Bubble Barons
Mark Andrew Holmes & Alex D'Atria
Alternet Investigations - Great American Bubble Barons
http://tinyurl.com/y9md6dr
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Timeline of GOP Failure to Stop Reckless Mortgage Lending
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Parties Responsible:
- Regulators who stood by as U.S. banks developed ingenious but dangerous ways of shifting trillions of dollars of credit risk off their balance sheets and into the hands of unsophisticated foreign investors;
- Hedge and pension fund managers who gorged on high-yield debt instruments they didn't understand;
- Financial engineers who built towers of "securitized" debt with math models that were fundamentally flawed. - Jon Markman
http://business-moguls.blogspot.com/
Goldman Sachs
http://mogul-15.blogspot.com/
Wax - Wan Squares
*Natal Sun@14 Gemini - Peter Peterson
6/5/1926 Kerney NE
JUPITER@26 Aquarius 59
Separating Wan Square
SATURN@21 Scorpio 10 rx
Challenging, discriminating, questioning, severing connections with any collective cultural values, beliefs, ideas if considers those things obsolete; identifies with utopian vision for future; destructive to whatever not contributing to that vision
Invariably critical, unsatisfied with amount of influence and control, means or mechanisms over limiting, restricting, structuring growth determinants
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http://mogul-3.blogspot.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_George_Peterson
http://littlesis.org/person/33849/Peter_G_Peterson
Private Equity - Blackstone Group chair & co-founder; former CFR chairman; former Lehman CEO
Mercury @15 Gemini
sextile
Nessus (problems respecting boundaries) @17 Aries
Venus @03 Taurus
sextile
Mony (money,insurance) @04 Cancer
square
Dallas (elitist, conservative) @02 Aquarius
Mars @23 Pisces
trine
Hidalgo (assertion, promoting self or others, ambition) @24 Scorpio
Jupiter @26 Aquarius
conjunct
Ouro Preto (the dark side of money) @27 Aquarius
sextile
Pholus (pervasive, invasive, foolish) @26 Sagittarius
Pluto @13 Cancer
sextile
Phaethon (out of control, being in driver's seat, out of one's depth) @15 Taurus
Eris @01 Aries
semisquare
Midas (making money) @10 Taurus
sextile
Goldfinger (greed) @02 Gemini
quincunx
Gold (gold, money in general) @00 Virgo
*Natal Sun@08 Scorpio - Charles G. Koch
11/1/1935 Wichita KS
JUPITER@26 Scorpio 23
Separating Wan Square
SATURN@03 Pisces 32 rx
Challenging, discriminating, questioning, severing connections with any collective cultural values, beliefs, ideas if considers those things obsolete; identifies with utopian vision for future; destructive to whatever not contributing to that vision
Invariably critical, unsatisfied with amount of influence and control, means or mechanisms over limiting, restricting, structuring growth determinants
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Koch Industries Facts
Georgia Pacific - Koch Industries
http://tinyurl.com/yap32uw
http://tinyurl.com/ybteskx
Koch Industries, an oil corporation with an especially poor environmental record, is the second largest privately-held company in America. It has become a financial kingpin of climate science denial and clean energy opposition.
http://mogul-7.blogspot.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_G._Koch
http://thinkprogress.org/2010/08/25/lee-on-kochs/
http://climateprogress.org/2010/10/21/justice-scalia-thomas-koch-money-machine/
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/20/us/politics/20koch.html?_r=2&pagewanted=1
http://littlesis.org/person/41340/Charles_G._Koch
Asteroid Analysis, Charles G. Koch
Sun@08 Scorpio
sextile
Pholus (pervasive,invasive,foolish) @08 Capricorn
quincunx
Phaethon (out of control, being in driver's seat, out of one's depth) @07 Gemini
Mercury @19 Libra
square
1998 BU48 (materialism) @21 Capricorn
trine
Damocles (crisis, to 'push it') @19 Aquarius
Venus @22 Virgo
square
Gold (gold, money in general) @24 Gemini
trine
1998 BU48 (materialism) @21 Capricorn
Mars @02 Capricorn
square
Hidalgo (assertion, promoting self or others, ambition) @00 Libra,
Caesar (imperialistic, ambition, aiming to conquest) @00 Libra,
Midas (making money) @01 Aries
Jupiter@03 Pisces
trine
Gaudi (commercialism) @04 Cancer
Uranus @03 Taurus
sextile
Gaudi (commercialism) @04 Cancer
Pluto @27 Cancer
square
Nessus (problems respecting boundaries) @25 Aries
Eris @02 Aries
conjunct
Midas (making money) @01 Aries
square
Gaudi (commercialism) @04 Cancer
*Natal Sun@26 Aquarius - Carl C. Icahn
2/16/1936 Queens, NY
JUPITER@20 Sagittarius 12
Applying Wax Square
SATURN@10 Pisces 53
Crisis in action, decisive, break away from past, individual facing the world, building foundations, vision for the future
Operative evaluating, analyzing range or outlook, of potential field at hand in the commission of creating, augmenting, improving and increasing private investment portfolios
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http://mogul-8.blogspot.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Icahn
http://littlesis.org/person/6634/Carl_C_Icahn
Asteroid Analysis, Carl C. Icahn
Sun @26 Aquarius
sextile
Nessus (problems respecting boundaries) @25 Aries
Mercury @02 Aquarius
sextile
Dallas (elitist, conservative) @01 Sagittarius
square
Phaethon (out of control, being in driver's seat, out of one's depth) @03 Taurus
