MariaTor

Data journalist on the U.S. bank beat at S&P Global Market Intelligence. Opinions are my own and not my employer's.

[MariaTor @MariaTor11]

@AnnB03 @zeynep @codinghorror Young kids are flu petri dishes so closing schools helps stop a flu pandemic. For this disease, the epicenters weren’t schools, they were nursing homes, prisons, work conferences, meat packing plants, weddings. Closing schools was an ineffective tool.

[MariaTor @MariaTor11]

This is what happened to iTunes. What a sweet simple grid of music, sortable by column. Now larded up.

[rat king 🐀 @MikeIsaac]

@emmaroller 👏 dont 👏 lard 👏 up 👏 your 👏 jewel 👏

[MariaTor @MariaTor11]

@vtg2 Does Bono have any thoughts on the leverage ratio?

[MariaTor @MariaTor11]

Wow, Australia discloses very detailed data on outbreaks, including specific locations and number of cases. This would be helpful in the US, though I understand why some would be against it.

[Dr Zoë Hyde @DrZoeHyde]

The largest #COVID19 cluster in Victoria is associated with the Al-Taqwa College high school, with 102 cases detected so far.
➡️ https://t.co/Eh6B8u3gAc
A smaller cluster of at least 15 cases is associated with Albanvale primary school.
➡️ https://t.co/7HFr50m3CU

[MariaTor @MariaTor11]

It was a high school, not an elementary school, it should be noted. https://t.co/IfaUaiSmdZ

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Israel's decision to reopen schools has backfired. More than 100 new infections of covid-19 were linked to a single school in Jerusalem https://t.co/MhNd9EQwKl

[MariaTor @MariaTor11]

@nicola_m_white I was trying to write a footnote explaining a capital ratio and the acronyms were out of control.

[MariaTor @MariaTor11]

If regulators could go back, I would if they would have chosen to adopt the community bank leverage ratio AND CECL in the same quarter the COVID recession hit. My opinion as a bank data researcher matters little, but it's def making my little job a teeny bit harder!

[MariaTor @MariaTor11]

@bcheungz Makes sense, we have a long drive during dinner time today and I just happened to be checking if the Cheesecake Factory in Richmond is open for patio dining yet. (They're not, unfortunately) Something about the brand inspires confidence they'll handle the mandated changes well.

[MariaTor @MariaTor11]

@LauraNoonanFT Yeah, I was surprised by that, too, I think it started earlier this year? Maybe late last year?

[MariaTor @MariaTor11]

OCC going it alone on CRA reminds me of the pre-2008 OTS, which marched to the beat of its own regulatory drum. OCC is right, though, that we should find a better way to calculate deposit marketshare rather than relying on brick & mortar branches.
https://t.co/LZCXg57NZr

[MariaTor @MariaTor11]

@aoscott @jaycaspiankang I was just about to point out this line, one of my faves.

Right up there with, "One more song the radio won't like," by Kathleen Edwards.

[MariaTor @MariaTor11]

Kinda thrilling to get my Books newsletter from WSJ and see a review of "The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes" by my former colleague @zachdcarter!

[MariaTor @MariaTor11]

WFH great for established careerists, but I have so many great memories and friends from my early days in the SNL Financial newsroom. Sad if today’s entry level 20-somethings miss out on that.

[Balaji @balajis]

Offering a remote work position is like offering a huge raise, while recruiting from a much broader swath of people.

So you can get the best.

[MariaTor @MariaTor11]

Very helpful summary from @polorocha18 and Zuhaib Gull of the Fed's emergency lending facilities. There are 9.
https://t.co/bo10yhXdLX

[MariaTor @MariaTor11]

@IanShepherdson @nytimes Which states?

[Jeanna Smialek @jeannasmialek]

Everything about this story is just amazing. @RobinWigg @Urbandirt (h/t @dmccabe) https://t.co/m0Z9cpFKnp

[MariaTor @MariaTor11]

Mergers find a way. Connecticut and Rhode Island bank deal will close by May 1: https://t.co/4bZilBMli9

[MariaTor @MariaTor11]

My colleagues compiled retail exposure at U.S. banks (based on earnings reports so far): https://t.co/43yGtsX93x

[MariaTor @MariaTor11]

I asked my 8 yr old why she put a giant TV in her virtual bedroom in her virtual mansion in the online game Roblox. (since she rarely watches TV.)

8 yr old: “That’s where I’ll watch YouTube when my iPad is dead.” 😂

It’s funny how soon these giant TVs could become obsolete.

[MariaTor @MariaTor11]

HOMB CEO said Texas bank failures could happen this year. https://t.co/jXrapw7juz