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by trackstar
November 25th, 2008, 12:33 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Pirates Strike Again
Replies: 32
Views: 51732

Pirates Strike Again

<t>Pirates Capture Yemeni Cargo Ship - BBC Nov 25"Somali pirates have hijacked a Yemeni cargo ship, reported to be the 39th successful hijacking by pirates off the Horn of Africa this year. Head of the East African Seafarers' Association Andrew Mwangura said the MV Amani was taken in the Gulf of Ade...
by trackstar
November 25th, 2008, 2:11 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Goldman Bond Offering
Replies: 3
Views: 46033

Goldman Bond Offering

Looking at it from a different angle - GS was up over $14 (26+%) on the day.
by trackstar
November 24th, 2008, 9:45 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Goldman Bond Offering
Replies: 3
Views: 46033

Goldman Bond Offering

<t>"Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the biggest U.S. securities firm to convert to a bank, plans to sell notes in the first offering of debt backed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp... Goldman is leading banks in what analysts said may be a wave of as much as $600 billion of government-guaranteed issu...
by trackstar
November 24th, 2008, 9:37 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: buffett and equity valuation
Replies: 10
Views: 48175

buffett and equity valuation

<t>Buffett Will Give More Information on Derivatives - Bloomberg Nov 24"Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Billionaire Warren Buffett, acknowledging investor concern, will provide more information on how he calculates losses on Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s derivative bets. The firm’s annual report for 2008 will di...
by trackstar
November 24th, 2008, 8:18 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire
Replies: 69
Views: 57556

The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire

Quotelike to step outside?Ha ha! My thought -The Wicker ManBe careful of the country folk...they have some strange ways.
by trackstar
November 24th, 2008, 4:34 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: A theory on the gravitation of shit
Replies: 10
Views: 47110

A theory on the gravitation of shit

Specific example: the Off-Topic is part landfill, part flea market.I don't worry about the dynamics of attraction, repulsion and accumulation. Supernova
by trackstar
November 24th, 2008, 2:28 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: A theory on the gravitation of shit
Replies: 10
Views: 47110

A theory on the gravitation of shit

<t>That's just moral hazard. I think that Hook's question is more complicated.1) Two guys in his office are "unlucky"2) When one of them goes on vacation, others in the office become more "unlucky"Let's say he is running a trading shop. What is going on here?I'd say that someone in the outside world...
by trackstar
November 24th, 2008, 2:13 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: A theory on the gravitation of shit
Replies: 10
Views: 47110

A theory on the gravitation of shit

No need to be rude. I was inviting your expert opinion on risk and reward here. Seems to me that the ones that attract the most shit, are the ones who take excessive, uncalculated risk.What does the CFA curriculum have to say about that?
by trackstar
November 24th, 2008, 1:40 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: A theory on the gravitation of shit
Replies: 10
Views: 47110

A theory on the gravitation of shit

I should think that ppauper would weigh in here.He seems to know a thing or two about luck.
by trackstar
November 23rd, 2008, 9:41 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire
Replies: 69
Views: 57556

The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire

John Le Carré - The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
by trackstar
November 23rd, 2008, 9:16 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Would the crisis be worse or better without Basel I, II ?
Replies: 9
Views: 46859

Would the crisis be worse or better without Basel I, II ?

Implementation of Basel II - Implications for The World Bank and the IMF - July 2005
by trackstar
November 23rd, 2008, 9:09 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Would the crisis be worse or better without Basel I, II ?
Replies: 9
Views: 46859

Would the crisis be worse or better without Basel I, II ?

<t>The Procyclical Effects of Basel II - June 2008Paper by Rafael Reputo and Javier Suarez of CEPR and CEMFI"We analyze the cyclical effects of moving from risk-insensitive (Basel I) to risk-sensitive (Basel II) capital requirements in the context of a dynamic equilibrium model of relationship lendi...
by trackstar
November 23rd, 2008, 8:53 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Norway - Land of Heroic Sagas
Replies: 336
Views: 73940

Norway - Land of Heroic Sagas

Helt!
by trackstar
November 23rd, 2008, 8:25 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Adventures in The Emerald Isle
Replies: 60
Views: 51709

Adventures in The Emerald Isle

Surf Ireland - Aileen's Winter 2008
by trackstar
November 23rd, 2008, 8:18 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The College Tradition
Replies: 7
Views: 48065

The College Tradition

Agreed - a play-off would be great!