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New word for the day, rehypothecation. New word for tomorrow, how rehypothecation will cause the upcoming Great Depression 2.0.

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August 13th, 2010 at 1:00 pm

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“In 1973, chief executives were on average paid 26 times the median income. Now the ­multiple is above 300.”

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August 9th, 2010 at 12:59 pm

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You’re fired for lying to your company! Take this $50M and go away.

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August 7th, 2010 at 9:21 am

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“The financial regulatory law signed by President Obama last week grants the SEC the authority to pay up to 30 percent of any monetary sanction to a whistleblower.”

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August 4th, 2010 at 10:19 am

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“The SEC considered an asset to be “liquid” if it could be monetized in less than 24 hours (though the SEC never enforced this definition, or wrote it into an actual rule).”

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July 31st, 2010 at 2:25 pm

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How stable is the housing market? Stable enough the Fed had to print money to support mortgages that they can’t sell.

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July 23rd, 2010 at 1:05 pm

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Part of FinReform bill got watered up. Great news! Credit ratings agencies can be held liable.

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July 21st, 2010 at 10:24 am

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$4Trillion question. When will the economy rebound and interest rates go up?

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July 19th, 2010 at 10:07 pm

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American Bankers association is lobbying you so they don’t have to tell the truth.

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July 12th, 2010 at 8:39 am

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USA 234 years old. Half of money supply created in last 4 years.

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July 6th, 2010 at 11:03 am

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Talk about putting your liberty at risk, “But even with the Government’s contribution, we are still on a similar trajectory to the Great Depression.”

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July 4th, 2010 at 12:20 pm

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“The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission asked for more money after determining the budget wouldn’t cover everything it wants to do, such as electronically publishing documents obtained from banks, spokesman Tucker Warren said today.”

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July 2nd, 2010 at 9:06 am

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“By using its balance sheet to protect an investment bank against failure, the Fed took on the most credit risk in its 96- year history and increased the chance that Americans would be on the hook for billions of dollars as the central bank began insuring Wall Street firms against collapse.”

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July 2nd, 2010 at 9:00 am

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“A.I.G. was required to forfeit its right to sue several banks…over any irregularities with most of the mortgage securities it insured in the precrisis years.”

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June 30th, 2010 at 10:12 am

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One financial reform impasse – House wants law to require agents “to act in the best interests of their clients and disclose conflicts of interest”. Senate wants to study it.

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June 21st, 2010 at 10:05 am

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Pleasure House Point, as one example, can be protected by “the giving pledge” idea.

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June 17th, 2010 at 12:14 am

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BP to “donate” $20B to escrow account for claims – breaking news

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June 16th, 2010 at 1:19 pm

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You too will now be able to bet your own money on what movies rock, and which ones suck.

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June 15th, 2010 at 9:13 am

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What in the hell is the ACLU thinking?!

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June 14th, 2010 at 9:45 pm

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“Obama will press BP executives this week to set up an escrow account to pay damage claims.”

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June 13th, 2010 at 12:01 pm

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