Venus @23 Capricorn
conjunct
Mony (money, insurance) @23 Capricorn,
1998 BU48 (materialism) @24 Capricorn
sextile
Caesar (imperialistic, ambition, aiming for conquest) @22 Scorpio
square
Midas (making money) @24 Aries,
Nessus (problems respecting boundaries) @25 Aries
quincunx
Prey (plunder, exploit, to prey upon) @22 Gemini,
Silver (persuasive, having to do with money or silver) @24 Gemini
Mars @25 Pisces
sextile
1998 BU48 (materialism) @24 Capricorn,
Goldfinger (greed) @25 Capricorn,
Icarus (taking risks) @26 Capricorn
square
Silver (persuasive, having to do with money or silver) @24 Gemini
Saturn @10 Pisces
sextile
Pholus (pervasive, invasive, foolish) @12 Capricorn
square
Gold (gold or money in general) @12 Gemini
Uranus @02 Taurus
conjunct
Phaethon (out of control, being in driver's seat, out of one's depth) @03 Taurus
quincunx
Dallas (elitist, conservative) @01 Sagittarius
Neptune @15 Virgo
square
Ouro Preto (the dark side of money) @14 Sagittarius
Pluto @25 Cancer
square
Midas (making money) @24 Aries,
Nessus (problems respecting boundaries) @25 Aries
opposite
Mony (money, insurance) @23 Capricorn,
1998 BU48 (materialism) @24 Capricorn,
Goldfinger (greed) @25 Capricorn,
Icarus (taking risks) @26 Capricorn
Eris 2 Aries
trine
Dallas (elitist, conservative) @01 Sagittarius
*Natal Sun@12 Cancer - Michael Milken
7/4/1946 Encino CA
JUPITER@18 Libra 02
Separating Wax Square
SATURN@26 Cancer 17
Turning point, direction committed, vision or ideal yet to be made into concrete reality
Operative evaluating, analyzing range or outlook, of potential field at hand in the commission of creating, augmenting, improving and increasing private investment portfolios
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http://mogul-11.blogspot.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Milken
http://littlesis.org/person/15156/Michael_Milken
Asteroid Analysis, Michael Milken
Sun @12 Cancer
conjunct
Midas (making money) @12 Cancer
square
Gaudi (commercialism) @13 Sagittarius
trine
Damocles (crisis, to'push it') @13 Pisces
quincunx
1998 BU48 (materialism) @11 Aquarius
Mercury @08 Leo
square
Nessus (problems respecting boundaries) @09 Taurus
Mars @08 Virgo
trine
Nessus (problems respecting boundaries) @09 Taurus
Jupiter @18 Libra
trine
Silver (persuasive, having to do with money or silver) @17 Gemini
Saturn @26 Cancer
sextile
Goldfinger (greed) @27 Virgo
square
Ouro Preto (the dark side of money) @27 Libra
opposite
Pholus (pervasive, invasive, foolish) @24 Capricorn
Neptune @05 Libra
trine
Hidalgo (assertion, promoting self or others, ambition) @05 Aquarius
Pluto @10 Leo
opposite
Icarus (taking risks) @10 Aquarius
Eris @06 Aries
sextile
Hidalgo (assertion, promoting self or others, ambition) @05 Aquarius
*Natal Sun@05 Leo - E. Stanley Kroenke
7/29/1947 Columbia MO
JUPITER@17 Scorpio 58
Separating Wan Square
SATURN@11 Leo 32
Challenging, discriminating, questioning, severing connections with any collective cultural values, beliefs, ideas if considers those things obsolete; identifies with utopian vision for future; destructive to whatever not contributing to that vision
Invariably critical, unsatisfied with amount of influence and control, means or mechanisms over limiting, restricting, structuring growth determinants
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http://mogul-12.blogspot.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Kroenke
http://littlesis.org/person/15070/E_Stanley_Kroenke
Asteroid Analysis, E. Stanley Kroenke
Mercury @17 Cancer
sextile
Gaudi (commercialism) @17 Taurus
trine
Damocles (crisis, to 'push it') @18 Pisces
quincunx
Ouro Preto (the dark side of money) @18 Aquarius
Venus @25 Cancer
sextile
Midas (making money) @27 Taurus
opposite
Pholus (pervasive, invasive, foolish) @24 Capricorn,
Goldfinger (greed) @27 Capricorn
Mars @19 Gemini
square
Damocles (crisis, to 'push it') @18 Pisces
trine
Ouro Preto ( the dark side of money) @18 Aquarius
Jupiter @17 Scorpio
square
Silver (persuasive, having to do with money or silver) @17 Taurus,
Ouro Preto (the dark side of money) @18 Aquarius
trine
Damocles (crisis, to 'push it') @18 Aquarius
opposite
Gaudi (commercialism) @18 Taurus
Saturn @11 Leo
square
Nessus (problems respecting boundaries) @10 Taurus
opposite
1998 BU48 (materialism) @24 Gemini
quincunx
Pholus (pervasive, invasive, foolish) @24 Capricorn
Pluto @12 Leo
square
Nessus (problems respecting boundaries) @10 Taurus
opposite
1998 BU48 (materialism) @13 Aquarius
*Natal Sun@21 Sagittarius - John Paulson
12/14/1955 Queens NY
JUPITER@01 Virgo 29
Applying Wax Square
SATURN@27 Scorpio 02
Crisis in action, decisive, break away from past, individual facing the world, building foundations, vision for the future
Operative evaluating, analyzing range or outlook, of potential field at hand in the commission of creating, augmenting, improving and increasing private investment portfolios
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http://mogul-15.blogspot.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paulson
http://littlesis.org/person/15032/John_Paulson
Hedge Fund - Paulson & Co., Inc
John Paulson asked his employees in 2005 to find a "bubble" to short. He executed complex debt trades, betting against the ABX mortgage index. Paulson collected $3.5 billion shorting subprime credit; the windfall is believed to be largest one-year payday in Wall Street history.
