2008 crisis

Occupy What Street?

We knew it would happen eventually; the eye sore of a tent city in Zuccotti Park and dozens of other sites around the country wouldn’t be tolerated forever. Sure enough, they are being forcibly removed by police with pepper spray and horses. Like all parties, it had to end sometime; but not like all parties, …

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The Risks You Know…

From The Economist: Pockets of Credit, Nineteenth Century Banking Makes a Comeback  This month’s article highlights a number of new firms that are going after middle market lending when many banks and other financial institutions have retreated from it. Some new funds, using not-federally-insured cash are making bets on specific segments of the middle market with …

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