The Short List — Mon., July 14
July 14, 2008 at 7:50 am by Joe BardiAs USA Today debates drilling for oil off the coast, CNBC braces for $150-a-barrel oil this week. Hang on for the part where interviewee and “preeminent energy investment bankers” Matt Simmons mentions “the American nightmare.”
- The Feds move to rescue Fannie and Freddie.
- The July 21st edition of The New Yorker is sure to turn some heads.
- Bombs away?
- In the wake of IndyMac biting it, you might be wondering how many banks will fail before the economy rebounds? You don’t want to know …
- McCain in the NY Times: “I think that we’ve proven that both parents are important in the success of a family so, no, I don’t believe in gay adoption.”
- Anheuser-Busch sells out to InBev for $52 billion. Bud Light suddenly tastes so much better now that it’s a product of Belgium.
- Down goes Miss USA!
- I go on vacation for one week and the baseball team goes completely to shit.
- Speaking of baseball: Home Run Derby tonight!
