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Wall St firms subpoenaed by NY prosecutors: WSJ
http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/071205/subprime_cuomo_subpeonas.html?.v=1

The investigation is examining how adequately investment banks reviewed the quality of mortgages before packaging them into products that were then sold to investors, the people told the Journal, adding that the subpoenas also requested information about how the debt was pooled into securities, including the banks' relationship with credit-rating firms.

This is rich. BTW I want people to respond to me with some facts about our financial system. Show some stories or facts that we a doing OK. Plus don't say the stock market is doing great, thats BS.

Shields up!

The What

Someday this war is gonna end....

Posted by: guest at December 5, 2007 9:36 AM

By that measure, among the walkable places in the Big Apple are Morningside Heights, SoHo, Park Slope and Museum Mile on the Upper East Side.

Posted by: guest at December 5, 2007 10:46 AM

I've never seen that sign. Doesn't this street (Union) have a bike route/path over the bridge?

Posted by: guest at December 5, 2007 11:21 AM

BTW, the list of best stores is not up to snuff. Reads a little like "placed" ads. I can think of some great places that would trump the ones listed.

Posted by: guest at December 5, 2007 11:53 AM

"Productivity" is the least meaningful of all the Fed's made-up numbers.

Posted by: guest at December 5, 2007 12:53 PM

I think since the advent of brownstoner, my productivity level has dropped into the negative territory.

Posted by: guest at December 5, 2007 1:26 PM

Oh wow -- the Standish Arms. I moved to Brooklyn Heights (to Columbia Heights, in fact) the same year that the Watchtower started putting people in there. An obvious condo conversion; should be great. Can't wait for them to sell the hotel on Clark St. between Hicks and Willow - that's a fabulous building.

Posted by: guest at December 5, 2007 3:17 PM

Hey The What - Havent responded to any of your postings in a while, but I though this AP headline this morning was pretty encouraging. Not saying everything is all roses, but it not all gloom and doom either.

Don't be stupid. Those numbers are bullshit. Hey brainwashed read this.

US job cuts jumped 16 pct in November -- Challenger

http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=2007-12-05T123057Z_01_NAT003485_RTRIDST_0_USA-ECONOMY-JOBS-CHALLENGER-URGENT.XML

See stupid, this is over. 2008 is going to be very bad for stupid people.

The What

Someday this war is gonna end........

Posted by: guest at December 5, 2007 11:40 PM