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Ordinarily I wouldn’t point you to something that came out way back in March, but I just saw it today and it’s funny. Bess Levin of Dealbreaker.com imagines an IM chat between past Fed Chairman Alan “The Maestro” Greenspan and current Chairman Ben “Gandalf” Bernanke.
One little excerpt:
Maestro69: … What sagely advice did I convey?
GaldalFed: That’s the thing, Big Guy. You suggested I get an adjustable rate mortgage that resets after three years.
Maestro69: ROTFLMAO. shit dropped the phoen again.
Check it out here.

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Continue Reading August 11th, 2008
BDO Seidman signed a 15-year lease to occupy 121,400 square feet of office space on three floors at Manhattan’s 100 Park Avenue.The transaction, for which financial terms were not disclosed, raises building occupancy from 67 percent to 80 percent. Read more »
Continue Reading August 11th, 2008
As it nears the November opening of its luxury SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills, SBE has received $33 million in preferred equity from the Lowe Structured Investment Fund, a discretionary investment fund managed by Lowe Enterprises Investors. A source close to the deal told CPN that the total price tag is roughly $229 million, including acquisition and renovations. Read more »