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Jun

Weaky #24: Mini-Madoff to the Stars

Posted by The Weakonomist in Tuesday, June 1st 2010   Comments Off   

Remember Kenneth Starr? No, not that Kenneth Starr. Before a few days ago I didn’t know there was another Kenneth Starr either. Apparently, this Kenneth Starr was a financial advisor to the stars and apparently, that’s such a thing. Some of the clients listed were Sylvester Stalone, Uma Thurman, Wesley Snipes, [...]

under: banking, personal finance, weaky    
8
Mar

Weaky 22: Rangel Me Up Some Controversy

Posted by The Weakonomist in Monday, March 8th 2010   3 comments already   

Who is Charles Rangel? He’s just one of a series of controversial New-York politicians to make it into the media. Chuckie is being featured today for one reason only, to reinforce the notion that the career politician is an awful abomination that should be destroyed. Allow me to present you: Fat Bastard [...]

under: government, weaky    
16
Feb

Weaky #20: Oniomaniac Embezzles 1/3 Of Company’s Value

Posted by The Weakonomist in Tuesday, February 16th 2010   4 comments already   

You’ve probably never heard of Koss. They are an American company that makes headphones, usually of the low end variety. For the most part, they’re just a company trying to make their way in the American dream. They’ve have their successes and failures over the years, including a bankruptcy in the 1980s, [...]

under: business, weaky    
9
Feb

Weaky #21: The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Underwater Mortgage

Posted by The Weakonomist in Tuesday, February 9th 2010   2 comments already   

Back in 2007, we all thought there might be a real estate bubble about to pop. But most of America was still stupid and buying up real estate thinking prices would go up forever. Home ownership was the American dream, and we all wanted to own our own home. Even I was [...]

under: banking, loans, personal finance, weaky    
7
Dec

Weaky #19: What You Lose In Vegas, Stays In Vegas

Posted by The Weakonomist in Monday, December 7th 2009   3 comments already   

Go to Vegas and drop some money.  As soon as you’re losing money the casino will start treating you like a valued customer.  This is because, by losing money on gambling, you’re basically paying the casino to entertain you.  As a thank-you for your business you may be offered “comps,” which are complimentary items as [...]

under: business, personal finance, weaky    
15
Oct

Weaky #18 Saudi Reparations

Posted by The Weakonomist in Thursday, October 15th 2009   3 comments already   

I hate to cite Apple for examples, but they do a pretty good job of running a business and so here we go. Imagine you’re Apple, you’re making boatloads of money on iPods.  Your cash situation is great.  As a company you sit on so much cash you can buy whatever you want.  Smartly, you [...]

under: business, weaky    
26
Aug

Weaky #17: Subprime Double-Infidelity With A Side of Insider Trading

Posted by The Weakonomist in Wednesday, August 26th 2009   2 comments already   

Have you heard of Ashley Madison? Sounds like a nice girl right? Well, whoever she is, she’s got an interesting website. If you’re the type of person that is looking for an extramarital affair, then Ashley Madison is to you what eHarmony is to that weird guy at the office. Statically [...]

under: business, government, weaky    
22
Jul

Weaky #16: $23,148,855,308,184,500 For Cigs & Supper

Posted by The Weakonomist in Wednesday, July 22nd 2009   2 comments already   

This was some fun news from last week.  Imagine going to the store for some cigarettes (bad you but I respect your rights) and swiping the trusty Visa and heading back home.  As you leave the store credit/debit card magic is happening (how credit cards make money).  Little did you know that something has gone [...]

under: banking, government, weaky    
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