Occupy: One Year Later
My original article on Occupy Wall Street from 2011. “There’s something rather sad about the protests which have been underway for over two weeks in New York, Chicago, Boston and other major US cities.”
News + Media
Don Wade Update
From Robert Feder: “WLS-AM (890) morning star Don Wade was recovering at home from brain surgery, he and his wife, Roma, could take an added measure of comfort from an unexpected source — the Arbitron ratings. In figures released Monday for the period from August 16 to September 12, the Cumulus Media news/talk station ranked No. 1 in morning drive (from 6 to 10am weekdays). The first-place finish and 7.0 percent share among listeners age 12 and older was the best performance by Don Wade & Roma in more […]
Tales from the Pit
My old friend (and former floor trader) Ryan Carlson runs Trading Pit History, the definitive website on trading floors and open outcry. While I don’t miss the experience, I was glad to have had it when I did. Image above was from the Chicago of Board of Trade financial room, late 1990s.
Putzel Premiere
I was proud to be a minority investor in Putzel, a warm and inspiring new film by Jason Chaet which is premiering at the 2012 Woodstock Film Festival on October 14. Congrats to Jason and his amazing team!
In the chair at Fox Business
I have a ball during the week on Neil Cavuto’s nightly program. It’s a slightly different perspective from this side of the camera, however.
Chicago
Hog Butcher for the World, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player with Railroads and the Nation’s Freight Handler; Stormy, husky, brawling, City of the Big Shoulders: They tell me you are wicked and I believe them, for I have seen your painted women under the gas lamps luring the farm boys. And they tell me you are crooked and I answer: Yes, it is true I have seen the gunman kill and go free to kill again. And they tell me you are brutal and […]