WSJ on the Russian Oligarchy’s Survival

By Ryan Chittum   Jan 6, 2010 at 09:53 AM

The Wall Street Journal this morning profiles an aluminum tycoon on what he reveals about the Russian oligarchy's symbiotic relationship... More

Tuesday Links: The Great Ambiguity, ARMs Crisis, Bailing Out

By Ryan Chittum   Jan 5, 2010 at 07:46 PM

The New York Times handles the economic-stats news well today with a story that points out the bright spots in... More

The Real Dow

The press almost never reports stock prices in context. It should.

By Ryan Chittum   Jan 5, 2010 at 05:16 PM

You rarely see anyone, much less the press, report stock returns in inflation-adjusted terms. As we pointed out in October... More

NYT PINs Visa on Transaction Fees

By Ryan Chittum   Jan 5, 2010 at 10:05 AM

How screwed up does an industry have to be for competition to increase prices? That's the smart question at the... More

Monday Links: The Busted Decade, Hearst’s Skiff, Apple’s Tablet

By Ryan Chittum   Jan 4, 2010 at 08:32 PM

The Washington Post puts the economic disaster that was the 2000's into proper context with a story and some good... More

Tall Tales from Dubai

By Ryan Chittum   Jan 4, 2010 at 03:47 PM

The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is a quarter-mile taller than any other office or residential tower in the world. It's... More

The Post Spotlights Secret-Chemicals Law

By Ryan Chittum   Jan 4, 2010 at 09:52 AM

The Washington Post has an eye-opening story this morning on "secret chemicals" concealed from everyone but a few EPA officials... More

Best of 2009: Ryan Chittum

Chittum picks his top stories from 2009

By Ryan Chittum   Dec 31, 2009 at 12:37 PM

1. Audit Interview: Mark Pittman "This is not business journalism’s finest hour. But it is our biggest opportunity ever." 2.... More

GQ Revisits Murdoch’s Snatching of the Journal

By Ryan Chittum   Dec 23, 2009 at 11:45 AM

GQ has the story of the day in the business press—and not just because Audit Chief Dean Starkman and I... More

About That Journal Citi Story

By Ryan Chittum   Dec 23, 2009 at 09:32 AM

Yesterday, I praised The Wall Street Journal for its fortitude in running a story saying hackers had stolen tens of... More

Tuesday Links: Donations, WSJ Short-Arm, Goldie’s Corporate Welfare

By Ryan Chittum   Dec 22, 2009 at 05:20 PM

Steve Outing, like me, likes the idea of asking readers for donations. He just thinks The Miami Herald is going... More

Sorkin Is Good on TARP Payback Fees

By Ryan Chittum   Dec 22, 2009 at 02:08 PM

Andrew Ross Sorkin has a good column in the Times today looking at how bankers are making money off their... More

The Journal’s Citigroup Hacker Story

By Ryan Chittum   Dec 22, 2009 at 09:52 AM

The Wall Street Journal's fascinating scoop this morning on Russian hackers stealing tens of millions of dollars from Citigroup is... More

Monday Links: Brass Replica, CDFI Funding, Reuters Caves?

By Ryan Chittum   Dec 21, 2009 at 06:46 PM

The Wall Street Journal's Greg Zuckerman, with a new book out on a guy who made billions betting against subprime,... More

The Post on Where the Fed Went Wrong

By Ryan Chittum   Dec 21, 2009 at 03:53 PM

It's good for Ben Bernanke that his re-confirmation as Federal Reserve chief is all but assured, because the Washington Post... More

LAT’s Kristof Keeps an Eye on the Overdraft Racket

By Ryan Chittum   Dec 21, 2009 at 01:07 PM

The press too often loses interest in a story once some change is done to appease the restive, however incomplete... More

Bloomberg Scoop on Twitter’s Search Engine Payday

By Ryan Chittum   Dec 21, 2009 at 09:57 AM

We finally know how much Twitter got paid by Google and Microsoft's Bing to index its content: $25 million. Bloomberg... More

Friday Links: Under the TARP. WaPo Results, Shadow Space

By Ryan Chittum   Dec 18, 2009 at 05:19 PM

The Wall Street Journal does some solid reporting on the machinations behind the TARP exits. This is interesting: Some Citigroup... More

Walk the Line or Walk Away?

By Ryan Chittum   Dec 18, 2009 at 03:28 PM

Blogworld's got an interesting back-and-forth going on about the morality of walking away from a mortgage. I've got to admit,... More

Going Beyond Glass-Steagall II

By Ryan Chittum   Dec 18, 2009 at 10:17 AM

John McCain is getting all mavericky again. He's now on board for the reinstatement of Glass-Steagall and the breakup of... More