Michael Lewis on the Hedge Fund Manager Who Saw It Coming (The Motley Fool)
How Steve Eisman made a fortune from the subprime fallout. |
Interview: 'When I began, it all seemed tranquil', says Alistair Darling (Guardian Unlimited)
One of the least known victims of the credit crunch has been Alistair Darling's herbaceous border. Today - for the first time in many weeks - he hopes to have time to tend it after a frenzied month of crisis-management and curry-fuelled all-night meetings at the Treasury. 'For obvious reasons I'd like to re-acquaint myself with Edinburgh and my children for a weekend,' says the man who more ... |
President-elect Obama's actions perk up stock market (USA Today)
President-elect Barack Obama hasn't even moved into the White House yet. But Wall Street is already showering him with praise for injecting confidence into the battered psyche of investors and working quickly to hatch a plan meant to jolt the economy out of its worst funk in decades. |
From Sunday's editions: Home prices drop 7% in Morris County, avg. below $500K (Daily Record)
The average price of a home in Morris County dipped back below a half million dollars in the first half of the year, according to a new data analysis that found the Morris housing market faring slightly worse than the rest of New Jersey. |
Latest jobs on Journalism.co.uk (dotjournalism)
Fast growing US news agency seeks reporters with financial markets background for position near Frankfurt, Germany. The ability to translate written and spoken German into English is a must. |
Lodi fills position of deputy city manager (Lodi News-Sentinel)
After working for Sacramento County for 26 years, Jordan Ayers accepted a job in Lodi as the deputy city manager and internal services director. Lodi City Manager Blair King announced the new hire on Tuesday. Ayers' contract will go before the City Council at its Dec. 3 meeting. |
Golden State offers Obama a dream team (Contra Costa Times)
Many Californians in spotlight as president-elect looks to fill secretary posts and key deputy positions. Interactive look at potential Bay Area appointees Blogs: Inside Politics | Political Blotter |
Fung names transition advisors (Warwick Beacon)
Saying he wants to use a “business model” during his transition, Mayor-elect Allan Fung has appointed the members of his transition team out of his circle of professional acquaintances – people who are not in line for a job in his administration. |
Geithner Is Obama’s Pick for U.S. Treasury Secretary (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Barack Obama picked Timothy Geithner , head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, to be his Treasury secretary and Lawrence Summers is getting the top White House economic job, aides said. |
Car sales sputter in slumping economy (The Herald-Mail)
TRI-STATE In Washington and Frederick counties, vehicle sales have fallen 17.6 percent to 12,502 new cars and trucks sold from January through October, compared to the 15,188 sold in the same period a year ago. |
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