Dig Deeper on Morgan's Red Star Bailout

There used to be a quaint little saying about how it will rain sulfuric acid in the canyons of Wall Street before a House of Morgan was run by communists. Well, you can read here all about how CEO John Mack is now Great Leader of the People's Republic of Morgan.

And when you go outside today, don't forget your umbrella.

But what The Business Press Maven is more concerned with this morning is Chairman Mack's claim that but for one particular trade, Morgan would be just fine and would, presumably, not have fallen into the hands of Red China, making it the latest investment-banking domino to do so. ...