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Does Whingeing Banker Give a Toss?

Posted on June 13, 2012 by twitmericks

JP Morgan Chase’s big boss/ Said sorry for making a loss/ The members of Senate/ Must ask if he mennit/ Or really could not give a toss. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18419129

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Wailing Bankers

Posted on June 10, 2012 by twitmericks

Some bankers who live in Madrid/ Were short of a  few billion quid/ A property bubble/ Got them into trouble/ Did we pay the bill? Course we did. /// http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/spain-finally-asks-for-bailout-and-receives-100bn-lifeline-7834237.html

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Banking on the Taxpayer

Posted on May 26, 2012 by twitmericks

A bank in Madrid known as Bankia/ Got bigger & richer & swankier/ Enjoying a bubble/ And when it hit trouble/ Said “taxpayer bailout? Why Thankya”. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18213848

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Chase Disgrace

Posted on May 11, 2012 by twitmericks

A bank called JPMorgan Chase/ Is embroiled in financial disgrace/ It seems the bank made/ An improvident trade/ Losing $2 billion, and face. // http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/9260012/How-JP-Morgan-became-trapped-in-its-1-trillion-fortress.html

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Hester’s Pester Power

Posted on January 27, 2012 by twitmericks

The boss of the bank RBS/Is to profit from public largess/With a million quid bonus/Be quiet you moaners/Why should #Hester settle for less? http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jan/27/outrage-mounts-rbs-boss-bonus?newsfeed=true

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Winter in the City

Posted on November 18, 2011 by twitmericks

An office of bank UBS/In the City of London, no less/Is occupied now/Which may explain how/They’ll stay warm through the winter, I guess. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/nov/18/occupy-london-protesters-ubs-bank

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St Paul’s-up

Posted on October 16, 2011 by twitmericks

The team occupying the City/When it came down to the nitty-gritty/Made errors procedural/So they’re in a cathedral/And not LSX. What a pity. Occupy London: Are We Free To Protest Or Is This A Police State? – OpEd

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Occupational Hazard

Posted on October 15, 2011 by twitmericks

Global protesters join ranks/Saying Wall St and City No Thanks/But in France the G20/Is offering plenty/More dollars to bail out the banks.

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Occupational Hazard

Posted on October 3, 2011 by twitmericks

100s of marchers who sat on/The road on a bridge in Manhattan/Are under arrest/But the wave of protest/Is just part of a nationwide pattern. http://online.wsj.com/article/AP57cb335e189240dfaa9e71161080fff2.html

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UBS40 Time

Posted on September 25, 2011 by twitmericks

A senior #UBS boss/Has quit cos the bank made a loss/After Kweku Adoboli/Made trading go wobbly/And shareholders got a bit cross. (tweeted 24/9/11) http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/09/25/bank-chief-quits-over-1-5bn-loss-115875-23443929/

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