Links: 2009-10-19

| 19 October 2009 19:55
  • BB&T report slumps as credit issues weigh | Reuters

    And they are generally considered better managed.

  • More investors overweight equities: Citigroup | Reuters

    Even more evidence of an asset-based recovery

  • Government banks failing to sell off assets to private equity firms

    Big fear of crystallizing losses

  • Banks may face windfall tax over bonuses

    Bankers will make a lot, but is the right move? No

  • US income gap widens as poor take hit in recession – BusinessWeek

    Now richest make 11.4x poorest

  • How Moody’s sold its ratings — and sold out investors | McClatchy

    Dissidents were purged!

  • Balloon Boy was Hoax; Richard Heene to Face Criminal Charges

    I hope they throw the book at him.

  • This Used To Be My Playground

    Friendfeed’s community disintegrates after Facebook purchase.

    • avatar About Edward Harrison

    Edward Harrison is the founder of Credit Writedowns and a former career diplomat, investment banker and technology executive with over twenty years of business experience. He is also a regular economic and financial commentator on BBC World News, CNBC Television, Business News Network, CBC, Fox Television and RT Television. He speaks six languages, a skill he uses to provide a more global perspective. Edward holds an MBA in Finance from Columbia University and a BA in Economics from Dartmouth College.

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