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Story from Investor's Business Daily: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner called for "new rules of the game" on Thursday, including a systemic-risk regulator, stronger capital cushions for banks, and more disclosure from hedge funds.…

OK, well this is just an actor in a comedy skit from Saturday Night Live getting angry.  But, it is pretty funny.

I have the same misgivings about the Public Private Partnership Investment Program that Paul Krugman does. However, I still think it could work in conjunction with all of the other stimulus being applied (at least in inducing a cyclical…

If you have noticed, Pakistan is in a real state of crisis right now. Given the fact that this country is both unstable and possesses nuclear weapons courtesy of A. Q. Khan, it stands to reason that everyone should be interested. The fact…

Quantitative easing is now the main policy course for the U.S. Federal Reserve. The U.S. Federal reserve is buying $300 billion in long-term U.S. government debt in order to keep interest rates low. As a result, the rally I in Treasuries…

This video from the Charlie Rose show should give one a fairly complete view of most of the relevant finance and political issues surrounding the AIG situation. (hat tip Calculated Risk) Participants include bank analyst Meredith Whitney…

The Wall Street Journal video gives the scoop.

No. Better to just forget about it, huh? Instead he talks about recent statements by the Obama Administration. hmm. Is CNBC chastened?

On Wednesday I posted an article that pointed out a largely positive review by Morgan Stanley of Mexico and their economy. Having noticed a negative bias in the article, I amended it to reflect the tone originally given in the Morgan…