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Joshua M Brown
How Harvard Professor Greg Mankiw Caused the Credit Crisis
Obviously this is a nonsensical meme that will probably die on the vine, but for what it’s worth, there are Harvard students in rebellion.
QOTD: Mike Mayo on Sell-Side Cheerleaders
“Analysts are supposed to be a check on the financial system—people who can wade through a company’s financials and tell investors what’s really going on.”
Smart and Stupid
We lost the right to be honest and say that one thing is intelligent and another thing is dumb for fear of insulting or offending people.
about that new stimulus plan…
Cartoon.
Media: "Graham and Dodd are Rolling in Their Graves"
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Baseball Cards and Comic Books
The market says that Groupon, which IPO’d today with an opening valuation of $18 billion, is worth more than Macys ($M), Ralph Lauren ($RL) or the Chicago Mercantile Exchange ($CME).
Hot Links: "Hot Deals" Whatever
Your morning links, expertly curated.
Now We Are Three
This week marks the third blogiversary of The Reformed Broker.
Chart o' the Day: The Euro-coaster
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