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‘Banking’ Archive
White House appointee hopeful gets her own rap video
by Laura Huchzermeyer, August 16, 2010, 4:36 pmFinancial reform act: Boondoggle or blessing?
by Laura Huchzermeyer, July 22, 2010, 12:32 pmIt’s been two years since the US financial system began to crash and burn. And it’s been two long years since we’ve known things needed to change. This week, after long debates and lots of head scratching, …
Invest in real estate? No way. How about sandwiches in a can?
by Laura Huchzermeyer, July 8, 2010, 12:36 pmMaking an investment in real estate isn’t what it used to be. Remember that old saying, “the value will only go up?” Well, we all know now that it was a bunch of bunk and …
Ford gives Mercury the blues
by Jeff Dorsch, June 11, 2010, 2:10 pmWell if I had money
Tell you what I’d do
I’d go downtown and buy a Mercury or two
Crazy ’bout a Mercury
Lord I’m crazy ’bout a Mercury
I’m gonna buy me a Mercury
And cruise it up and …
Coming soon to an investment house near you (possibly): Movie futures trading
by Laura Huchzermeyer, May 20, 2010, 1:19 pm***UPDATE***
You too can make money on movie blockbusters (and box office flops as well). Or, at least that is what a few financial firms (and even fewer in the film biz) are hoping for.
Cantor Exchange (owned by …
All that glitters isn’t Goldman
by Laura Huchzermeyer, May 5, 2010, 1:14 pmIn case you missed it, last week was kind of a big deal for Goldman Sachs, the tarnished golden child of Wall Street that has come under fire for its dealings with customers during the financial crisis. The …
All flash and no cash; money is going the way of the dodo
by Patrice Sarath, May 4, 2010, 6:00 amForget Mars colonies and jetpacks – when the future finally gets here, it’s always a lot more prosaic than the visionaries would believe. Take cash for instance, or rather, why bother? Nowadays, you can transfer …
It’s all about the Benjamins: Treasury unveils new (more colorful) $100 bill
by Laura Huchzermeyer, April 21, 2010, 12:10 pmIn efforts to make America’s cash more closely resemble Monopoly funny money (oh, and to combat counterfeiting), the US Treasury unveiled the newly redesigned $100 bill today. The new C-note still features Ben Franklin’s mug front and (off) …
Grads don’t want to hear from big bank CEO
by Laura Huchzermeyer, April 14, 2010, 11:27 amAbout this time each year college graduates begin voicing their opinons about who their schools have choosen to bequest wisdom upon them during graduation ceremonies. Everyone from Jerry Springer and James Franco to George W. Bush and Barack Obama have been the …
100 and counting: Bank failures reach inglorious milestone
by Laura Huchzermeyer, October 26, 2009, 12:34 pmWell, it’s official. We’ve hit triple digits for the number of banks that have gone down the tubes in 2009.
The inglorious honor of being the 100th US bank to fail goes to Partners Bank in Naples, Florida. Regulators swooped in …
