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George Soros believes regulators “will always be wrong.” But, he does not feel that gives them an excuse to fall asleep at the wheel. In this video conversation with the Wall Street Journal’s Alan Murray, Soros makes the case for regulatory…

Update 19 Jan 2010: In light of Euro weakness and the fissures in the Eurozone economy, one should how the dollar is going to fall precipitously as many have been arguing for months. The Chinese have pegged their currency, the Eurozone has…

Here is more from Dylan Ratigan’s new show on MSNBC.  Arianna Huffington and Eliot Spitzer were guests.  They all have noticed that Barack Obama has spent an inordinate amount of political capital and money on the financial…

Dylan Ratigan, a former host on both Bloomberg Television and CNBC has a new gig over at CNBC.  Ratigan has been especially harsh in criticizing the financial services industry and its role in the recent global meltdown.  Below,…

In case you missed it, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was on Capitol Hill this morning making his caseregarding the Bank of America – Merrill Lynch deal.  The Chairman stated in unequivocal terms that he did not pressure…

Here’s a conspiracy theory for you.  As I am not much of a conspiracy theorist, I ill keep this one pretty simple. Here’s the chain of events. Back in late September when the world was falling apart, Ben Bernanke, Tim Geithner and Hank…

Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) claims to have evidence supporting Ken Lewis’ original contention that he as threatened by government officials for contemplating pulling out of the BofA-Merrill deal.  Let’s review.  Two weeks ago,…

The real worry right now should be deflation, as we have not yet beaten back all of the ill deflationary effects of the financial crisis.  Nevertheless, a growing number of market participants see inflation as a longer term…

This one is due out tomorrow.  His review is pretty favorable.  But, he does say its not a must upgrade if you already have an iPhone.

This is the video via Bloomberg News.  I will have more to say later today or tomorrow and provide a clip from a BBC Radio Five Live interview I did immediately following the speech.