The Markit Group: A Black-Box Company that Devastated Markets
Did a little mystery company in London help hedge funds crash the markets?
Someday I may SAC up and be more explicit about the Sith Lord
Followers of the twisted tale of DeepCapture may remember that on August 12, 2005, I gave a webcast of which I will always remain proud. It was titled, "The Miscreant's Ball".
SAC Capital linked to insider trading? Who knew!
As you encounter conversations on this topic in the days to come, it is a good opportunity to point out that Deep Capture published irrefutable evidence of insider trading at short selling hedge funds SAC Capital, Kynikos Associates and Third Point Partners almost one year ago.
Our Corrupt Federal Regulator the SEC
10 August 2007 by Patrick Byrne
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 11:25 am Post subject: Our Corrupt Federal Regulator the SEC Dear Reader,Two years ago I became convinced we were standing at the edge of an economic crisis perhaps comparable to the 1929 market collapse, due primarily to the SEC having become a “captured regulator” which turned a blind eye to [...]
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A $10 coupon for my friends
28 July 2007 by Patrick Byrne
Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 2:04 pm Post subject: A $10 coupon for my friends Hi Folks.It occurs to me that I have asked much of those who come here: to provide me feedback on business ideas, to understand patiently as we work through different business problems, to provide witness to the perfidy of various [...]
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Carol Remond
25 July 2007 by Patrick Byrne
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 11:55 am Post subject: Hello Carol Remond! Dear Carol, We have not heard back from you, so I am writing to make clear that I would be most happy to provide comment or answer any questions that you have. Given our history, I think it best that you provide them to [...]
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Question for Brad Stone of the New York Times
22 July 2007 by Patrick Byrne
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:12 pm Post subject: Question for Brad Stone of the New York Times Hello Brad,Your recent article stated, “Patrick M. Byrne, founder and chief executive of the beleaguered online retailer Overstock.com, has for years been accused of anonymously resorting to the Internet to do battle with his company’s critics. In an [...]
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I have good news and bad news
19 July 2007 by Patrick Byrne
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 8:46 pm Post subject: I have good news and bad news As readers of this blog know, I have been arguing that our nation is on the brink of a massive financial scandal as a result of unsettled trades in our financial system (it colloquially goes by the name, “naked [...]
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Professor Christine Hurt
18 July 2007 by Patrick Byrne
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:58 am Post subject: Professor Christine Hurt Ruh-roh.They are losing control of the narrative. An Illinois law professor named “Christine Hurt” apparently decided to take an independent look into the Mitzvah and discovered… that things are not quite as they are being portrayed in the financial media. She has to make [...]
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The Empire Whines Back
16 July 2007 by Patrick Byrne
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:44 am Post subject: The Empire Whines Back It should come as no surprise that the corporate media would object to a 2.0 world of citizens communicating outside the well-worn channels of mass media: monopolies always go down whining. However, the way in which the story of Whole Foods CEO [...]
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A Small Thing Called, “The First Amendment”
12 July 2007 by Patrick Byrne
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:30 pm Post subject: A thing called, “the 1st Amendment” Hi.If the WSJ is to be believed, it appears that the CEO of Whole Foods, Inc. has been going on message boards anonymously for years bashing a competitor’s stock and pumping his own. A number of journalists have contacted me [...]
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Crazy Sam Writes the Most Ironic Email in History
08 July 2007 by Patrick Byrne
Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 12:18 am Post subject: Crazy Sam writes the most ironic email in history Hey folks.There is a fellow named Sam who, as he proudly points out, is a convicted felon (he is less proudly open about the fact that he ratted out some family members in order to save his [...]
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iVillage appearance
06 July 2007 by Patrick Byrne
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 11:46 pm Post subject: ivillage appearance Hi. I just did an appearance on NBC’s ivillage show from Orlando. I hope you enjoy. http://video.ivillagelive.com/player/?id=0#videoid=123961 Best, Patrick
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