“Let's hope we are all wealthy and retired by the time this house of cards falters” – ratings agency analysts circa December 2006. (Bloomberg)

Jamie Dimon’s fireside chat. (Infectious Greed)

Jamie says: “I hate it when I see kids working through the night.” (Dealbreaker)

Boris needs bankers. (Financial Times)

Bernanke might extend emergency lending facility until next year; markets heave a sigh of relief. (Evening Standard)

RIP private equity funds using company debt to pay themselves a dividend. (Financial Times)

Secondary market for leveraged loans perks up. (FT Alphaville)

Collins Stewart builds in the US: “You could see the U.S. becoming the low-cost producer to the world.” (Crains)

Wartime recipes for thrifty times: corned beef mould and stuffed cabbage. (The Times)