Rick S.

Will Obama Replace Geithner with Dimon?

I get a kick out of all the "get China to play fair" comments. China is just doing what the two rules Uncle Sam taught them well.

#1 Take care of number one.

#2 When that conflicts with free trade, fair trade, world economic stability or environmental concerns, see the first rule.

Weekly Market Notes: Don't Fight the Fed

Did Senator Bunning actually say "systematic risk"? Twice?

When you don't have the right word, you very likely don't have the correct concept either.

Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News

I am surprised that all the investment banks aren't maintaining superstratispheric leverage and not just Goldman, in light of the fact that the Federal Reserve has shown it will bail anybody out that's big enough. Talk about moral hazard.

The new leverage limiting factor, if there is any, might just be the size you can puff up to and stay within the limits of the Fed's ability to bail out rather than its willingness to do so.