Wall Street Folly » AIG http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:18:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Wall Street braces itself for Obama’s visit; Greece ‘09 deficit wider than expected, its bond yields hit a new high; Swiss panel calling for possible split up of UBS, Credit Suisse if there’s another crisis, new rules have them holding 30 days of liquid assets; Senate edging closer to financial reform deal; U.S. contemplating 2 year plan to exit AIG shares; Quattrone and Boutros together again; Businessweek gets a revamp: Bloomberg Businessweek http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/wall-street-braces-itself-for-obamas-visit-greece-09-deficit-wider-than-expected-its-bond-yields-hit-a-new-high-swiss-panel-calling-for-possible-split-up-of-ubs-credit-suisse-if-theres-anoth/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/wall-street-braces-itself-for-obamas-visit-greece-09-deficit-wider-than-expected-its-bond-yields-hit-a-new-high-swiss-panel-calling-for-possible-split-up-of-ubs-credit-suisse-if-theres-anoth/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:38:06 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=10162 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/wall-street-braces-itself-for-obamas-visit-greece-09-deficit-wider-than-expected-its-bond-yields-hit-a-new-high-swiss-panel-calling-for-possible-split-up-of-ubs-credit-suisse-if-theres-anoth/feed/ 0 Goldman’s earnings beat; Employees rally around Lloyd Blankfein, senior management; Deal said to have been ok’d by senior execs; FSA to probe Goldman; SEC’s vote was partisan at 3-2, split leads to questions about how strong case is; More timing questions; AIG looking for an angle to recoup cash; Dodd says Goldman “shenanigans’ would be barred in reform bill; Politician returning Goldman campaign contribution; John Paulson hedges his bets by giving to Dems, Republicans http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/goldmans-earnings-beat-employees-rally-around-lloyd-blankfein-senior-management-deal-said-to-have-been-okd-by-senior-execs-fsa-to-probe-goldman-secs-vote-was-partisan-at-3-2-split-leads-to/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/goldmans-earnings-beat-employees-rally-around-lloyd-blankfein-senior-management-deal-said-to-have-been-okd-by-senior-execs-fsa-to-probe-goldman-secs-vote-was-partisan-at-3-2-split-leads-to/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:14:55 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=10153 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/goldmans-earnings-beat-employees-rally-around-lloyd-blankfein-senior-management-deal-said-to-have-been-okd-by-senior-execs-fsa-to-probe-goldman-secs-vote-was-partisan-at-3-2-split-leads-to/feed/ 0 Lehman “alter ego” company used to get investments off its books; Syracuse students petition to prevent Jamie Dimon from speaking at graduation; Prosecutors naming more companies Galleon’s alleged insider trading ring profited from; AIG puts its pay czar compensation beef in writing; Donald Trump team’s casino bankruptcy exit plan picked over Carl Icahn’s; Consumer reports rips Lexus GX460 as unsafe; Twitter to start advertising http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/lehman-alter-ego-company-used-to-get-investments-off-its-books-syracuse-students-petition-to-prevent-jamie-dimon-from-speaking-at-graduation-prosecutors-naming-more-companies-galleons-alleged/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/lehman-alter-ego-company-used-to-get-investments-off-its-books-syracuse-students-petition-to-prevent-jamie-dimon-from-speaking-at-graduation-prosecutors-naming-more-companies-galleons-alleged/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:47:35 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=10126 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/lehman-alter-ego-company-used-to-get-investments-off-its-books-syracuse-students-petition-to-prevent-jamie-dimon-from-speaking-at-graduation-prosecutors-naming-more-companies-galleons-alleged/feed/ 0 $40B bailout plan for Greece; U.S. Bailout seen as costing far less –now estimated at $89B; Most of AIG’s bad Goldman trades have been unwound; Big first quarter for UBS; UBS tax cases could