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1. The Audit

   WSJ: BP Fund Between a “Shake Down” and a “Capitulation”

   June 21, 2010 11:55 AM

   Every once in a while (which is far too often, needless to say) the distinct stench of Rupert Murdoch wafts off The Wall Street Journal's front page. Like today, where the paper wants you to know (in the second... Continue reading

2. The Audit

   Audit Notes: Energy Economy, Fraud Fight, Worst Banking Crisis

   June 18, 2010 04:34 PM

   The Washington Post's Ezra Klein posts a fascinating graphic from the showing where our energy comes from and how it gets used and wasted, saying it's "the clearest visualization of our energy economy that I've seen." Indeed. Continue reading

3. The Audit

   The Economist Off the Deep End on BP and “Vladimir Obama”

   June 18, 2010 01:28 PM

   The Economist has a pathetic leader this week criticizing Obama for hammering BP and raising the ridiculous idea that his corporate-friendly administration is anti-business. It actually (really!) calls the president "Vladimir Obama" and writes: The collapse in BP’s share... Continue reading

4. The Audit

   Audit Notes: Mortgage Charges, BP Testimony, FT.com Ad Revenue

   June 17, 2010 09:57 PM

   The Washington Post calls the charges against Lee Farkas "to date the biggest criminal case related to the crisis that nearly brought down the financial system." This one's a win for the Special Inspector General of the TARP Neil... Continue reading

5. The Audit

   WaPo Flags Obama Inaction on Wall Street Crime

   June 17, 2010 06:42 PM

   It doesn't inspire confidence in the Washington Post that it fails to mention the blockbuster SEC fraud charges against Goldman Sachs in a story about how the Obama administration has failed to file criminal charges against Wall Street. Nearly... Continue reading

6. The Audit

   Beleaguered Pensioners

   June 17, 2010 02:14 PM

   Atrios says: I really can't believe how fast the "you can't hurt BP! If you do, you're just hurting poor little old ladies!!!" idea was spread. Like the idea that boycotting its gas stations won't really hurt... Continue reading

7. The Audit

   WSJ Comes Up Short on BP Boycott Effects

   June 16, 2010 06:01 PM

   The Wall Street Journal dodders onto the boycott-BP story, writing that not visiting BP service stations won't hurt BP much and will just hurt independently owned businesses. Maybe so, but it doesn't show the former. Nearly all the... Continue reading

8. The Audit

   The FT Makes a Mess of Its Goldman Subprime Story

   June 16, 2010 12:41 PM

   This Financial Times story is frustrating. On the one hand, the paper is great to zero in on Goldman Sachs's mortgage-servicing arm Litton Loan Servicing, which hasn't gotten enough scrutiny from the press. On the other, it really exposes... Continue reading

9. The Audit

   Audit Notes: Volcker Pans Geithner, BP Bust, Single-Scoop Recession

   June 15, 2010 04:27 PM

   Obama administration advisor Paul Volcker says the Obama administration's resolution authority won't work to unwind too big to fail banks that get into trouble. Shahien Nasiripour is good to flag this story: (Obama's) top economic adviser, Lawrence Summers, has... Continue reading

10. The Audit

    Lazarus Gets the Interchange Issue Right

    June 15, 2010 01:06 PM

    David Lazarus of the Los Angeles Times takes a nice, nuanced look at interchange fees, which is the cut the banks charge merchants every time you use your debit card. There are real reasons why banks should get paid... Continue reading

11. The Audit

    Congress Confirms WSJ’s Story on BP’s Corner-Cutting

    June 15, 2010 11:38 AM

    The evidence keeps stacking up that BP cut all kinds of corners to save time and money at the expense of safety while drilling the Deepwater Horizon well. The Wall Street Journal goes A1 with congressional confirmation of its... Continue reading

12. The Audit

    Audit Notes: Wall Street’s Predators, Tate on Apple, Dow “10,000”

    June 14, 2010 06:47 PM

    Speaking of the poverty business, journalist Gary Rivlin has a good piece at The Huffington Post listing all the Wall Street money behind the once-untouchable business. To start with the payday loan industry: The business barely existed twenty... Continue reading

13. The Audit

    WSJ: Lever Up Your Portfolio!

    June 14, 2010 12:14 PM

    The Wall Street Journal ought to know better than to write a big article about why "There Has Never Been A Better Time For Disciplined Investors to Take on Debt to Boost Their Portfolios." Yeah, it really said that.... Continue reading

14. The Audit

    Audit Notes: Mortgage Fraud, Deflation Threat, Starkman Win

    June 11, 2010 06:27 PM

    The Financial Times reports that the FBI is preparing to drop the hammer on the mortgage fraudsters: The FBI is preparing to arrest hundreds of people across the US as early as next week for offences including encouraging borrowers... Continue reading

15. The Audit

    Apple’s Controlling Instincts Censor Ulysses All Over Again

    June 11, 2010 05:05 PM

    Apple continues to run amok censoring iPad/iPhone apps, now forcing changes to a graphic novel version of James Joyce's Ulysses. As Sarah Weinman of Daily Finance points out: Apple Censors 'Ulysses' Webcomic, Fails to See Irony of Situation... Continue reading

16. The Audit

    Mixed Effort From Bloomberg on a Hedge Fund Tycoon’s Taxes

    June 11, 2010 01:50 PM

    Bloomberg is good to examine how hedge-fund kingpin Eddie Lampert, No. 316 on Forbes richest in the world list, may be machinating to avoid the new higher taxes on so-called carried interest on $829 million worth of stock. But... Continue reading

17. The Audit

    Audit Notes: TBTF, Billionaire’s Free Pass(ing), Poverty Profiteers in Paris

    June 10, 2010 06:01 PM

    The Journal's David Wessel looks at the divide over what to do about too big to fail. Even mainstream economists thing the administration's efforts on TBTF are a joke: By a 37-7 margin, economists surveyed by The Wall Street... Continue reading

18. The Audit

    Goldman Seizes Some of the Spotlight Back from BP

    June 10, 2010 12:04 PM

    Goldman Sachs must have been enjoying its month-long respite from Most Despised Capitalist status. That crown rests quite easily on BP's head now, thanks. So would Goldman (an Audit funder) be able to go all Spy Hunter and use... Continue reading

19. The Audit

    Audit Notes: A WSJ Winner, BPA in Canned Goods, AIG

    June 9, 2010 05:52 PM

    Wouldn't it be ironic if Rupert Murdoch and Robert Thomson watered down the Journal's print Pulitzer-winning prowess but got the paper its first Pulitzer for photography? That's very plausible after seeing the amazing photo on page one today... Continue reading

20. The Audit

    An NYT Win on a Countrywide Mortgage Scam

    June 9, 2010 04:35 PM

    The Federal Trade Commission slapped a $108 million fine on Countrywide/Bank of America earlier this week. Tough investigative business journalism made that possible. Newspapers like The New York Times don't like to brag on themselves (something that's unfortunate since it... Continue reading

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