What I Learned Today

2010

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2009

June 16
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2008

June 26
May 15
April 30
March 29
January 53

2007

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Golden Parachutes

A golden parachute is a clause in an executive’s employment contract that specifies he will...
Sep 30th
A Memo Found in the Street
Sep 29th

What you could do with $700,000,000,000

Give every person in the US $2,300 or give every household $6,200. Pay the income taxes of every...
Sep 29th
That was fast.
Sep 26th
Vogue’s latest. I’m a bit late to this...
Sep 24th

"The last wrench in the toolbox"

If you haven’t heard, the “mother of all bailouts” may soon take place in the US....
Sep 24th

what's a bank holding company?

In the largest restructuring deal since the Depression, on Sunday the Fed approved the applications...
Sep 23rd

How to Sell Short

Perhaps you’ve seen headlines or references in articles about the ban on short selling. Many believe...
Sep 22nd

AIG. Now that you own it, learn about...

First of all – what is AIG? AIG is American International Group, the largest insurance company in...
Sep 18th
“This is how we will be remembered, this is why Mr Hirst...”
— Jackie Wullschlager, art...
Sep 17th
Received this email on Friday: —- Fulltime Associate Recruiting Presentation and Reception...
Sep 15th
Military Costs of Major U.S. Wars in “constant...
Sep 10th

Uhoh, the GSEs just became TSEs

Big News of a bailout for Fannie and Freddie – investors cheer, the markets rally, but what does it...
Sep 10th
United Airlines stock fell 76% today from $12.17 at open to...
Sep 8th
Watch Watch
Genius or just bizarre? The ad world is all a buzz about the new Microsoft Windows commercial...
Sep 8th
One quadrillion seventy two trillion four hundred and...
Sep 7th

QQs: The Republican National Convention

Why did Lieberman speak at the RNC? Isn’t he a Democrat? Why no, he’s not. He’s...
Sep 6th
McCain gets a Wordle too.
Sep 5th

is your bank on the skids?

Check TheStreet.com’s new Bank & Thrift Index. There are 2518 ranked D or lower in the US.
Sep 4th

Does Exposure to Powerful Women Reduce...

“In July 2006, women accounted for just under 17% of parliamentarians worldwide. A woman was the...
Sep 4th

St. Mark's: The Next Times Square?

Will this become this? Venice’s Piazza San Marco is in need of restoration but can’t...
Sep 3rd
Will McCain drop Palin?
Sep 3rd