俺早就讲过,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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那个十年一千万的梦该醒了吧?
经济学家称“美国已破产”政府赤字超世界GDP
2月16日讯正当奥巴马政府竭力说服国会推行其8000亿经济刺激计划之时,大部分美国民众或许还没有意识到,联邦政府的债务总额已经高达65.5万亿美元,而这一数字甚至超过了世界年生产总值。
据世界网络日报的报道,即使不算本次经济刺激计划中新增的社会福利开支,美国政府未来所需[
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TheAudacityofDoingNothing
PhilipGreenspun
spentafewdaysrecentlyinthecompanyofsomemoneymanagerswithatotalofabout$2trilliontoinvest,preciselythesortoffolkswhoseconfidencethegovernmentiscurrentlytryingtowin.HowdidtheyfeelaboutalloftheruleandpolicychangescomingoutofWashingtonandthenewmoremusculargovernment?Terrified.
The“realmoney”investorsdidn’twanttoinvestalongsidethegovernment.Thei...[
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一开始,俺小的时候是这样养猪的:放养。
让猪们自己找食吃。可是猪笨哪。四处乱跑,还时常吃点子根本不能吃的,闹得自己上吐下泻。弄得俺养的猪良莠不齐,产量也上不去。
于是俺就想,还是像邻村二妞家一样,对猪实施军事化管理吧。这一下,猪们都住了统一的宿舍,吃统一的口粮。时不时俺还给加点子洗衣粉啥的增肥剂。这下,俺的猪天天吃了睡,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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