1. the greatest depression
    Times Points Finger at GeithnerThe revamped bailout is déjà vu all over again, they point out, and it’s the new Treasury secretary’s fault.
  2. the downturnaround
    Rock and Roll Is Recession-ProofIn today’s digest of good economic news: Hedge funds get back on the plus side, Nate Silver applies his magical mind to the economy, and rock and roll plays so loud it can’t even hear the recession.
  3. made-off
    Fairfield Greenwich Founder Forced to Sell JetLatest move toward liquidation crimps Melanie Tucker’s bridge style.
  4. white men with money
    Bill Ackman Apologizes for ‘Dreadful Performance’The Pershing Square hedge-funder is bowed but not beaten.
  5. the greatest depression
    The Economy Is a ‘Horror Show’Grab your popcorn.
  6. oh dear
    Barbara Corcoran’s Children Came at a PriceOh, dear.
  7. aubergine-haired moguls
    Rupert Murdoch Is Comfortable With the Level of Evil He Already Is“I’ve got no desire to be an even bigger public enemy,” he told reporters yesterday.
  8. the greatest depression
    Bye-Bye, DubaiPeople who moved to the Emirates to escape the financial crisis are having second thoughts.
  9. the greatest depression
    Why Men Are Losing Their Jobs, and Women Are Keeping ThemIs it really just that women are employed in “jobs that allow more time for child care and other domestic work”?
  10. made-off
    Alexandra Story Was Embarassed to Be Named As Madoff VictimBut not so embarrassed that she wouldn’t pose for the ‘Post’.
  11. the third terminator
    Living Large on Planet BloombergBloomberg’s employees get to have experiences most mortals only dream about.
  12. ink-stained wretches
    WSJ Editor Does Not Recall Getting Markopolos Madoff TipBut if he did know anything, he wasn’t the only one who knew something and didn’t do anything. Or something?
  13. ballsy crime
    Judge Approves Triplex Arrest for Marc DreierThe lawyer’s move back home comes with a lot of restrictions — but you can still call him!
  14. made-off
    Bernie Madoff’s Lawyer Also On His Client ListSo was John Malkovich. And other surprises from his list of victims.
  15. the downturnaround
    There’s a Guy in Times Square Giving Away Free MoneyAnd it’s not the Naked Cowboy, or Steve Schwarzman suffering a psychotic break.
  16. made-off
    Walter Noel Shopped for Auditors the Way His Daughters Shopped for ShoesIn his remarks to the House Financial Services subcommittee this morning, Harry Markopolos made an interesting observation about Noel’s Fairfield Greenwich.
  17. white men with money
    Erin Callan Needs A Little Me TimeThe Face of the Beginning of the End of Lehman Brothers is taking a leave of absence from her new job.
  18. made-off
    Harry Markopolos Is Testifying in Front of Congress Right NowMadoff had “a lot of help,” he said. “A robust information-technology business and people taking in money and sending out money.”
  19. the greatest depression
    Goldman Sachs No Longer Wants These TARP Funds“Nah, we’re cool. Just back away from our salaries. Back. Away.”
  20. made-off
    A Peek Inside Bernie Madoff’s Pretend OfficesThe halls of Bernard Madoff Investment Securities were always kept, ironically, squeaky-clean.
  21. the greatest depression
    John Meriwether, the Wile E. Coyote of Hedge FundsWe thought the Long-Term Capital Management founder had blown up for good, but now he’s running around with a new stick of dynamite.
  22. the greatest depression
    Leave Wall Street Alone! The Real Villains of the Financial Crisis Live Inside Your TVEnough! Financial-services firms are not the only people responsible for the mortgage crisis.
  23. media deathwatch
    We Are Beginning to Be Suspicious of Oprah’s Recent Weight GainIs she just trying to sell magazines? Because it’s working. Pass us the Little Debbies, please!
  24. made-off
    Harry Markopoulos Is Ready for His Close-upThe reclusive and cranky financier who blew the whistle on Bernie Madoff will finally (let’s hope) appear in front of Congress.
