The East Coast is a mess even though Irene has been ultimately downgraded to a Nuh-uh-riccane…

“Amadeo Peter Giannini, Founder-Chairman of California’s Bank of America, has probably had more impact on U.S. banking than any individual since the elder Morgan.”

The second and third largest banks in Greece are going to merge.

Video.

Video.

Even though the relationship between stock values, earnings (corporate profits) and nominal GDP can get stretched in the short-term, in the long-term these three amigos remain pretty tight.

Cartoon.

Cartoon.

Some links while I flee Irene…

Anyway, if you don’t hear from me tomorrow, assume I’m in evacuation mode, I guess.