Tag Archives: Goldman Sachs

Matt Taibbi: Rolling Stone’s New Moralist

February 19, 2010 – 11:46 am

As Taibbi and Rolling Stone perceive, at least in this one narrow context, we all depend upon the internal moral structure of a civilized people. “The system assumes a certain minimal level” of internalized ethics. In a word, our democracy, liberty and free markets themselves depend on our culture. And those who seek to undermine the moral content of that culture strike at the roots of everything else we hold dear.

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The Sentiment Changes on Wall Street

February 10, 2010 – 1:40 pm

Over the last two to three weeks, there has been a palpable change in sentiment in financial markets. It’s quite an unusual one, because it appears to turn on national politics.

By Francis Cianfrocca | Posted in Blogs, Markets & Policy | Also tagged , , , , | Comments

State of the Union: The Path Ahead

January 27, 2010 – 10:05 am

Does Barack Obama really mean what he says? Is he willing to give us a real solution to our structural deficit problem and then leave office after four years? Well, he probably does. Can he execute? That’s always been the problem with Barack Obama. He’s a heartbreaker. His actions have never lived up to his words.

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Hank Paulson’s Secret Goldman Sachs Meeting

October 21, 2009 – 9:33 am

Today’s Coffee and Markets podcast focuses on Hank Paulson’s secret meeting with Goldman Sachs, as reported by Andrew Ross Sorkin and hashed out by Felix Salmon, and whether it’s really worthy of all this internet conspiracy theory hullabaloo.

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Naked Short Selling and the Financial Crisis

October 5, 2009 – 9:01 am

Today’s podcast focuses on the controversy over naked short selling, prompted mostly by leftist Rolling Stone reporter Matt Taibbi’s coverage of the financial crisis, and whether or not the practice is actually to blame for a whole slew of terrible things — including the demise of Lehman Brothers.

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Attacks on Goldman: Witch Hunt or Deserved?

August 28, 2009 – 9:33 am

Today’s podcast focuses on the day’s activity on the market, the Swedish tendency toward sub-zero interest rates, and the continued controversy over Goldman Sachs.

By Francis Cianfrocca | Posted in Features, Market, Podcasts | Also tagged , , | Comments

Podcast: Coffee & Markets on Goldman Sachs

July 29, 2009 – 12:26 am

TNL Senior Editor Francis Cianfrocca joins Ben Domenech for the Wednesday, July 29th edition of Coffee & Markets, a series of brief morning podcasts on politics and the marketplace. Today’s edition covers the controversy over Goldman Sachs.

By Francis Cianfrocca | Posted in Features, Market, Podcasts | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments
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