Archive for August, 2009:

Mickey Mouse Brings Merger Monday Back

{ Posted on Aug 31 2009 by John Carney }
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Categories : All, Clusterstock
Wow.. First we had the $5.5 billion dollar deal between Baker Hughes and BJ Services. Now Disney picks up Marvel. It's suddenly feeling like the old days when Monday mornings meant merger announcements. That's $9.5 billion in deal flow today. No ...Read More »

Alan Schwartz Is Building The “Next Bear Stearns”

{ Posted on Aug 31 2009 by John Carney }
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Reports of the death of Wall Street seem to have been highly exaggerated. Alan Schwartz, the CEO of Bear Stearns when the firm collapsed in early 2008, is running an asset management firm called Guggenheim Partners. And now the New York ...Read More »

Will Annie Leibovitz’s Real Estate Save Her From Debtor’s Prison?

{ Posted on Aug 31 2009 by Joe Weisenthal }
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Ok, just kidding. Annie Leibovitz was never going to go debtor's prison, but there is a chance that she could end up broke and lose her life's work if she can't pay back a loan to Art Capital Group. But, perhaps ...Read More »

Ron Hart on Obama’s Secret Weapon: Manners!

{ Posted on Aug 31 2009 by Nick Gillespie }
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Categories : All, Reason Magazine - Economics
Columnist Ron Hart looks at President Obama's actions in office and on vacation and writes:If we have been reminded of anything with the ascension of Barack Obama, it is that manners and style can take a person a long ...Read More »

Bove: What Was All That Hysteria About Banks About?

{ Posted on Aug 31 2009 by Yael Bizouati }
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Dick Bove, over at Rochdale Securities, has come to the conclusion that since the start, everyone’s been wrong about this whole banking mess. Really, things were never as bad as they seemed. In his second quarter review, Bove says that ...Read More »

$295 Million Would Buy A Lot of T-Shirts

{ Posted on Aug 31 2009 by Ken Houghton }
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Categories : All, Angry Bear
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Clean Coal and Cap and Trade

{ Posted on Aug 31 2009 by Robert }
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The Truth About Taxes

{ Posted on Aug 31 2009 by J.D. }
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Categories : All, Get Rich Slowly, Macroaxis
Note: Although I try to keep GRS a politics-free zone, today’s topic is inherently political. I’ve stayed as neutral as possible in the article, but I know that there’ll be some political discussion in the comments. Please keep conversation civil, ...Read More »

How Much Did JP Morgan Make From Madoff Accounts?

{ Posted on Aug 31 2009 by John Carney }
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While the feeder funds that poured investor money into Bernie Madoff's scam have received lots of scrutiny, the role of J.P. Morgan Chase is less well known. That might change thanks to data complied by finance professor Linus Wilson showing ...Read More »

Chris Flowers: One Hit Wonder?

{ Posted on Aug 31 2009 by John Carney }
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These days it is a pretty sure bet that Chris Flowers regrets telling investors in his private equity funds that "every single investment" would make money. His largest fund is said to be down between 60% and 70%, and some ...Read More »
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