The stimulus package video (presented by Lucid)
You knew it was coming, the porn video of the Stimulus Package.
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You knew it was coming, the porn video of the Stimulus Package.
Nice rap.
“You know it has been a bad year when you’re arguing about what the five worst days have been…”
And so the hackneyed use of O Fortuna continues.
A group of British bankers are selling a song on iTunes that has pissed off plenty of people because of its tounge-in-cheek treatment of the financial crisis.. The Daily Express has the full story, we have the video:
Bernie Madoff was mobbed by cameras as he left court wearing a not-so-very incognito baseball cap. This video from CNBC shows the Ponzi king getting shoved by some prick photographer with a papparazi mindset.
[Wall Street Fighter] The Madoff Shove Match
A music video about the Yahoo layoffs sung by Michelle Chappel. It’s a catchy enough tune, but half of the non sequiturs written on the cards are misspelled. Freinds?
Bernie Madoff the (alleged) $50 billion Ponzi scheme maestro discusses the modern stock market in this video. Check out the swooning introduction from the moderator.
Be sure to take note of this line: “By and large, in today’s regulatory environment it is virtually impossible to violate rules… It’s impossible for a violation to go undetected, certainly not for a considerable period of time.”
How oblivious do dumbass shoppers have to be to trample a large black man to death?
CNBC’s Charlie Gasparino analyzes the alleged $50 billion Ponzi-scheme pulled off for years by Bernard Madoff. The ex-chairman of Nasdaq was arrested yesterday for a slew of white-collar crimes and posted a $10 million bond. Gasparino explains how Madoff leveraged his $17 billion in cash and wonders how the SEC was in the dark for so long.
Here is a one-hour long video interview with Vikram Pandit, the CEO of Citigroup. Watch for his sputtering answer when asked whether or not Citi is too big to manage. Poor Charlie has to help him come out with a coherent answer.
Finally! a bank that the recession can’t hurt.
[CollegeHumor] Spank Bank
The Republican Senator from Louisiana thinks we’re putting the car before the horse.
The maker of the Roomba cleaning robot, iRobot, is vacuuming 10% of its employees, 35 workers. The company claims that the firings are going down in order to “position ourselves right going into the ‘09 global market environment.” The positions are being eliminated at the company’s American and Indian offices.
And now, a video of Sam Waterston pitching robot insurance:
[Danger Room] iRobot Cuts 10% of Human Workforce
Thanks to Ricky for the find!
If you want to close the deal with Lindsay Campbell, you have to put those negotiating skills to work. Sorry about the lame-ass ad before the video.
[WallStrip] Negotiation