Comments on: The US banking system’s terrifying balance sheet http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/04/08/the-us-banking-systems-terrifying-balance-sheet/ A slice of lime in the soda Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:11:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: KenG http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/04/08/the-us-banking-systems-terrifying-balance-sheet/comment-page-1/#comment-212 KenG Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:16:31 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/04/08/the-us-banking-systems-terrifying-balance-sheet/#comment-212 This is why the government is effectively going to guarantee trillions of dollars in loans. We don't have to nationalize the banks, just guarantee their commitments. Not only has the government paid off AIG's bad bets, but they have taken over their credit swap business. This is why the government is effectively going to guarantee trillions of dollars in loans. We don’t have to nationalize the banks, just guarantee their commitments. Not only has the government paid off AIG’s bad bets, but they have taken over their credit swap business.

]]> By: Anonymouse http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/04/08/the-us-banking-systems-terrifying-balance-sheet/comment-page-1/#comment-206 Anonymouse Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:57:54 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/04/08/the-us-banking-systems-terrifying-balance-sheet/#comment-206 I also have the "refresh problem", the solution I use: 1) Firefox browser 2) AdBlockPlus extention for Firefox 3) add blocking filters to disallow most of ad-related scripts, especially cross-site ones, like google-analytics, yahoo. This step takes a while to find proper set of rules, but then it is worth solving it once and for all. For Reuters this is the script to be filtered out: http://static.reuters.com/resources/js/refresh.js 4) as a general advice, if AdBlockPlus does not help, the next stop is GreaseMonkey which allows total control of page elements... I am sorry Reuters, but my computer is mine and some "services" are simply pests, far from being useful. I also have the “refresh problem”, the solution I use:
1) Firefox browser
2) AdBlockPlus extention for Firefox
3) add blocking filters to disallow most of ad-related scripts, especially cross-site ones, like google-analytics, yahoo. This step takes a while to find proper set of rules, but then it is worth solving it once and for all. For Reuters this is the script to be filtered out:
http://static.reuters.com/resources/js/r efresh.js

4) as a general advice, if AdBlockPlus does not help, the next stop is GreaseMonkey which allows total control of page elements…

I am sorry Reuters, but my computer is mine and some “services” are simply pests, far from being useful.

]]> By: mihir http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/04/08/the-us-banking-systems-terrifying-balance-sheet/comment-page-1/#comment-202 mihir Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:09:56 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/04/08/the-us-banking-systems-terrifying-balance-sheet/#comment-202 Felix - not sure if you are aware or if others are having this problem but the reuters page seems to automatically reload while I am reading your blog. So if I am down on the third or fourth entry the page refreshs and takes me back to the top. Is there a way to turn the auto refresh off? Felix – not sure if you are aware or if others are having this problem but the reuters page seems to automatically reload while I am reading your blog. So if I am down on the third or fourth entry the page refreshs and takes me back to the top. Is there a way to turn the auto refresh off?

]]> By: Anubis http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/04/08/the-us-banking-systems-terrifying-balance-sheet/comment-page-1/#comment-201 Anubis Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:06:53 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/04/08/the-us-banking-systems-terrifying-balance-sheet/#comment-201 Our mainstream media remains a propaganda machine. I think the American people are figuring it all out anyway. Suffering by so many and so many more to come with little or no opportunity for redemption is an inescapable fact of American life. Soon all will see the truth. Our mainstream media remains a propaganda machine. I think the American people are figuring it all out anyway. Suffering by so many and so many more to come with little or no opportunity for redemption is an inescapable fact of American life. Soon all will see the truth.

]]> By: YR http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/04/08/the-us-banking-systems-terrifying-balance-sheet/comment-page-1/#comment-191 YR Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:07:33 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/04/08/the-us-banking-systems-terrifying-balance-sheet/#comment-191 Thank you Felix. This information should be available in its simple and clear form to very taxpayer in this country. Thank you Felix. This information should be available in its simple and clear form to very taxpayer in this country.

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