Tag Archives: Wall Street Journal

Poor NYC Businessmen Figure Out How to Recapture the Elusive Free Steak Lunch

Posted on October 6, 2009 by admin

Well here’s a nice bit of entrepreneurial fraud: The WSJ‘s internet arm notes that Manhattan expense account lunches are back in full swing, in spite of a near-total ban on expense account lunches. We owe this bit of magic to … Continue reading →

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Ken Lewis Grew a Beard

Posted on October 2, 2009 by admin

But then he shaved it off, before any sort of financial paparazzi could get a shot of the thing. Deal Journal deconstructs the psychology behind the soon-to-be-ex-BofA chief’s sudden chin fuzz, and the FT presents several artist renderings of what … Continue reading →

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How Can We Miss You if You Won’t Disappear and Fake-Hunt Moose for a While?

Posted on September 9, 2009 by admin

Sarah Palin, who at least is still liked by herself, slobbers on about death panels and bureaucracy in today’s WSJ. Wonkette notes that she’s “overquoting” “like” “she’s” “editing” “Zagat.” I think it helps to imagine her writing (“writing”?) this while … Continue reading →

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WTF, WTC?

Posted on September 9, 2009 by admin

This week is just larded with unfortunate anniversaries, isn’t it? In this week’s Observer, the paper wonders aloud why nobody seems to care anymore that nothing’s happening at the World Trade Center site. “Other politicians view it as toxic,” a … Continue reading →

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A New Leader in the Stippled Portrait Clubhouse?

Posted on August 31, 2009 by admin

Back in February, this blog noted the appearance of a kids-smoking-pipes trend story in the Wall Street Journal. It was accompanied by one of those old-tymey stippled illustrations of a pipe – one that was captioned, simply, “PIPE.” Today marks … Continue reading →

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FTC: Cans May Introduce Colleges to Beer

Posted on August 25, 2009 by admin

For shame, Bud. Now college kids across this great and sober nation have been alerted to the existence of beer.

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Reporters Not so Great at This Whole Finance Thing

Posted on August 20, 2009 by admin

So says the WSJ, which chronicles the greatest hits misses of scribes-turned-failed-barons here.

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Liar Loans Come to India

Posted on August 13, 2009 by admin

In the slums, cash is plentiful. All you have to do is tell some private equity firm that you’re using it to start some fruit stand or something. No documentation necessary. Doesn’t that sound familiar?

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A Tale of Two Brews

Posted on August 3, 2009 by admin

Sales of fizzy yellow lagers brewed by SABMiller took it on the chin this past quarter, the WSJ reports today. Meanwhile, Ruby Red debuted in a Mattapan backyard yesterday, and the beer’s obscene quantity of dry-hopped Simcoe had people saying … Continue reading →

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Before There Was A Hole Downtown…

Posted on July 8, 2009 by admin

…there was Hayward Place, a parking lot/would-be luxury high-rise that’s been trying to make a go of it for the better part of a decade now. Millennium Partners, developer of the Ritz towers, has been collecting parking revenue while sitting … Continue reading →

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