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Startup implosion begins in Silicon Valley and beyond

Digg - Business & Finance  Wed, 10/22/2008 - 09:50

Many Internet startups are starting to heed the dire warnings of their venture capital investors and cutting costs.

How long they can last is another question.From MarketWatch.


 

Economic worries mean fine line for marketers

Newsvine - business  Fri, 10/17/2008 - 11:45

Months before a financial implosion shook shoppers straight to their checkbooks, Saks Inc. executives realized a problem might be brewing with their holiday lineup.


 

Pakistan, Iceland on the Brink of Bankruptcy

Topix - Business News  Thu, 10/09/2008 - 13:32

Pakistan's financial reserves are nearly dried up; offshore haven Iceland is near economic implosion - when a government goes bankrupt, what happens on the international sphere and on the ground?

Awash in Red ...


 

Metrics: A Snarl of Regulation

NYT > Business  Sat, 10/04/2008 - 15:20

Who’s to blame for the implosion of financial markets? The finger-pointing has gone in every direction, and it’s easy to see why: the regulatory structure points in every direction.


 

8,500 U.S. Banks; Many Will Die Soon

Digg - Business & Finance  Mon, 07/21/2008 - 08:30

I called the death of Indymac on July 7th. The FDIC seized Indymac on July 11th. I called the implosion of the 2 Gov't Sponsored Entities in the mortgage biz, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on July 9th.

Sun, July 13th the White House announced a bailout for them. Want to know what happens next? It’s ape ass ugly and it’s going to happen to you


 

Why today's hedge fund industry may not survive. By Columnist Ma...

Newsvine - business  Wed, 03/19/2008 - 12:45

Hardly a week goes by without the implosion of a hedge fund. Last week it was Carlyle Capital, with an astonishing $31 of debt for each dollar of equity.

But we should not be surprised. These collapses are inherent in the hedge-fund model.