Month: March 2008

As if last weekend’s shotgun merger agreement between Bear Stearns and JP Morgan was not wild enough, things just keep getting weirder. Bear Stearns stock

A great insight from Jim Willlie in his Golden Jackass March Newsletter. Imports to the US are slowing, but import prices are seriously in uptrend.

The US economy depends on access to energy and the role of dollar as the reserve currency. Take those two things away and the source

Well, now we have a hint as to why the American Bar Association does not seem to object to predatory lending and weekend bailouts. Either

I wonder who made money on puts on Bear Stearns stock? Was this a highly profitable economic hit? SEC: Bear Stearns’s Liquidity Eroded Rapidly Since

I am excited about all the good things percolating here in Tennessee. Saturday was a rainy day full of the promise of Spring – perfect

Alan Greenspan’s comments on the current financial situation here: Greenspan Sees Many Casualties From Crisis By Jamie McGeever & Ian Chua – Reuters (17 Mar

Dangerous Wheat-Killing Fungus Detected in Iran From the UN News Centre (5 Mar 2008) “A dangerous new fungus with the ability to destroy entire wheat