Wall Street Folly

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

Posted by WSF On April - 5 - 2010
  • Buffett’s Berkshire is best-regarded U.S. company
  • US banks in $2.5bn ‘Christmas capital’ gain
  • Federal Prosecutors Leaning Against Charges in AIG Probe
  • Wilbur Ross backing Virgin Money in RBS branch bid
  • Macro hedge funds fail to profit from crisis
  • Madoff investors may not see cash from brokerage sale Read the rest of this entry »

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Trichet rejects Greece loan subsidy; Greece claims it’ll fix its problems on its own even though it looks like its economic problems look to be worsening; Plans to finally deal with Fannie / Freddie on tap?; Madoff victims appeal; Buffett may buy more liquor companies; Google defies Chinese government and ends its own censorship; EU ruling could put damper on Google keyword usage

Posted by WSF On March - 23 - 2010
  • Greek economy ‘to worsen’ in 2010 says central bank
  • Greece to Address Problems ‘On Our Own’
  • Greek Impasse Deepens as Trichet Rejects Loan Subsidy
  • Plan to Reshape Mortgage Market
  • Madoff Victims Appeal Ruling on Method for Paying Fraud Claims
  • Buffett May Buy More Alcohol Distributors After Empire Purchase
  • Google Ends Self-Censorship, Defies China Government
  • Google Keyword Usage May Be Restricted by EU Ruling Read the rest of this entry »

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Bernie Madoff, Google, Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett’s annual tome out tomorrow; Hedge funds balking at reducing the 2/20 fee model; Like Barclays, Nomura is banking from it’s Lehman asset buy; Charlie Rangel guilty of some House rules violations per Ethics Committee, but what about those tax charges?

Posted by WSF On February - 26 - 2010
  • Buffett letter has big audience as Berkshire bulges
  • Hedge funds shy away from lowering fees
  • Lehman swoop reaps rewards for Nomura
  • Charles Rangel accepted Caribbean trips against House laws, Ethics Committee rules Read the rest of this entry »

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Hedge funds, Politics, Warren Buffett

Massachusetts Senate vote upset in the making? Turnout is key; Bonuses for Credit Suisse Senior UK managers getting hit by UK tax; Banks divided over new Obama tax, legal fight possible; Citigroup Earnings fail to impress; AIG looking to lower bonus payments; Berkshire Hathaway Baby B’s may soon more affordable; Warren Buffett’s Berkshire stake now below 25%; Kraft and Cadbury in a now friendly deal; Conan O’Brien said to be nearing $40M deal to leave, zip lip

Posted by WSF On January - 19 - 2010
  • Turnout Is Key in Massachusetts Battle
  • Credit Suisse Cuts Bonus Pool to Spread Costs From U.K. Taxes
  • Wall Street May Seek to Sway Congress by Hiring Top Lawyer
  • US investment banks divided over levy
  • Citigroup Reports 2009 Full Year Managed Revenues(1) of $91.1 Billion and Expenses of $47.8 Billion
  • AIG Tries to Defuse Bonus Pay Showdown
  • Berkshire Nears Smaller Baby Bs
  • Buffett Cuts Berkshire Stake Below 25% on Rail Deal, Charity Read the rest of this entry »

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AIG, Bankruptcy, Banks, Barack Obama, Bonuses, Citigroup, Compensation, Credit Suisse, Politics, WSF, Warren Buffett

Another drubbing for Thiel’s Clarium, down 25% in ‘09; Boob tube: 3D technology to give porn industry a lift?; Branson said to be looking for Blackstone backing in Northern Rock bid; Buffett takes different views on issuing stock in Kraft vs Burlington Northern

Posted by WSF On January - 11 - 2010
  • Thiel gets a tanning
  • A New Era For Porn?
  • Sir Richard Branson taps Blackstone for assault on Northern Rock
  • The Buffett Paradox Read the rest of this entry »

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Hedge funds, Sex, Warren Buffett

Sandy Weill reflects on what he thought was an ‘impregnable’ Citi; Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway didn’t so so well vs the S&P 500 in ‘09; Thomas H. Lee’s “fatal attraction” stalker who fled the U.S. is back to face charges; Fortress and Davidson Kempner battling over Intrawest; Meet Hoboken’s Barnegat Fund, up 132% in ‘09; Brokers exiting large firms with their customers

Posted by WSF On January - 4 - 2010

  • Citi’s Creator, Alone With His Regrets
  • Buffett Posts Worst Stock Performance Against S&P 500 in Decade
  • Mogul finally free of stalker
  • Hedge-fund fight imperils Olympic ski venue
  • Small fund, big $
  • More Brokers Flee Big Firms, Taking Investors With Them Read the rest of this entry »

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Citigroup, Warren Buffett

Bonuses are back, baby!; Dodd wants major financial overhaul; UBS can’t get no respect; Mozilo can’t escape SEC fraud charges; Goldman banking; JP Morgan settles SEC swap probe; Berkshire Hathaway on S&P negative creditwatch; Ex Bear Stearns hedge fund manager gets a charge dismissed

Posted by WSF On November - 5 - 2009

  • Big Bonuses Are Back for Many on Street
  • Some Wall Street Year-End Bonuses Could Hit Pre-Downturn Highs
  • Clash Looms on Banks
  • Dodd to Move on Financial Revamp Without Republicans
  • UBS Gets Fewest ‘Buys’ as Analysts Fret Over Fleeing Clients
  • Countrywide ex-CEO Mozilo must face SEC fraud case
  • Goldman reaps benefits as trading boom returns
  • JPMorgan Ends SEC Alabama Swap Probe for $722 Million
  • S&P: Berkshire Hathaway Has 3 A’s for Now
  • Ex-Bear Manager Tannin Wins Dismissal of One Wire Fraud Charge
  • UBS fined £8 million by City watchdog Read the rest of this entry »

