Benjamin N. Dover III's blog

An open letter to Angela Merkel.

Nothing exceeds like American Express.

New York Times:

Traders Jump from Windows; Market Rebounds Before They Hit Ground

Bondholders to be re-paid with unicorn rainbows; EU objects, claiming withdrawal requires ratification by two-thirds of European Parliament or 10% of European populace.

Claims GS “controls the wind”

Don't be Left Behind.

Everything you ever wanted to know about the credit rating industry but were afraid to find out.

A rare interview with the woman behind the pseudonym behind the man behind the pseudonym.

Debt is like herpes: ignore it long enough and it just disappears on its own.

That gasping sound you hear coming from the commercial real estate market just means it's alive and kicking.

I break the first two rules of ZeroHedge and reveal Tyler Durden's hidden agenda.

Dozens of frenzied calls between Hank Paulson and Lloyd Blankfein in September 2008 probably just mean the two Goldmanites were in love.

SEC charges Bank of America with lying to investors to the tune of billions of dollars, but quickly realizes its mistake and settles for $33 million. Actual payment to be delayed until BofA teller in charge of petty cash drawer returns from vacation.

CNBC once again breaks new journalistic ground by taking a long, hard look at the porn industry.

CNBC's Dennis Kneale isn't a smarmy, arrogant blowhard with no journalistic scruples. He just seems that way.