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  • Jun 11, 2007

    LBO debt

    There's been a lot of speculation in the papers the last several days that the recent rise in Treasury yields will cool down private equity…

  • Domestic Chinese stocks trade at stratospheric price/earnings multiples. It's essentially a closed market to foreign buyers. There is a search on…

  • The New York Times has a compelling story on the surge in private student loans. The private student loan market is disturbing. Students are taking…

  • Remember the employee discount pricing come-on of the Big Three? Well, here's more evidence why the Big Three auto companies are in trouble….

  • It's graduation season. This Stanford University graduation address by Steve Jobs is one of the best I've ever read. He delivered it in 2005, but…

  • Financiers may pocket gargantuan paychecks, but they get no respect. There is a widespread sense that financiers don't create anything of value, at…

  • Jun 8, 2007

    Marc Andreessen

    The Internet pioneer Marc Andreessen, co-creator of the web browser Mosaic and co-founder of Netscape, has a blog. It is well worth reading….

  • We're going through a periodic inflation scare. Basically, with central banks tightening (Europe) or standing firm (U.S.), and long-term interest…

  • The pressure for genuine health care continues. The good news is that Democratic candidate Barack Obama has come up with a serious approach for…

  • Jun 1, 2007

    TITLE MISSING

    I have a review of Pop! Why Bubbles Are Great For The Economy by Daniel Gross. It's a quick read. Time well spent….

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