Monthly Archives: November 2011

This joke is off-colour but on point: “An attractive young woman walks in to a bar. Having already downed a few power drinks, she turns to the man beside her, looks him straight in the eye and says, “Listen here, … Continue reading →

This weekend in transit I read analyst Mike Mayo’s new book: “Exile on Wall Street” which I enjoyed and recommend as a good inside glimpse of the financial community.  On a plane I was also able to finally watch the HBO movie … Continue reading →

Vice Premier Wong offered uncommon candour this weekend:  “The one thing that we can be certain of, among all the uncertainties, is that the global economic recession caused by the international financial crisis will be chronic,” Wang was quoted by … Continue reading →