Archive for November, 2008

09NovA Good Thing That Will Happen After Crisis

Many people end up being millionaire ;p

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Remember the 1997 East Asian crisis? The Central Bank of Indonesia, issues one of the planet’s biggest nominal of money. And yet, there are not much signs of the nominals to get back to normal (well, what is normal anyway?). While in some other part of the world, the number even getting bigger and bigger, yet intrinsically doesn’t worth so much.

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05NovRemember Remember the Fifth of November

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The building is a symbol, as is the act of destroying it. Symbols are given power by their people. By itself, a symbol is meaningless, but with enough people, blowing up a building can change the world.

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02NovIn the Middle of a Crisis..

There surely some things to laugh on,,, have some to get relax,,

A trader: “This is worse than a divorce. I’ve lost half my net worth and I still have a wife.”

President Bush said clients shouldn’t be concerned by all these bank closings. If the bank is closed, you just use the ATM, he said.

George Bush said that he is saddened to hear about the demise of Lehman brothers. His thoughts at this time is to go out to their mother as losing one son is hard, but losing two is a tragedy.

The problem with investment bank balance sheets is that on the left side nothing is right and on the right side nothing is left. (really love this one)

In maths there are 30 billion prime numbers below 700 billion. The rest are all subprime.

How do you define optimism? A banker who irons 5 shirts on a Sunday.

What do you call 12 investment bankers at the bottom of the ocean? A good start.

Why are all MBAs going back to school? To ask for their money back.

For Geography students: What’s the capital of Iceland ? Answer: About Three Pounds Fifty…

If you want to gamble, go to Las Vegas . If you want to trade in derivatives, God bless you.

What’s the difference between a guy who just lost everything in Vegas and an investment banker? A tie.

What’s the difference between a bond and a bond trader? A bond matures.

Lehman have changed their recommendation on Lehman from hold to sell.

Forty years ago I sold fifty shares of my company stock and had enough money to purchase a brand-new 1967 Ford pickup. Last week, I checked it out, and if I sold another fifty shares, Id have enough money to buy a 1967 Ford pickup. So, the market has stabilized.

What have an Icelandic bank and an Icelandic streaker got in common? They both have frozen assets.

A Director decided to award a prize of £50 for the best idea of saving the company money during the credit crunch. It was won by a young executive who suggested reducing the prize money to £10.


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