Shot In The Dark

Did JP Morgan really forget to tell employees and 401k plans the fund included private mortgages?

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/20/us-labor-jpmorgan-idUSBRE86J1B720120720

Glass Steagall, Act 2

Sandy Weill suggests it’s time to break up the big banks, no kidding.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/48315170/

Ivory Towers

Compensation for bankers during the Gilded Age compared with current levels, make sure your door is closed.

http://aheadoftheherd.com/Newsletter/2012/The-Gilded-Age-of-Bankers-rev.html

The Heat Index

The severity of the current drought isn’t fully priced in at the market just yet, this won’t be pretty.  

http://www.businessinsider.com/implications-of-summer-drought-2012-7

Gone With The Wind

No less than half of alternative energy producers receiving guaranteed government loans are promptly going bankrupt.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-07-11/solar-companies-to-tap-u-dot-s-dot-funds-halted-since-solyndra

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