$29k (again).

Rumor has it that Al Gore not only invented the internet, he actually invented most of computer science as we know it.  That's why they call computational methods "Al-Gore-ithms"  

It is actually named HAL (name was obtained by moving one letter away from IBM)...

touche...just couldn't see such reference to one of my favorite movies.

Another irreverent reference:
Slaughterhouse #5 (the first one to write the last name of the author without googling it..count on your honesty...gets 5 merits) ...enters PacWest...check out the late after-hours print.

Vonnegut

*edited to remove 1st name, since that's not what you asked.

Good Morning $29k.

June 20, 2007:
After receiving margin calls, Bear Stearns bailed out two of its hedge funds with $20 billion of exposure to collateralized debt obligations including subprime mortgages.

Bear Stearns said that "the problem was contained".


May 2nd, 2023:
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon: 'This part of the crisis is over' after First Republic takeover.

Dimon said there’s a chance “another smaller” bank fails, but “this pretty much resolves them all.”

“I think the banking system is very stable,” he said. While there are still concerns over rising interest rates and the potential for a recession, “everyone should just take a deep breath.”

Dimon’s comments echo earlier statements made last month, when he told CNN “I think we’re getting near the end of this particular crisis.”




This is not the 'all clear'...this is just the beginning.