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@DCHobbyist Which is fine, but the pretense that it's an important cultural phenomenon grates. about 9 hours ago via web in reply to DCHobbyist
@DCHobbyist I call bull where I see it. Girls is Gossip Girl with a less pretty cast - viewed in parts of NYC, almost nowhere else. about 9 hours ago via web in reply to DCHobbyist
Not that HBO cares: the hype is its own reward. But it would be nice if supposedly objective TV biz reporters called HBO on this. about 9 hours ago via web
Despite massive promotion, Girls barely manages half of Veep's ratings. It's the Danica Patrick of television, all hype and no go. about 9 hours ago via web
Buried in the NYT's umpteenth love letter to Girls: the show is a flop. About" 1MM viewers weekly, and aud size is shrinking, not growing. about 9 hours ago via web
@jackshafer @blakehounshell no, can't be right. The $4.88 was tax. Which implies they left no tip at all! about 13 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to jackshafer
New federal prostate cancer screening recommendations: Only Warren Buffett should be screened. 8:58 PM May 21st via Twitter for iPhone
@hblodget 1 example: now the friends/families of FB employees have lost $. Employees have made $$$ from pre-IPO stock. Ugly. Unnecessary. 1:57 PM May 21st via Twitter for iPhone in reply to hblodget
@hblodget @the_analyst @pkafka @firstadopter The IPO pop isn't "for nothing" -- it smoothes the transition to becoming a public co. 1:53 PM May 21st via Twitter for iPhone in reply to hblodget
@hblodget @pkafka The reason to (moderately) underprice IPOs is obvious - to build a cushion so these problems don't happen. 12:32 PM May 21st via web
@hblodget @pkafka Henry is great, but he can't have it both ways. On Friday he defended the pricing. He was wrong. 12:30 PM May 21st via web
The busted IPO makes FB (a giant success) look like a failure and gives small investors another reason to hate the Street. Well done! 12:25 PM May 21st via web
Congrats FB and MS: Your idiotic don't-leave-a-penny-on-the-table attitude has turned a coronation into an occasion for finger-pointing. 12:22 PM May 21st via web
@DLeonhardt @sangernyt Wow. Great piece. Eager to read the book. And so glad to see Obama gets it: Afghanistan is the ultimate quagmire. 8:17 PM May 19th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to DLeonhardt
@alexshawhetman Thanks... the Kingdom is fascinating place... 8:12 AM May 18th via web in reply to alexshawhetman
In happier non-JP Morgan news: Brilliance Audio has asked me to record an audio version of Lost In Kandahar for digital download and CD! 10:20 AM May 17th via web
The ultimate irony is that JP Morgan would never have let himself get cornered on a trade the way Dimon did. JP'd be doing the cornering. 9:55 AM May 17th via web
Forget the Volcker Rule. I want the Taleb rule: any bank too big to fail must hire Nassim as its chief risk officer. 9:50 AM May 17th via web
the losses will inevitably reach the tens of billions. Mr. Dimon, the Black Swan is calling on line one. And Mr. Margin's on line two. 9:47 AM May 17th via web
NYT reports $1B in extra losses in 4 days ($3B total). Oppenheimer guesses $6B total. But if the underlying index really blows up... 9:44 AM May 17th via web