net New York a lot of badly needed cash; Inspector General’s report faults regulatory supervision over WAMU failure; NBER isn’t willing to say the recession is over yet; Pimco sees continued low mortgage rates http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/40b-bailout-plan-for-greece-u-s-bailout-seen-as-costing-far-less-now-estimated-at-89b-most-of-aigs-bad-goldman-trades-have-been-unwound-big-first-quarter-for-ubs-ubs-tax-cases-could-net-ne/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/40b-bailout-plan-for-greece-u-s-bailout-seen-as-costing-far-less-now-estimated-at-89b-most-of-aigs-bad-goldman-trades-have-been-unwound-big-first-quarter-for-ubs-ubs-tax-cases-could-net-ne/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:15:25 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=10119 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/40b-bailout-plan-for-greece-u-s-bailout-seen-as-costing-far-less-now-estimated-at-89b-most-of-aigs-bad-goldman-trades-have-been-unwound-big-first-quarter-for-ubs-ubs-tax-cases-could-net-ne/feed/ 0 Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is the best regarded U.S. company, Goldman sits at the bottom with Fannie, Freddie, Citigroup and AIG!; $2.5B “Christmas capital’ present for U.S. Banks?; No federal charges for AIG?; Wilbur Ross said to be backing Virgin Money RBS branch network bid; Macro hedge funds not benefiting from int’l crises; Madoff investors may see no brokerage sale cash; iPad teardown findings: round up the usual suspects http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/warren-buffetts-berkshire-hathaway-is-the-best-regarded-u-s-company-goldman-sits-at-the-bottom-with-fannie-freddie-citigroup-and-aig-2-5b-christmas-capital-present-for-u-s-banks-no-fed/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/warren-buffetts-berkshire-hathaway-is-the-best-regarded-u-s-company-goldman-sits-at-the-bottom-with-fannie-freddie-citigroup-and-aig-2-5b-christmas-capital-present-for-u-s-banks-no-fed/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:59:41 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=10098 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/warren-buffetts-berkshire-hathaway-is-the-best-regarded-u-s-company-goldman-sits-at-the-bottom-with-fannie-freddie-citigroup-and-aig-2-5b-christmas-capital-present-for-u-s-banks-no-fed/feed/ 0 Jamie Dimon expresses regrets to shareholders — they didn’t need the FDIC guarantees, also, he’s looking for his successor; NY Fed reveals the Bear Stearns / AIG crap on their books; Geithner concedes jobless rate will remain ‘unacceptably’ high; Andrew Cuomo’s Madoff probe of closing Ivy Asset heating up; UK charges seven from banks’ printers in insider trading ring; General Growth files Ch11 exit plan; On the eve of the iPad’s debut Amazon caves on discount E-book pricing http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/jamie-dimon-expresses-regrets-to-shareholders-they-didnt-need-the-fdic-guarantees-also-hes-looking-for-his-successor-ny-fed-reveals-the-bear-stearns-aig-crap-on-their-books-geithner-conce/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/jamie-dimon-expresses-regrets-to-shareholders-they-didnt-need-the-fdic-guarantees-also-hes-looking-for-his-successor-ny-fed-reveals-the-bear-stearns-aig-crap-on-their-books-geithner-conce/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:53:51 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=10093 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/jamie-dimon-expresses-regrets-to-shareholders-they-didnt-need-the-fdic-guarantees-also-hes-looking-for-his-successor-ny-fed-reveals-the-bear-stearns-aig-crap-on-their-books-geithner-conce/feed/ 0 Not so fast for JP Morgan tax break as FDIC said to back away from support; Morgan Stanley picked to underwrite Uncle Sam’s Citigroup stock sale?; Greece issuing bonds; Dubai said to offer Dubai World creditors some guarantees; AIG aircraft leasing guy said to have left over pay restrictions; Junk bond issues hitting new records