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Bonuses, Compensation, Goldman Sachs, Hedge funds, Politics

Fed lays down the law on bonuses to big banks; Buffett buying all of $BNI; Barclays in major restructuring; RBS and Lloyds getting $51B second bailout; Galleon: Ruiz exiting his job; UBS loss; SCOTUS hearing mutural fund fee case; California budged chief bolting; CIT chapter 11 could hit smaller retailers

Posted by WSF On November - 3 - 2009

  • Mack, Blankfein Said to Meet Fed Officials on Pay
  • Fed tells banks to adopt pay rules early
  • Berkshire Buys Burlington Northern in Buffett’s Biggest Takeover
  • Press Release: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to Acquire Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNSF) for $100 Per Share in Cash and Stock
  • Barclays Rejigs Management in Major Restructuring
  • RBS, Lloyds Get $51 Billion in Second Bank Bailout
  • Executive quits in Galleon case
  • Bernanke Housing Gamble May Bring Pressure to Extend Fed Aid
  • UBS Reports Fourth Consecutive Loss on Debt Charge
  • Justices tackle case on investment fees Read the rest of this entry »

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Barclays, Bonuses, Compensation, Fed, Goldman Sachs, Warren Buffett

Bernie Madoff: How do you spell incompetence? S-E-C; New outspoken AIG CEO already in hot water; Ashley Dupre, Spitzer’s hooker, coming out in his defense and takes a swipe at her detracters while plugging her new single; Marijuana farms on the rise in the U.S.; B of A and Wells Fargo accepting California IOUs

Posted by WSF On September - 3 - 2009
  • The Madoff Files: A Chronicle of SEC Failure
  • Will AIG Rein In Its Brash CEO?
  • Spitzer’s Babe Slaps the Snobs
  • Pot ‘Plantations’ on the Rise
  • Geithner urges G20 to consider leverage restraints
  • BofA, Wells Fargo will take California’s IOUs
  • Turner’s ‘Tobin Tax’ Proposal Criticized by Kaufman, Ferguson Read the rest of this entry »

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WSF

Toxic loans could push 150 banks over the edge?; Fed wants to know how CIT is gonna survive; Warren Buffett’s derivatives valuation; Steve Schwarzman’s 2007 equity grants put him at the top of highest paid CEOs (Why are equity grants included?); Krawcheck has good timing with $1M B of A stock buy

Posted by WSF On August - 14 - 2009
  • Toxic Loans Topping 5% May Push 150 Banks to Point of No Return
  • Fed Pressures CIT for Survival Plans
  • CIT gives New York Fed oversight of restructuring
  • Berkshire Sheds Light on Valuation Process
  • Bank of America Wins Order on Colonial Bank Assets
  • Schwarzman’s $702 Million Tops List of Best-Paid Executives
  • Report on the 10 top-paid U.S. CEOs
  • Krawcheck buys $1 million Bank of America stock Read the rest of this entry »

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WSF

Risk fee coming for banks?; Pelosi says she has the votes to jam health plan through; Berkshire cut Moody’s stake; AIG bonuses on hold; Credit Suisse earnings; Danny Pang indicted; SEC proposes pay-to-play restrictions, and orders Ex-CEO of CSK Auto to return his bonus; CIT may do prepack after debt swap; Ford loss smaller than expected; Amazon buying Zappos

Posted by WSF On July - 23 - 2009
  • Obama Indicates He’s Willing to Consider Risk Fee for Banks
  • Pelosi Says She Has Votes to Pass House Health Plan
  • Berkshire Hathaway reduces stake in Moody’s
  • AIG Held Off Bonuses Planned for Last Week
  • Goldman Relents, but Not Chase
  • Credit Suisse Profit Rises 29% on Gains From Trading Read the rest of this entry »

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WSF

Meredith Whitney upped Goldman to a buy! (GS); Berkshire toning down risks; Barron’s on Berkshire: the price may be right; Boutiques winning a bigger slice of the M&A pie

Posted by WSF On July - 13 - 2009

  • Goldman Sachs Raised to ‘Buy’ by Meredith Whitney
  • Berkshire Tones Down Risky Business
  • For Buffett Fans, the Price Is Right
  • Boutique banks win bigger share of M&A fees Read the rest of this entry »

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Goldman Sachs, Meredith Whitney, WSF

13F Chart Study – Berkshire Hathaway ($BNI,$PG,$KFT,$COP,$WFC,$JNJ)

Posted by WSF On June - 2 - 2009

Here’s the 13F Chart study for Berkshire Hathaway updated for Q1 2009 (priced as of 6/1/09)

As always, keep in mind that the 13F filing is a snapshot at 3/31/09, and there may portfolio changes since then:

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13F Charts, Charts, WSF, Warren Buffett

13F Chart Study Update: How Berkshire Hathaway did at quarter end 3/31/09 ($BRK-A,$KO,$WFC,$PG,$GS,$BNI)

Posted by WSF On April - 1 - 2009

Here’s the 13F Chart study for Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway updated as of 3/31/09.

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13F Charts, Charts, WSF, Warren Buffett

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