Tag Archives: crisis

Athens, Rome …. Paris?

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

In today’s “terrifying hypothetical questions that nobody wants to hear or answer” news, we have the New York Times, which predicts that after successive financial meltdowns in Greece and Italy, France might be next. Nelson Schwartz ponders the question that … Continue reading →

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To bond, or not to bond? Europe ponders the question.

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

Today is the big day: a European summit scheduled to figure out how to fix Europe’s massive financial crisis. Will the Euro survive? The Wall Street Journal reports that German and French leaders are poo-pooing predictions of a new eurobond, … Continue reading →

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Germany and France: BFFs

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

Stock brokers rejoice! Germany and France came to a common position on the European Union’s economic woes, just in time for an emergency summit held in Brussels yesterday. The Vancouver Sun reports that Sarkozy and Germany’s Angela Merkel presented a united … Continue reading →

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Wall Street crash… 2ème

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

“In 1988, Lewis walked away from Solomon Brothers and an extremely lucrative position to write his book under the pretext that the whole experience struck him as preposterous. He figured the situation was unsustainable. Sooner rather than later, someone was … Continue reading →

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