Wall Street Oxymoron: “Spin-Free Financial Journalism” “What happens when you turn over regulatory responsibilities to people who think there is really no need for regulation?” –Floyd Norris, “When Regulators are Blind to Rules“; The NYT (12/18/2014) I can count on one hand — with a finger or two left over — the financial journalists and...Read More
[Fill in Your Terms Here] Why is hail always the size of something else?” –George Carlin Here’s what’s on my list of hackneyed phrases that should disappear immediately: –“Soft patch,” “rough spell,” “bump in the road,” “economic headwinds,” and all related synonyms –“Extended period of time” –“New Normal” –“Oversold” (as in, “stocks are now oversold...Read More
