Archive for July 20th, 2008
All’s not well with the U.S. economy
20 July 2008Here is an article from the NYT that everyone in business, venture capital, and the stock market should read.
The “Highlights”
“I was a relative optimist, but I’ve certainly become more pessimistic,” said Alan S. Blinder, an economist at Princeton, and a former vice chairman of the board of governors at the Federal Reserve. “The financial system [...]
Bay Street Buzz
20 July 2008This information courtesy of Bill Vlaad, of Vlaad & Co.:
“Ron Rimer is joining Macquarie Capital as the Head of the Diversified Industries and Real Estate Groups. Rimer was previously at Canaccord Capital.
Former Executive Vice-President, Corporate Development and Planning for BCE and Bell Canada, Scott Thomson has moved West for a role as Executive Vice-President, [...]