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business newsAnswers I Really Wanna Know: Is Paulson a Lame Duck?
The upcoming transfer of power may give the Treasury Secretary an "out."
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- Has the upcoming transfer of power effectively given Hank Paulson an “out?”
- What about the rest of us?
- Where’s our out?
- On the Street?
- Do you close your eyes and buy 'em when General Motors (GM) and Ford (F) are finally fitted for toe tags?
- If you were a Hussman, what would you think of this market?
- Despite pointing to structural flaws on Wall Street for years, why do I still shake my head in amazement when I look at Citigroup (C) as a hat size, Blackstone (BX) as a ring size and Mother Morgan (MS) and Merrill Lynch (MER) both pre-teen?
- What's worse—getting blown out or losing on a last second field goal?
- Would now be a good time to share with ye faithful that my “Sleep-O-Meter” again red-lined last night?
- And through the years, when I can’t fall asleep, it typically portends “something massive” is coming down the pipe?
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Has anyone seen Television’s JeffMacke and Charlie Runkle in the same room at the same time?
- What’s $33 trillion in lost market cap (on a global basis over the past twelve months) between friends?
- Did Kansas City Fed President Thomas Hoenig admit the Fed ran out of ammunition?
- Remember where we said that the last bullet would be pointed?
- Was this the best interception in the history of the NFL?
- Can we agree that Californication lapped Entourage as the best show on television?
- Is Research in Motion (RIMM) a “bang for the buck” beta play into year-end?
- And the rest of the master beta plays—Google (GOOG), Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL) and yes, even Baidu (BIDU)—could be rentals under the same “performance anxiety” thesis?
- Will what’s good for the golden goose be good for an upside equity gander?
- How long before the hedge fund model shifts to "aggregate three year returns" to avoid managers getting paid on their annual high water mark?
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