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American Psycho, In the Flesh

Wall Street is melting down. What better time to bring to Broadway the story of a psychopathic Wall Street banker who is fixated on the worldly possessions of his acquaintances, and who expresses his frustrations by embarking on a long and brutal murdering spree? That’s right, “American Psycho,” Bret Easton Ellis’s best-selling novel, is coming to the stage, thanks to three production companies that bought the rights to adapt the story soon after it was made into a graphic, twistedly funny film starring Christian Bale eight years ago.

Warren Buffett In a Buying Kind of Mood: Yesterday, Goldman; Tomorrow, AIG

Less than one day after billionaire investor Warren Buffett announced he was snapping up $5 billion in preferred shares of beleaguered bank Goldman Sachs, he has announced that Berkshire Hathaway, his insurance and investment company, is also looking to purchase "a couple" units of insurer AIG. (Can you hear the hallelujahs on Wall Street?) Links after the jump...

Want to Know Why There's No IPO Market? Look in the Mirror, Says Prominent Investment Banker to VCs

Last week, Paul Deninger, the vice chairman of the investment bank Jefferies & Co., flew from Boston to Silicon Valley to present his views to NVCA board members who are trying to understand why, exactly, the tech IPO market is so crummy. Deninger pointed a scolding finger at them -- then gave them an earful.

As Wall Street Nosedives, Are Financial Services Startups Cooked, Too?

When the investment banking world abruptly burst at the seams last week, one question raised was: What about financial services startups that have been selling into big firms like Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers? That query begged another: What about the venture capital firms that specialize in funding financial services startups? Apparently the answer for both is that danger plus crisis could equal opportunity.

Watch Out Congress: NVCA Blanketing Washington with New Video

This week, every member of Congress is receiving a copy of a new, NVCA video. I hope they bring their popcorn. Take a look after the jump...

Ooma Raises $16 Million More: Company's Device Is Probably Doomed But I Want One

Even with its latest round of funding, I don't see how Ooma makes it. It's too bad. Ooma's device is so smooth and sexy, Barry White might have paid it tribute if he were still alive (Rest in peace, Velvet Voice)...

The Trickle-Down Effect: One VC's Perspective

Fluidigm: Going Public Tomorrow -- Wait, Scratch That -- Tuesday

This Just In: CalPERS Halts Lending of Four Investment Bank Stocks