Showing posts with label bankruptcy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bankruptcy. Show all posts
Thursday, May 28, 2015

The Haiku of Finance for 05/28/15

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Rambling Lehman guy Forget about bankruptcy No one remembers
Monday, September 29, 2014

The Haiku of Finance for 09/29/14

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Buying bankrupt tech On sale in court for bargain Rock bottom startup
Tuesday, August 05, 2014

The Haiku of Finance for 08/05/14

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Unwind bankrupt firm Lots of assets to sell off Salvage some value
Monday, August 04, 2014

The Haiku of Finance for 08/04/14

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Suckers for high yield Holding bonds risking default Guess who should go bust
Thursday, May 08, 2014

The Haiku of Finance for 05/08/14

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Fail to save enough Outlive a portfolio Bankrupt idiot
Saturday, March 15, 2014

The Haiku of Finance for 03/15/14

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Fast food bankruptcies No one can afford mall food Too poor to dine out
Monday, January 20, 2014

The Haiku of Finance for 01/20/14

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Cycling bankruptcy No more bikes for some cities Can't buy from up north
Wednesday, December 04, 2013

The Haiku of Finance for 12/04/13

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Finally bankrupt Broke city can wipe slate clean Rebirth of Detroit
Sunday, July 21, 2013

Eminent Domain as Nightmare Fulfillment of Unfunded Public Pensions

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Detroit's bankruptcy filing is making many other municipalities nervous about their unfunded liabilities for retiree pensions and bene...
Thursday, July 18, 2013

The Haiku of Finance for 07/18/13

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Detroit has gone broke Cut unions and their pensions Can't afford them now

Bankrupt Detroit Officially Ready to Downsize

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Detroit has finally filed for bankruptcy.  Many years of population flight, an eroding tax base, excess civic infrastructure, and overpaid...
Sunday, June 16, 2013

The Slow-Motion Financial Implosion of Detroit

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I wrote about Detroit's financial problems three years ago when the city's leadership had a viable plan to fix the city by downsizi...
Saturday, April 06, 2013

Fisker Automotive, the DeLorean of the Green Car Era

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Fisker Automotive is probably out of gas, even though its cars aren't supposed to use much gas.   It laid off almost all of its workfor...
Saturday, March 30, 2013

US And UK Have Their Own Cyprus Bank Plan

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Cyprus delivered bad news to a lot of good folks who thought their money was safe in banks.  Don't think it can't happen here, in t...
Thursday, March 21, 2013

Suntech Power Holdings Watches Its China Unit Go Bankrupt

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I haven't paid much attention to Suntech Power Holdings ( STP ) other than to note in 2008 that they claimed the ability to manage pric...
Monday, January 14, 2013

Relative Value of Leading Pawn Shop Stocks

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Tough economic times drive demand for unconventional financial services.  Pawn shops cater to desperate borrowers who have low credit scores...

Financial Sarcasm Roundup for 01/14/13

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There are many analysts and commentators in the financial sector.  If any of them are more sarcastic then me, I haven't seen them yet.  ...
Monday, November 19, 2012

The Haiku of Finance for 11/19/12

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Hostess long-shot chance Judge invites mediation Both parties will talk
Friday, November 16, 2012

The Haiku of Finance or 11/16/12

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Hostess is bankrupt No more Twinkies for a while Brand liquidation
Thursday, August 30, 2012

The Haiku of Finance for 08/30/12

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Spain is just like Greece Austerity won't work well Time to boot them both