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I might be able to just ask people and compile a list. But I remember having dinner with a CEO of a BB company who was under attack. They (?) knew he was out of town, and ran a fake news release. It happens.

Where do her kids sit? Poor girl hasn't got a lap.

It wouldn't be a contest. Liz wins hands down. That is, of course, unless Ted David comes back.

...at least there were two things worth viewing on that wastecan of TelevisionLand.

What the hell does that have to do with anything?

wife jokes, eh? An elderly couple goes to the Dr. In the waiting room , there's another elderly couple, and the husbands start talking. "What are you in for??? " " Alzheimer's. I've got the beginning signs" "Oh, too bad. Me too. But you're at the right place. This guy is...

Fellas, it's never been any different. Just the toys change. Read "Richest Man in Babylon".

You're making it too complicated, as you guys always do. MM's are bookies with models developed either in their heads, or on paper. If you had a local book who would take your sports bet, when you knew a guy was going to throw a game, how well would he do? That's precisely why the Vegas...

This is why you cannot selective enforce securities laws. It is common knowledge the SEC only chases down ma and pa in these matters. Then, they wave the scalps in front of the other Indians. I watched Naked Shorting about destroy a Specialist firm on the AMEX, and the AMEX said nothing...

.......and he's fighting poverty. He's wiped it out in his own household, now - on to Louisiana. "Now here, Buford, this is how a hedge fund works, and what it can do for you........" what a phony. http://www.courant.com/business/hc-hedgeqa0701.artjul01,0,4809488.story?page=1

We're living in Goldman Sachs of America.

Lemme 'splain sumpin' to ya...... The Prime Brokers and Money Center banks will protect the capital they have. This will be kicked upstairs so fast, it'll make your teeth fall out. They took a step Friday they hadn't taken before in the Mark to Market. They will do whatever they can to call...

I don't doubt that they'll try. I don't know if you saw it, but organized religion is polling at all time low numbers. The Public is sick of it all. I think they'll have a more difficult timebailing out banks than they have in the past. People are sick of everything connected with...

A contact spoke to an exchange official. The markdowns are real, and there isn't enough equity in the CDO's to cover the debits. THat means, it flows to equities. We now find out if a plunge protection team exists. I told Byrne to prepare an "I told you so" speech. He has spoken about...

The Real Money columnist confirms the "80 pt markdown story " today. Also, a contact spoke to an exchange official who confirmed same. There is not enough equity in the CDO's to cover the debits; it rolls to equities, and everything else. What a nice job the regulators and politicians...

I just reread my own post = 80 pts???!!!!! How do you guys see it playing outnext week? Three day settlement. Thursday should be hell day for these guys.

This is rich. Notice how these masterminds of finance step up to take responsiblity. http://money.cnn.com/2007/06/29/markets/bc.brookstreet.sec.reut/ Oh, to be a securities fraud litigator. I think there is some work to be had. 1.5 mill. Poof. And not because the firm went under...

Check this out. Is this Armageddon, or what???? Liz Rappaport CDOs Marked To Market 6/29/2007 3:23 PM EDT I hear the dropoff this afternoon is partially due to CDOs of all qualities being marked to market, so to speak, a.k.a. repriced, because funds are doing quarter-end reviews and...

Somebody who would know told us, "maybe a couple of years ago it was fixable. No more." Look at all these threads. How in the world can any system function with this level of fraud? The SEC said last Wed that they wanted Plain English Mutual Fund perspective so the avg guy can understand...

Thank you! This KL, you know, the Koreans, went out in WPB, and there were people like Doctors who put some 20mm in that scam. The guy that scooted to Korea let people watch him trade. Right. One guy says, "I saw him make hundreds of thousands right in front of me." Anyone remember "The...