Financial News Afficionado Pillows

'Polls show our corporate stick is distrusted, and our executive bonuses despised by every living person. Sims, can you turn that around by mid-quarter?'

No, I didn't know they were going to cut the office furniture budget in half.

"I’ve combined all your outstanding debt into what we here in the banking business like to call a honkin’ big loan."

'There's good news and bad news, J. B. - we now control 51% of this corporation's stock!'

"What's a debenture?"

A Q&A with President Obama over jobs

'Actually, accounting is an exact science.'

Oligarchy

'Hey, look, I can stand up and shout, too!'

"In the event of an actual S.E.C. investigation, legal representation will drop from the ceiling."

'My husband is very sensitive. He cries when he sees sunsets, old romantic films, and falling values of his 401(k)'

"You're a fine one to talk about my spending!"

Crony Capitalism (Always Follow the Money Trail)

Stock market investment advice

Man Reading Laptop.

I love it when you speak Wall Streetese. Say 'to the upside' for me.

Fear of news.

'Mixed news from the federal reserve...interest rates will drop on savings but will go up on loans.'

'...Next election voters will have a choice of democrat, republican and 'generic'.'

Finally I understand why it's called 'Higher Education!'

'Hey!! What gives, there's nothing but a bunch of squiggly lines on this newspaper.'

'There are only three things that matter in this world, son... bottom line...'

The burden of carrying the Euro.

"Wow. . . is that you, Mr Erdogan. . . Mr Kim Jong-un. . . Mr Putin. . . Mr Maduro. . . Mr. Bin-Salman. . . Mr al-Assad. . ."

"The only good news this year, gentlemen, is our massive bonuses."

"On Wall Street today, news of lower interest rates sent the stock market up, but then the expectation that these rates would be inflationary sent the market down, until the realization that lower rates might stimulate the sluggish economy pushed the mark

'They say a fool and his money are soon parted. Here's a list of fools. Make it happen.'

The symbol for the euro (?) depicted as the wheel of a wheelchair, symbolising the state of the currency

'Check with legal and find out -- maybe we're a non-profit.'

"He doesn't fiscally stimulate me anymore."

Economy.

"...in other news: Google has been admitted to the United Stations..."

'Dad, I know all about the birds and the bees; explain stock-swaps and derivatives.'

Hang in There Democracy!

'The rich get richer, but what do the poor get?'