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UBS said to be firing 200; Lehman examiner’s report misleading?; Greece aid plan deal reached, Euro bounces; JP Morgan, UBS, others said to have engaged in muni bond bid rigging; 11 more may be charged next week in FSA insider trading probe

Posted by WSF On March - 26 - 2010
  • UBS’s U.S. Brokerage Unit Said to Fire Almost 200 Workers
  • Lehman Examiner’s Report Misleading, Lawyers Say
  • Bernanke says Fed is receptive to selling security holdings
  • Greek aid plan wins backing
  • Euro Rises From 10-Month Low as Trichet Welcomes Greek Solution
  • JPMorgan, Lehman, UBS Named as Conspirators in Muni Bid-Rigging
  • Ex-Cazenove, UBS Workers Said to Face Charges in Trading Probe Read the rest of this entry »

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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

Posted by WSF On March - 24 - 2010
  • Tax-Break Battle Flares
  • States Sue to Block Health Law
  • Corzine to lead MF Global
  • Moffat to Waive Indictment in Galleon Case
  • AIG Increases Compensation for Most Top Managers Who Remained
  • GMAC Said to Plan Sale of U.S. Factoring Unit to Wells Fargo
  • Greece woes push euro to 10-month low
  • New Jersey Cuts Workers’ Benefits Read the rest of this entry »

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WSF

Are Charlie Rangel’s days FINALLY numbered as House Ways and Means committee head?; Memo to hedge funds: Save your Euro trading records; Fed’s Fisher wants international accord to break up “too big to fail” banks; AIG big earners may get higher salaries; Blagojevich giving speeches on government ethics?

Posted by WSF On March - 3 - 2010
  • Rangel Loses Support In House
  • U.S. Said to Tell Hedge Funds to Save Euro Records
  • Fed’s Fisher Calls for Accord to Break Up Big Financial Firms
  • AIG’s Top-Earning Executives May Get Bigger Salaries
  • Indicted Blagojevich Lectures on Government Ethics
  • Kissel Said Indicted for Murder in Husband’s Death Read the rest of this entry »

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AIG, Hedge funds

Changes on the way for Obama’s proposed bank fee?; Could Spain be the euro’s undoing?; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration takes knocks at Toyota hearing; SEC passes new short selling rules; Bernanke expects low interest rates for awhile; Plug may be pulled on Hummer after Chinese deal collapse

Posted by WSF On February - 25 - 2010
  • Obama’s $90 Billion Bank Fee May Be Revised by Panel
  • The Euro’s Next Battleground: Spain
  • At Toyota hearings, auto safety agency feels the heat
  • Hoping to prevent stock meltdowns, SEC passes short-selling rules
  • Fed chief Bernanke expects extended hold on interest rates
  • Hummer Faces Shutdown After Chinese Sale Collapses Read the rest of this entry »

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Autos, Banks, Barack Obama, Ben Bernanke, Fed, Interest Rates, SEC, Short selling

Goldman Sachs sues ex employees over move to Credit Suisse; Euro at nearly 9 month low; Germany’s Merkel on Greece: “It’s a scandal if it turned out that the same banks that brought us to the brink of the abyss helped fake the statistics”; Top 400 U.S. earning households averaged $345 million per IRS

Posted by WSF On February - 18 - 2010
  • Goldman Sachs Sues 7 Managers for Credit Suisse Move
  • Dollar Rally Drives Euro Near Nine-Month Low as Metals Retreat
  • Merkel Slams Greek ‘Scandal’ as Goldman Role Examined
  • Top Earners Averaged $345 Million in 2007, IRS Says
  • Junk Bonds Erase 2010 Loss as Spreads Fall Most Since September Read the rest of this entry »

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Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Wealth

EU deal on Greece set, but no details yet; Goldman cuts Euro target,This year Biggest Bonuses went to Wall Street lesser knowns; AIG’s new compensation plan; Credit Suisse bonuses 60% cash; As they’ve been saying for awhile, commercial real estate is the next shoe to drop and small banks could be in trouble; CIT’s TARP debt officially wiped out; Foreclosures still coming big time

Posted by WSF On February - 11 - 2010
  • EU Reaches Greek Accord, Will Apply Strict Rules, Officials Say
  • Goldman Cuts Euro Target on ‘Most Threatening’ Crisis
  • AIG Pay Plan: Rank and Rile
  • Wall St.’s Biggest Bonuses Go to Not-So-Big Names
  • Bernanke Lays More Groundwork for Exit Without Giving Timetable
  • Credit Suisse says 2009 bonuses average $135,000
  • TARP Panel: Small Banks Are Facing Loan Woes Read the rest of this entry »

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Barack Obama, Ben Bernanke, Bonuses, Compensation, Credit Suisse, Real Estate

Danielle Chiesi speaks, claims there’s no chance she’ll do time and says “it’s an honor and privilege” to stand with Rajaratnam; Hedge funds in a Euro shorting spree; Would Greece asking for help send the ‘wrong signal’?; Barclays CEO disses the Volcker Plan; Judge questioning B of A SEC settlement (again), Price at peril?; UBS ups bonus pool by 34% (as its clients pull more money); Mired in Fannie and Freddie; Toyota recalling 437K hybrids

Posted by WSF On February - 9 - 2010
  • Confident Chiesi breaks silence
  • Galleon Tipper Goel Pleads Guilty, Says Rajaratnam Got Secrets
  • Traders in record bet against the euro
  • Greece Says Call for Aid Would Send ‘Worst Signal’
  • Barclays CEO Says U.S. Plans ‘Bad’ for Global Rules
  • Judge Questions Bank of America’s New Deal With S.E.C.
  • BofA’s Price may need to be sidelined
  • UBS Increases Bonus Pool 34% to 2.9 Billion Francs Read the rest of this entry »

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