DJ Durant on March 30th, 2010

Today the headlines read something like:  Government Stands to Reap $7.5 Billion Profit from Sale of Citi Stock.  This was reported in both the Wall Street Journal and our local rag, the Des Moines Register, and while estimates vary as

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Eric Florack on May 15th, 2009

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Welcome, one and all to the most intense nightly read anywhere on the sphere… The BitsBlog Nightly Ramble

This is the “Future Camper” Edition

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Eric Florack on February 25th, 2009

Welcome, one and all to the most intense nightly read on the sphere: Bitsblog’s Nightly Ramble

ramble-truckingOK, Yeah, I know. the state of the Union address. As you read this, I’m straining my fingers to get that promised point by

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Eric Florack on November 24th, 2008

In this morning’s Financial Times:

The US government rode to the rescue of Citigroup, entering an agreement to guarantee up to $306bn in problematic assets and inject $20bn in capital to restore confidence in a bank that defines the

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