Giants Dance

When giants shake their feet, the whole world dances.

“The crash caused especial mayhem among these firms, which were commonly linked together in vast and complex chains. But the great names of Wall Street - Goldman Sachs, for example, or JP Morgan - emerged almost unscathed.”

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4 Reader Responses

1. shawn Says:
   March 24th, 2008 at 12:15 pm

   Looks like JPMorgan is still dancing:

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_stearns#Controversy

   (Although, I realize, this may be just making explicit the subtext to yours.)

2. Julia Says:
   March 24th, 2008 at 3:57 pm

   My Sudanese coworker says they have a saying that goes; “when the elephants fight it is the grass that suffers”.

3. Big Elk Says:
   March 24th, 2008 at 6:01 pm

   Wow, great saying!

4. Big Elk Says:
   March 24th, 2008 at 6:02 pm

   Isn’t that wild about the crown prince headline in that paper at the same time as well?