Monthly Archives: March 2013

A word Chase Bank executives hurled at bank examiners who were concerned about seeing records, the Bank’s risk exposure, changes in risk procedures, and use of federally guaranteed funds for the London Whale’s operations.    Chase lost between $6 and $8 billion from the … Continue reading →

Unlike other royals and celebrities, the Duchess of Cambridge (aka Kate Middleton) does not accept free clothes from designers. Sacre bleu! A royal who understands conflicts of interests! Why, most of them don’t even understand conflicts of interest within the … Continue reading →

As an aging baby boomer, the Barometer has been tickled to see Watergate sleuth/reporter, Bob Woodward, landing on the wrong side of a Democratic president.  Mr. Woodward and his Washington Post colleague, Carl Bernstein, were the bane of the Nixon White … Continue reading →