Columnist, Reuters
Salmon is, arguably, the most statistically dexterous journalist in America, and his work has set “a new standard in statistical investigative reporting” (according to the citation that went with a recent award for “excellence” from the American Statistical Association). His reporting on financial markets can be relied on, always, to cut through the considerable chatter at the souk.
Quote-Unquote: “Back in January, the
bien-pensant received opinion was that AIG’s stock was worthless, and that the market was delusional in valuing the company at $26 billion. The company’s debts to the U.S. government were just too large, we all said, for there to be anything left over for shareholders. Does anybody still think that way?”