http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/not-so-fast-for-jp-morgan-tax-break-as-fdic-said-to-back-away-from-support-morgan-stanley-picked-to-underwrite-uncle-sams-citigroup-stock-sale-greece-issuing-bonds-dubai-said-to-offer-dubai-worl/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/not-so-fast-for-jp-morgan-tax-break-as-fdic-said-to-back-away-from-support-morgan-stanley-picked-to-underwrite-uncle-sams-citigroup-stock-sale-greece-issuing-bonds-dubai-said-to-offer-dubai-worl/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:46:39 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=10079 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/not-so-fast-for-jp-morgan-tax-break-as-fdic-said-to-back-away-from-support-morgan-stanley-picked-to-underwrite-uncle-sams-citigroup-stock-sale-greece-issuing-bonds-dubai-said-to-offer-dubai-worl/feed/ 0 JP Morgan, others taking advantage of Stimulus package tax refund $; It took only 7 minutes after Obamacare became law for 13 states to sue; Jon Corzine returns to Wall Street with a new CEO gig at MF Global; ex-IBM Moffat waiving indictment in Galleon insider trading case; Most AIG top managers getting pay lifts; GMAC planning sale of factoring business?; Euro hits 10 month low; New Jersey cuts govt worker benefits http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/jp-morgan-others-taking-advantage-of-stimulus-package-tax-refund-it-took-only-7-minutes-after-obamacare-became-law-for-13-states-to-sue-jon-corzine-returns-to-wall-street-with-a-new-ceo-gig-at-m/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/jp-morgan-others-taking-advantage-of-stimulus-package-tax-refund-it-took-only-7-minutes-after-obamacare-became-law-for-13-states-to-sue-jon-corzine-returns-to-wall-street-with-a-new-ceo-gig-at-m/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:45:12 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=10046 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/jp-morgan-others-taking-advantage-of-stimulus-package-tax-refund-it-took-only-7-minutes-after-obamacare-became-law-for-13-states-to-sue-jon-corzine-returns-to-wall-street-with-a-new-ceo-gig-at-m/feed/ 0 GMAC looking to deTARP? Goldman, Citi said to have been hired; Obama caves and will appear on Fox News to appeal for Obamacare support; AIG takes down another $2.2B; B of A sued over Merrill loss claims; Madoff sons, brother want out of Trustee’s lawsuit; Mortgage demand tepid; Nobel winner Stiglitz says removing Fed stimulus may worsen housing crisis http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/gmac-looking-to-detarp-goldman-citi-said-to-have-been-hired-obama-caves-and-will-appear-on-fox-news-to-appeal-for-obamacare-support-aig-takes-down-another-2-2b-b-of-a-sued-over-merrill-loss-clai/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/gmac-looking-to-detarp-goldman-citi-said-to-have-been-hired-obama-caves-and-will-appear-on-fox-news-to-appeal-for-obamacare-support-aig-takes-down-another-2-2b-b-of-a-sued-over-merrill-loss-clai/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:49:48 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=10002 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/gmac-looking-to-detarp-goldman-citi-said-to-have-been-hired-obama-caves-and-will-appear-on-fox-news-to-appeal-for-obamacare-support-aig-takes-down-another-2-2b-b-of-a-sued-over-merrill-loss-clai/feed/ 0 Moody’s warning on AAA ratings for U.S., UK, France, Germany; Goldman and JP Morgan forcing hedge funds to put up more collateral on CDS trades; Dodd’s financial overhaul plan due out today; AIG said to have cut bonuses by $21M; UBS sees 2010 turnaround http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/moodys-warning-on-aaa-ratings-for-u-s-uk-france-germany-goldman-and-jp-morgan-forcing-hedge-funds-to-put-up-more-collateral-on-cds-trades-dodds-financial-overhaul-plan-due-out-today-aig-sa/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/moodys-warning-on-aaa-ratings-for-u-s-uk-france-germany-goldman-and-jp-morgan-forcing-hedge-funds-to-put-up-more-collateral-on-cds-trades-dodds-financial-overhaul-plan-due-out-today-aig-sa/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:42:50 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=9990 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/moodys-warning-on-aaa-ratings-for-u-s-uk-france-germany-goldman-and-jp-morgan-forcing-hedge-funds-to-put-up-more-collateral-on-cds-trades-dodds-financial-overhaul-plan-due-out-today-aig-sa/feed/ 0