
The Greatest Depression
Ron Perelman Is Selling His Yacht
The billionaire gets with the New Austerity.
Posted 01/05/09 in Daily Intel
Ink-Stained Wretches
Reporting for the Rich Just Ain’t What It Used to Be
Our frivolous lives of pretend luxury have seemingly come to an end.
Posted 12/29/08 in Daily Intel
Finance Fiction
Richard Fuld and Donna Lewis’s Awkward Phone Convo
Fuld [In high-pitched fake southern accent]: "Hi, is Ken there, please?"
Posted 12/29/08 in Daily Intel
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Innovative New Company Provides Elaborate Illusions for the Unemployed
Fired? Chelsea Home Office Solutions can help.
Posted 12/23/08 in Daily Intel
The Greatest Depression
In Greenwich, Short-Sellers Start Young
Kids learn the tricks of the trade in a "Stock Market Game."
Posted 12/23/08 in Daily Intel
The Greatest Depression
Women of the Greatest Depression Would Rather Starve Than Go Wrinkled
'As god as my witness, I'll never go wrinkled again!'
Posted 12/23/08 in Daily Intel
The Greatest Depression
Noel Family May Not Make It to Mustique This Christmas
'It was supposed to be the usual affair; meet on Boxing Day in Barbados, then fly to the exclusive island by private jet.'
Posted 12/22/08 in Daily Intel
The Greatest Depression
2008 Investment Guides Are HILARIOUS
Sure, some people saw the Wall Street crash coming — but most didn't.
Posted 12/22/08 in Daily Intel
The Greatest Depression
If You Were Rich, You’d Have Lost a Lot More Money This Year
Someone listed the biggest media losers of 2008.
Posted 12/19/08 in Daily Intel
Great Divorces
Marie Douglas-David Spends $8,000 a Week on Travel
To where? Nowhere really she just likes to fly around spending her husband's money.
Posted 12/19/08 in Daily Intel
The Greatest Depression
$17.4 Billion Auto Bailout Approved
The president's new plan puts responsibility in the lap of President-elect Obama.
Posted 12/19/08 in Daily Intel
The Greatest Depression
JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon Gets on Santa’s Nice List
But some of his peers are looking at a lump of coal.
Posted 12/17/08 in Daily Intel
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