Bloomberg reporters didn't only use Bloomberg terminals (the machines most widely used by the financial sector to monitor the market) to spy on Goldman Sachs or JPMorgan. They also spied on the activities of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner.

The Way We Live Now: Scoffing. Bernanke says the recession is over! Break out your party hats! Wait, we cannot afford party hats because we are so broke. What do you mean, Bernanke?? Oh, you mean "over" for rich people.