Financial Commentators Gifts

'Every week a sum of money the size of this rainforest disappears to service the UK's national debt.'

Smoking away money.

"DeepSeek" "Stargate"

'You know the economy's in trouble when the Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans only has 350 names on it.'

The Shrinking Dollar.

'Enter His Royal Globalness...'

"You never actually own a pension pot - you merely look after it for the next government."

'Next on 'evening shouting match'...is it a bull or bear market?'

"Old economy, new economy - some things never change."

Cold drinks, candy and corporate buyouts.

"Since when did economists become sociologists?!"

Trickledown economics

World Financial Mafia

'It's a demonstration by retired CEOs who refuse to give up their bonuses.'

Burbank Imposes Parking Fee on RVs

"We're going to have a post-flood economy to deal with."

'The Final Merger'

'The treasury decided to use bob geldof's speechwriter this year!'

Liquidity Lunch

This next piece is entitled "Concerto No. 2 in C Minor Blues." Sign the economy's hurting everyone.

Bureau of Inflation.

News and Magazines. Record Debt. Dollar Down. How can the dollar be weak when we've been giving it such a good workout?

"Your transfer comes with a bonus - 40 acres and a mule."

Rebuilding the Economy.

"Brodkin, now that the economy is creating jobs at a faster than expected clip, why don't you go out and find yourself one?"

Credit Crunch: Breakfast for Losers.

'I like the jib of their cuts.'

'If you had more criminal potential, you'd get a bonus like all the other investment bankers!'

Payroll Dept. My economic anxiety has less to do with the weak dollar than the week's dollars! (Published originally on March 14, 2008.)

"We can't all work for Goldman Sachs."

I might have granted your loan request, if it wasn't written on a beer mat.

Mismanagement at the Bank of England

"The filthy rich"

Vote GOP: 'Lowering taxes for the rich creates jobs, in the huge demand for security guards!'

When Governments Bail Out the Sub-Prime Banks.