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Posts Tagged ‘Bloomberg’
Hey Bloomberg, Nice Picture of New Italian PM Mario Monti
What’s next, a horse head in Monti’s bed?
Bloomberg’s Mark Crumpton taking HuffingtonPost writer lawsuit hard
Always stoic Mark Crumpton’s not looking so good as he reports on the writers suing AOL/HuffingtonPost for a piece of the $315m AOL acquisition. (Either that or my stream froze up at the least flattering moment imaginable! Sorry Mark, just playing around … your sangfroid makes you one of the best broadcasters in the business).
All You Need To Know About Why Things Fell Apart: Michael Lewis
Here’s a piece today from Michael Lewis, the man who can usually make complicated financial matters simple. This is his dissent on the findings of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, of which he was a member. The fact that it’s uncharacteristically unclear—especially the part about women on Wall Street—proves how complicated an issue this is. [...]
Mortgage 101 For Mainstream Media: How Rates Work & Why Rates Spiked
Today and every Thursday, Freddie Mac releases results of a survey showing what rates are on single family home loans up to $417,000. And the overwhelming majority of mainstream media reports on the topic today talk about how rates have risen along with Treasuries. WRONG. Mortgage rates referenced in the Freddie Mac survey aren’t tied [...]
Did Wikileaks Hacktivists Pipe Cartoons Into Bloomberg Live TV Online?
WTF? Bloomberg Live TV web stream started showing soap operas last night and cartoons all day today. Is this a hack from Operation Payback? Am I the only one seeing this? [UPDATE: They must have cut off the old 'Noir' site feed last night because here's the new cartoon-free feed. And while that doesn't explain [...]
What Bloomberg Really Thinks of Goldman Chief Blankfein (IMAGE)
Bloomberg scores high marks for simply reporting and not editorializing. Which is why this picture of Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein they’ve been running repeatedly all over their site for the past 1.5 weeks raises an eyebrow (or causes one to furrow). Sure you could argue this is editorializing, especially when they used it in [...]
Survey: Americans Want Gov’t Spending For More Jobs, Reduced Deficit Via Tax on Rich
Following Obama’s job stimulus announcement Tuesday, Bloomberg just released a poll showing that Americans agree with the plan to create jobs through spending on public work and alternative energy initiatives. The poll also shows that Americans also want the deficit reduced, with two-thirds of respondents favor taxing the rich to do this. If only it [...]
