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Viral campaigning works

Barack Obama apparently raised $150 million in campaign funds in September, and now you can see where he’s spending that wad of dosh. In a sequel to the Budweiser Wassup adverts from a decade ago, he makes a few key points about the economy, the subprime crisis and more in a new online YouTube ad:…

Viral campaigning works

Barack Obama apparently raised $150 million in campaign funds in September, and now you can see where he’s spending that wad of dosh. In a sequel to the Budweiser Wassup adverts from a decade ago, he makes a few key points about the economy, the subprime crisis and more in a new online YouTube ad:…

Viral campaigning works

Barack Obama apparently raised $150 million in campaign funds in September, and now you can see where he’s spending that wad of dosh. In a sequel to the Budweiser Wassup adverts from a decade ago, he makes a few key points about the economy, the subprime crisis and more in a new online YouTube ad:…

Send in another taxpayer

I was in Ireland yesterday.  As always, the humour and hospitality of my Irish friends was second-to-none as illustrated by this cartoon from the Irish Independent:

Send in another taxpayer

I was in Ireland yesterday.  As always, the humour and hospitality of my Irish friends was second-to-none as illustrated by this cartoon from the Irish Independent:

Cold wars in Russian banks

Russia claims that it’s had little impact from the financial crisis, with banks growing at double digits and the Kremlin’s coffers remaining strong. This week Anna Smolchenko, a reporter with the Moscow Times, writes that Prime Minister Putin states: “On the whole, our economy is well enough prepared for long-lasting external shocks … the Russian…

Cold wars in Russian banks

Russia claims that it’s had little impact from the financial crisis, with banks growing at double digits and the Kremlin’s coffers remaining strong. This week Anna Smolchenko, a reporter with the Moscow Times, writes that Prime Minister Putin states: “On the whole, our economy is well enough prepared for long-lasting external shocks … the Russian…

Today’s the day we can all breathe again

On September 15th, Lehman Brothers collapsed with $613 billion worth of debt. Today, that debt is unravelled and the winners and losers sorted out. Tomorrow, we can move on. Or can we? Read more …

Today’s the day we can all breathe again

On September 15th, Lehman Brothers collapsed with $613 billion worth of debt. Today, that debt is unravelled and the winners and losers sorted out. Tomorrow, we can move on. Or can we? Read more …

Aussie bank NAB, shamed and named

On the one hand, I applaud them for trying. On the other, how darned stupid can you get? What am I talking about? National Australia Bank, or NAB as they’re now known. I just got wind of what’s going on down under from the Better Banking Blog, who summarise the situation quite well. NAB launched…