  25. made-off
    The World’s Gone Madoff!Is Bernie Madoff contagious, and like in that horrible M. Night Shyamalan movie, can contact with him make you go all crazy and lawless?
  26. the greatest depression
    Barney Frank to Haul TARP Recipients to Washington for Major SassingThe House Financial Services Committee chair is having the heads of bailed-out banks to Washington for a little chat.
  27. the downturnaround
    How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Credit Default SwapsHooray! It’s time for the Downturnaround, your dose of economic news that ISN’T despairingly negative!
  28. the greatest depression
    Has the Recession Felled Your Favorite Business?Tell us about it.
  29. old crime
    Arthur Nadel Denied BailThe hedge-funder ‘failed to explain’ why he ran away, says judge.
  30. white men with money
    John Paulson Wins AgainThe hedge fund posts awesome returns.
  31. jerkiani
    Giuliani Sticks His Nose Into Bonus BusinessHere we go. “When I was mayor of New York…”
  32. made-off
    Welcome to the Home Prison of Bernie Madoff!Real-estate brokers have been invited to visit the Ponzi schemer’s house, while he’s still in it! Awkwardness ensues.
  33. the greatest depression
    Obama Vows to Sic Dangerous Attack Dog Tim Geithner on Wall Street’Um, guys? Could you like, maybe show some restraint and, um, discipline and sense of responsibility this year?’
  34. made-off
    Merrill Exec: ‘Look, Even Smart People Were Fooled by Madoff’Former Merrill Lynch exec John ‘Launny’ Steffens lost $35 million to Madoff, but there’s one thing he feels good about.
  35. the greatest depression
    Introducing the Bernie Madoff Action FigureBulletproof vest not included.
  36. the greatest depression
    The Dirty Dozen: Intel’s Guide to the Cheats, Crooks, and Con Artists of the Greatest DepressionThe gang’s all here!
  37. crazytown
    Defending the ‘Dating a Banker Anonymous’ GirlsMaybe talking about how your boyfriend is a loser isn’t so abnormal after all.
  38. the greatest depression
    Wells Fargo: Taking Advice From Joan Rivers?“It was that man! That man from the news!”
  39. the greatest depression
    Recession Now Officially Ruining FunOn top of everything else, ‘Playboy’ is canceling its annual Super Bowl party.
  40. the greatest depression
    Chuck Schumer Has a PosseGuerrilla marketing the New York senator’s proposed special finance unit.
  41. old crime
    Former AIG Exec Gets Four YearsChristian Milton, age 61, heads to the big house.
  42. made-off
    Today in Madoff: The Senate Banking Committee Confronts the Elephant in the RoomHow did they not notice Bernie Madoff, they asked themselves, when he was standing right there, breathing his hot, sticky peanut breath all over them?
  43. rush to judgment
    William Dudley, the New President of the New York Fed, Lives in New JerseyNow that Tim Geithner is in charge of the entire economy, his deputy of two years, William Dudley, will be replacing him as president of the New York Fed. Is he good enough?
  44. golden gods
    John Paulson Made Another $420 MillionThe Greatest Depression is really working out for the horn-rimmed hedgie.
  45. the greatest depression
    Bonus-Buster Andrew Cuomo Not Quite Done With John Thain YetTo say the least!
  46. the jet set
    Citigroup Continues to Bungle PR on Jet PurchaseFirst they were buying a new jet to save them several million dollars, now they are spending several million dollars to NOT buy it. Jeez Louise.
  47. bloombucks!
    Mayor Bloomberg Ups Charitable Giving for Eleventh Year in a RowAnd to think this year you stopped even paying for those little address labels they send you unsolicited.
  48. John Thain’s Phone Date With DenialThe recently released Merrill Lynch CEO had a date with CNBC’s Money Honey today. Verdict: Awkward.
  49. the downturnaround
    Introducing the DownturnaroundA digest of economic news that ISN’T despairingly negative!
  50. let’s get civical
    City May Get $3.4 Billion in Federal AidOr, one-fifth of Mayor Bloomberg’s net worth, if you want to look at it that way.
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