Comparing Guns, Credit Derivatives Guns don’t kill people, people kill people. –NRA bumper sticker Credit derivatives don’t blow up financial systems, people do. –Wall Street mantra du jour Despite the incalculable harm wrought by credit derivatives on the U.S. — and global — financial system the past two years, Wall Street is clearly resistant to...Read More
Retail Roll Out Continues As the West End in St. Louis Park nears completion, the grand openings of various tenants are proceeding on a staggered schedule. The development, formally called “The Shops at West End,” is being marketed as a “lifestyle center” — think, one-stop shopping — and is located just southwest of 394 and...Read More