HAPPY BIRTHDAY WARREN BUFFETT

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The Best Business Card Ever: A Warren Buffett Story, Starring His Girl Friday, Devon Spurgeon

It’s Oracle of Omaha (and Bank of America’s Supposedly Unnecessary Capital Requirements Savior) Warren Buffett’s 81st Birthday! And we thought we’d commemorate the occasion by telling a little story we’ve had in pocket for a few months, awaiting an day like this one (anything remotely resembling timeliness to the story in question).

So: let’s flash back a few months… Read More

THE POETIC FINANCIAL DISSENT AS FLOWN BY AIRPLANES TREND CONTINUES!

Yeah, we can't read it either.

New Plane With Banner Flies Over Manhattan: ‘Downgrade Hurts USD Not Ruble Always Be Frugal’ (UPDATED)

We recently chronicled the excitement that is a plane flying over Manhattan with a message flying behind it, directed towards Washington DC, that read:

They note on their site:

Standard and Poor’s recent downgrade of US government bonds from the highest AAA rating to AA+ is painful. Because the downgrade is like having our Read More

SUGAR WE'RE GOING DOWN GRADING

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Single Mother from St. Louis Flying Banner Over Lower Manhattan: ‘Thanks For The Downgrade. You Should All Be Fired.’ (UPDATED)

Originally spotted on Twitter by American Banker, someone paid for an airplane to fly around Manhattan—reportedly near the Standard & Poor’s offices—with a banner screaming: “THANKS FOR THE DOWNGRADE. YOU SHOULD ALL BE FIRED.” Pictures and more sightings are beginning to emerge. Full image below: Read More