Edward Liddy

Hot Links: Ratings Agencies, Europeans and the Power of "No"

Hot Links for Weekend Reading… OMG you guys, I love it when you hear that famous people are friends, I like to come up with my own combinations and pretend they hang out…like Kevin James and Phillip Seymour Hoffman…ok, sorry…so Bill Gates and Warren Buffett and Oprah and Ted Turner and Mike Bloomberg and all…

A Day in the Life: Hank Greenberg

A Day in the Life of Maurice “Hank” Greenberg 7:00 am:  Wake up.  CD alarm clock plays “It’s All Over Now” by The Rolling Stones. 7:05 am:  Mutters “wasn’t my fault” on the way into the shower. 7:30 am:  Breakfast, includes 2 egg whites, one half grapefruit, one heaping bowl of Gorilla Munch cereal (from…

Hot Links: AIG Hearings, Class of '09 and Fed Open Thread

Hot Links for Weekend Reading The big happening in Bailoutland this week was, without a doubt, the Senate hearing on the Notorious A.I.G. bonus scandal.  Whenever a disgraced Wall Street executive is called onto the Congressional Carpet, you can be sure that Dealbreaker‘s Bess and EP are going to Liveblog it for your reading pleasure….

FOR SALE: AIG World Headquarters at 70 Pine Street

    FOR SALE:  Charming 2-bed, 2-bath 66 story office tower in scenic downtown New York.  Built in 1932, previous occupant was quaint insurance company, very neat.  Property includes 5 star chef-staffed “breakfast nook”, on-site vault for holding bonus cash, and super computers to calculate CDS risks, available for new tenant purchase, please inquire.  Breathtaking…