The big financial stories this week are perfectly related. In order to smooth AIG’s reported earnings, Hank Greenberg entered into a questionable swap with Warren Buffet. It kept his stock up then, but now that investors have figured it out, his stock has gone from $70 to $50 and he has joined the unemployed. He should have let his stock trade wildly.
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