Review Comments | 06.22.09

• LandAmerica: The final days appeared like a Ponzi scheme – Adrienne’s opus on LandAmerica’s shiesty last days. [The Mortgage Lender Implode-o-Meter]
• Ethics Committee Expands Rangel Investigation – You might have a rent-controlled apartment if it wasn’t for this guy hoarding them all. [NYT]
• Obama Has Lunch With Bezos, Business Leaders – C’mon Bam, no JT? [WSJ]
• IFRS Returns to the Front Burner – Tweedie says they’re working hard, working weekends and ordering in to get this done. [CFO]

• Corporate America to workers: We’re not hiring, you’ll just have to work harder – Sound familiar? [NYDN]
• The Tax Code ENCOURAGES Leverage – Phase out the interest deduction? [Naked Capitalism]
• Year-end tax planning – Yes, it’s almost here. [The Fraud Files Blog]
• Bankruptcy Filings Continue to Surge – Business bankruptcies are up 52% for the same twelve month period from one year ago. [D&O Diary]
• Grant Thornton LLP Business Optimism Index reports little change with U.S. senior executives – The gist: few are hiring, they think the recession will last longer. [Press Release]

• U.S. bill exempts firms from derivatives rules – Barney Frank. On it. [Reuters]
• For Whom Do The 47% Who Pay No Income Tax Vote? – One guess. [TaxProf Blog]
• The social media guru – Headphones. NSFW if you like to crank the volume. Or just risk it. Whatever. [AccMan]
• The AICPA is Drinking Ben Bernanke’s Kool Aid – C’mon the recession is basically over people. Name change! [JDA]
• Phishing attack targets Hotmail – Commence panic. [BBC]
• Bernanke Pressures Big Banks, But Are More Bailouts Coming? – Sure, why not? [NPR]