俺早就講過,GS是死不了的。
AIGpublishescounterpartylist
AIGcavedintopoliticalpressureSundayandreleasedalistofsomeofthefinancialcounterpartiesthatbenefitedfromits$160bnUSgovernmentrescue,includingsomeofEurope’slargestbanks.
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IGpaidout$22.4bnofcollateralrelatedtocreditdefaultswaps,$27.1bntohelpcancelswapsandanother$43.7bntosatisfytheobligationsofitssecuritieslendingoperation.Th...[
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Thistooshallpass
----KingSolomonOnedaySolomondecidedtohumbleBenaiahBenYehoyada,hismosttrustedminister.Hesaidtohim,"Benaiah,thereisacertainringthatIwantyoutobringtome.IwishtowearitforSukkotwhichgivesyousixmonthstofindit.""Ifitexistsanywhereonearth,yourmajesty,"repliedBenaiah,"Iwillfinditandbringit...[
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TheSingularProblemWithCredit
PostedbyKarlDenningerinMusings
Ikeepgetting"pushback"frompeopleinthemortgageindustryandelsewhere,especiallyrelatedtomyYoutubeVideos,withallsortsofclaimsthat"wecan'tgoafterallthefraudinthemortgagebusiness-getoverit",alongwithsimilarmissives.
Folks,youneedtounderstandsomethingveryclearly,becauseBernnakeandtherestofthepolicymakershav...[
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http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/press/2009/pr09025a.pdf
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“Somethingelseworthmentioningisthatbrokerageaccountinsuranceisnotassafeasmanythink.TheSecuritiesInvestorProtectionCorporation(SIPC)insuresmostbrokeraccountsagainstlosstocertainlimitsifthebrokerfirmfails.Theproblemisinthesmallprint.Cashisonlyinsuredifitisintheaccountforthepurposeofbuyingsecurities.TheSIPCgetstodecidewhatyouintendedtodowithyourcashintheeventthataninsurancepayoutisnecessary.Tometh...[
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Onlyinyourdreams!
HarvardeconomistEdwardGlaeserestimatesthatfrom2002to2007,thecountry'shousingstockincreasedby8.65millionunits,outpacingthenumberofnewhouseholds,whichincreasedonlyby6.7millionoverthesameperiod.Takingintoaccountariseinthenumberofvacationhomes,Glaeserestimatesanoverhangofabout1.3millionvacantunits.Absorbingthatexcess,hesaid,couldtakeanadditionaltwoyears.[
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那個十年一千萬的夢該醒了吧?
經濟學家稱“美國已破產”政府赤字超世界GDP
2月16日訊正當奧巴馬政府竭力說服國會推行其8000億經濟刺激計劃之時,大部分美國民眾或許還沒有意識到,聯邦政府的債務總額已經高達65.5萬億美元,而這一數字甚至超過了世界年生產總值。
據世界網絡日報的報道,即使不算本次經濟刺激計劃中新增的社會福利開支,美國政府未來所需[
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TheAudacityofDoingNothing
PhilipGreenspun
spentafewdaysrecentlyinthecompanyofsomemoneymanagerswithatotalofabout$2trilliontoinvest,preciselythesortoffolkswhoseconfidencethegovernmentiscurrentlytryingtowin.HowdidtheyfeelaboutalloftheruleandpolicychangescomingoutofWashingtonandthenewmoremusculargovernment?Terrified.
The“realmoney”investorsdidn’twanttoinvestalongsidethegovernment.Thei...[
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一開始,俺小的時候是這樣養豬的:放養。
讓豬們自己找食吃。可是豬笨哪。四處亂跑,還時常吃點子根本不能吃的,鬧得自己上吐下瀉。弄得俺養的豬良莠不齊,產量也上不去。
於是俺就想,還是像鄰村二妞家一樣,對豬實施軍事化管理吧。這一下,豬們都住了統一的宿舍,吃統一的口糧。時不時俺還給加點子洗衣粉啥的增肥劑。這下,俺的豬天天吃了睡,睡了吃[
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Firstthedetails:
#Thetaxcreditis10%ofthepurchasepriceupto$15,000.
#Thetaxcreditisforoneyear(fromdateofenactment).
#Thecreditisavailableforbothnewandexistinghomepurchases.
#Thisisforprimaryresidencesonly,andthehomemustbeowneroccupiedfortwoyearsafterpurchase.
#Thereisnoincomecap(the$7,500taxcredithadanincomecapof$150,000peryear).
#Unlikethe$7,500taxcredit,thenewcreditd...[
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