OUCH!

by Asher B. Edelman The total assistance given, loaned or guaranteed to the finance community by the administration and blessed by Obama advisors has reached approximately 8 ½ TRILLION dollars! No…

Man with a Plan

– from Art Info, December 2008 – Think U.S. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson was the first with an economic bailout plan this year? Not by a long shot. Way back…

BAILOUTS / INFLATION

by Asher B. Edelman This morning we learned of the Citicorp bailout, so far the largest of the combined guarantees/ grants given by government. It is interesting to note that the…

The Art Market

by Asher B. Edelman Yes, this time there is an art market! As an observer of art and markets for the last fifty years, I have noticed a profound change….