For all the rabble-rousing against the bailout, TARP evidently is profitable, according to Deal Journal.
Is The New York Times at risk of not publishing come May? The Atlantic's Michael Hirschorn makes a case for what a post-print Times might look like, leading to a rebuke from Portfolio's Market Movers blogger Felix Salmon.
Speaking of shutdowns, on Dec. 12 Wall Strip went on a holiday break that won't end, according to peHUB and confirmed by DealBook.
While 2008 is over, bad news from the year that was continues. The latest nugget is the assertion that private equity firms will likely post losses of up to 30% for 2008, according to naked capitalism.
Looking for some good news? The Economist's Free Exchange blog highlights an economics study that suggests we're halfway through the storm. - Matthew Wurtzel
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