Tag Archives: Bailouts

The Italian Cheese Wheel Bailout

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Charles Fitzgerald

The Wall Street Journal reports there is a bull market in at least one commodity: bailouts.  I, for one, thought the NASCAR bailout would be impossible to top, but I stand corrected. The world is bailing out banks and car … Continue reading →

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The NASCAR Bailout

Posted on October 5, 2008 by Charles Fitzgerald

It only took on the order of $110 billion in additional “sweeteners” to get enough votes to pass the $700 billion bailout bill (a bill almost certain to be a disaster, we just don’t yet know what the unintended consequences … Continue reading →

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Silver Lining?

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Charles Fitzgerald

In what is otherwise the least humorous piece ever by Andy Kessler, he suggests a possible upside to the Wall Street bailout: My analysis suggests that Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson (a former investment banker, no less, not a trader) may … Continue reading →

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