Hedge funds are “alternative investments” in contrast to traditional stock and bond investing. The hedge fund market has grown rapidly over the past five years (2003-2008) from approximately $800 million to $2 trillion in assets under management. The US has remained a leader in this area, accounting for approximately 70% of the market.
http://media.ft.com/cms/a1d35562-b192-11dd-b97a-0000779fd18c.pdf
Asteroid Analysis, John Paulson
Sun @21 Sagittarius
square
Goldfinger (greed) @21 Pisces
Mercury @27 Sagittarius
quincunx
Midas (making money) @27 Cancer
Venus @18 Capricorn
trine
Mony (money, insurance) @17 Virgo,
Nessus (problem respecting boundaries) @19 Taurus
quincunx
Caesar (imperialistic ambition, aiming to conquest) @17 Gemini
Saturn @27 Scorpio
trine
Midas (making money) @27 Cancer
Neptune @29 Libra
trine
1998 BU48 (materialism) @00 Pisces
The Great American Stickup
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-scheer/the-great-american-sticku_b_715928.html
They did it. Yes, there is a "they": the captains of finance, their lobbyists, and allies among leading politicians of both parties, who together destroyed an American regulatory system that had been functioning splendidly for most of the six decades since it was enacted in the 1930s.
This was a giant hustle that served the richest of the rich and left the rest of us holding the bag, a life-altering game of musical chairs in which the American public was the one forced out. Worst of all, legislators from both political parties we elect and pay to protect our interests from the pirates who assaulted us instead changed our laws to enable them.
The Great American Stickup ~ by Robert Scheer
http://www.amazon.com/Great-American-Stickup-Republicans-Democrats/dp/1568584342
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Plunder: The Crime Of Our Time
http://www.plunderthecrimeofourtime.com
Plunder: The Crime of Our Time is a hard-hitting investigative film by Danny Schechter. The "News Dissector" explores how the financial crisis was built on a foundation of criminal activity uncovering the connection between the collapse of the housing market and the economic catastrophe that followed.
The film opens with the conviction of Ponzi King Bernie Madoff, whose acknowledged criminality drove a $65 billion dollar pyramid scheme. It argues that the wrong doing committed by a few individuals distracts from the real story, implicating the best-known institutions that financed and profited from fraudulent sub prime lending. This connection is now being investigated by the FBI as part of a probe into what it calls a "fraud epidemic."
PLUNDER shows how these firms created special securities to repackage and resell these dubious loans after they were re-rated as Triple A. These firms then bet against many of these toxic assets with credit default swaps and other insurance scams. By leveraging these investments, they recklessly put trillions of dollars and the world economy at risk.
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INSIDE JOB: Movie Trailer
How the Financial Industry Set Out to Defraud The Ordinary American Investor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyW3M-UTIWM&feature=player_embedded
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http://www.propublica.org/article/banks-self-dealing-super-charged-financial-crisis
Over the last two years of the housing bubble, Wall Street bankers perpetrated one of the greatest episodes of self-dealing in financial history.
Faced with increasing difficulty in selling the mortgage-backed securities that had been among their most lucrative products, the banks hit on a solution that preserved their quarterly earnings and huge bonuses:
They created fake demand.
A ProPublica analysis shows for the first time the extent to which banks -- primarily Merrill Lynch, but also Citigroup, UBS and others -- bought their own products and cranked up an assembly line that otherwise should have flagged.
images-of-foreclosure
As you'll see from the images below, the foreclosure crisis has created ghost towns across Florida, Nevada and California -- or stopped huge housing developments before they were even started.
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