Bailout

Counterparties

By Felix Salmon

?It?s 50 cents on the dollar,? Madoff said. ?These people probably would?ve lost all that money in the market.? — NYM

Larry Summers topless in the NYT, running on a treadmill — NYT

Even after James Altucher admits to being a criminal, financial types are still going to love him — Altucher

A survey of laid-off journalists. 70% are earning less than they were, but only 24% say their life is worse now — Atlantic

6,000 words on Charlie Sheen — GQ

Parking Requirements Force NYC Affordable Housing Project to Shrink — Streetsblog

Gibson Dunn sending nastygrams. Do they want to come off as privileged bullies? — Streetsblog

I wonder what’s appreciated more since 1985: Apple shares, or Warhol’s Apple ad — Artnet

Full post as published by Macroprudential on February 28, 2011 (boomark / email).