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  • The voting over Ken Lewis' Chairmanship is done, but it's gone to a recount.

  • The debate over haircuts for debtholders has finally gone mainstream, thanks to David Leonhart over at the New York Times….

  • CNBC is still keeping an eye on America's favorite fraudster. Clusterstock wishes him Happy Birthday.

  • If you've seen my Whiteboards, you'll know I'm a fan of anything that simplifies complex terms. I've been puzzling over the Obama administration's…

  • Apr 29, 2009

    Hundred days

    A lot of bits and bytes being expended on the first hundred days of the Obama adminstration this week. The BBC has a nice slideshow, the LA Times…

  • Who says Twitter ain't cool? Rick Rothacker is tweeting (if I have that verb correct) from the Bank of America shareholders conference this morning…

  • Equity markets have started well, and consensus appears to be that investors are hoping for a sunny assessment of the state of the economy from the…

  • Apr 29, 2009

    Morning reading

    Hi, Paddy Hirsch here. Scott will be back next week, after a well-earned vacation….

  • I'm heading off on vacation for the next few days. And yes, I will be flying. The travel industry is clearly worried about swine flu. I guess I…

  • Apr 29, 2009

    Condoms for banks

    The Supreme Court heard arguments today in a case that could change the way banks are regulated. Or rather, who regulates them as it pertains to…

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