Archive for March, 2008

Bear Stearns: RIP

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

Most of you don’t follow this stuff too closely, but allow me to note the passing today of Bear Stearns a quirky New York investment bank. Here is the New York Times story:JPMorgan Acts to Buy Ailing Bear Stearns at Huge Discount
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The Slide Gathers Pace

Friday, March 14th, 2008

I have been fully occupied writing so I have had no time to comment here for a while, but even I cannot avoid commenting on the sad state of the economy. The news today that Bear Stearns, a New York City investment bank, had to be bailed out by short term loans from J.P…. »

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