Headline: “Kirstjen Nielsen Out as Trump’s Homeland Security Secretary” [Editor’s Note: The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway (“Berkshire”), or any other entity referenced. Edina Realty is a subsidiary of Berkshire.] I’m not exactly sitting by my phone, waiting for the call. But if...Read More
Wall Street: Tens of Billions Everyone Else: Trillions . . . in Debt If you are just joining The Crash of ’08 “in progress” (as it were), here’s where things stand: Wide swaths of the country are broke. Their houses are underwater, their jobs (if they have them) are under pressure, and their savings (if they have them)...Read More
I’m sure that’s what the Murdochs’ hoped-for alibi was when the phone-hacking scandal first broke about two weeks ago. Namely, find some underling to pin it on, then swear on a stack of bibles that said underling was a “rogue” who acted independently. Just two small problems: 1) Tourre works for Goldman Sachs (or did); and 2) The...Read More
