Joshua M Brown

Congress Set To Fry Calamari On Tuesday

‘God’s Helper’ Sir Lloyd Blankfein and one of his gallant nobles, the Duc De Tourré, are set to testify before a Congressional hearing on Tuesday surrounding the recent SEC fraud charges filed against Goldman Sachs ($GS).  The markets will probably be frozen as participants around the world tune in for the the Squid’s side of…

Random Thoughts On A Friday

In no particular order, here are some random thoughts on my mind this afternoon… 1.  Microsoft ($MSFT) is losing more on the brutal Bing/MSN twosome than they are taking in on revenues for the online business.  Is the board living in phsyical fear of Ballmer?  He has literally gotten nothing right in what seems like…

Hot Links: Flying Sniper Robots

Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… Barack comes to Wall Street today, paddle in hand, to excoriate the lobbyists fighting financial regulation.  (NYT) Bess Levin interviews The Greatest Trade Ever author about the recent CDO fraud charges.  (Observer) The Epicurean Dealmaker returns to weigh in on all things Squid.  (Epicurean) Happy 2nd Blogiversary to Market Folly! …