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21st November, 2008

Posts Tagged ‘New York’

Are Ike, AIG, Merrill and Lehman Good News?

By Denis Campbell • Sep 15th, 2008 • Category: Business
 

Am I smoking something? 
There is a perfect storm in financial world markets… 6% off by noon London time – equivalent of the Dow losing 700-800 points. This could be a Black Monday in New York with the bankruptcy of Lehman and worldwide, bank stocks have fallen 20% or more. And perhaps, finally, transparency and sensible [...]


Is it over?

By Denis Campbell • Jun 4th, 2008 • Category: Politics
Can we come out now and go back to our lives? No? Barack has won but Hillary has not conceded? Aaaaargh! I feel like I did living in LA during the OJ Simpson trial. Will the government offer any counselling or addiction relief therapy to political junkies who will have scant little to do between [...]