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Captured presidents, imploding LBOs

November 7th, 2009 47 Comments

Stacy Summary: Some blog posts I am reading this morning. Obama is captured (Credit Writedowns) The disastrous performance of private equity (ZeroHedge) And speaking of LBO deals going bust. Can’t say we didn’t predict it would happen . . .

Tags: obama · private equity · regulatory capture

Downsizing 50 Cent, avoiding 50 percent & praying for bankers’ souls

July 19th, 2009 81 Comments

Stacy Summary: First, Timmy Geithner has troubles selling his home nearby to where Max grew up and now 50 cent having problems selling his house in my hood – his house is less than a mile from my mom’s. The thing is he bought the house for $4 million from Mike Tyson who bought it [...]

Tags: 50 cent · private equity · uk tax

Headlines, Headlines, Headlines – 31 March 2009

March 31st, 2009 10 Comments

Stacy Summary: As the tide goes further and further out we are seeing that the financial oligarchs are basically wearing the taxpayers’ bathing suits, leaving us naked and exposed. Probably explains our shocked collective embarrassed silence as more and more and more and more money gets handed calmly to the oligarchs. The next bailout? The [...]

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