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AIG: Geithner on the testimony hot seat on Jan 27; Crisis panel calling Greenspan and Cox to testify; Citigroup cash bonuses to be capped at less than $100K?; JP Morgan earnings beat, but revenues light; Sheila Bair throws Fed under the bus; More fury over Obama’s new banker tax

Posted by WSF On January - 15 - 2010
  • Geithner to Testify Jan. 27 About AIG E-Mail Exchange
  • U.S. financial crisis panel to call Greenspan, Cox
  • Citigroup plans to cap cash bonuses
  • JPMorgan fourth-quarter profits soar
  • FDIC blames Federal Reserve for severity of financial crisis
  • Bankers’ fury at levy on US subsidiaries
  • Dodd Said to Weigh Dropping Consumer Agency From Overhaul Plan Read the rest of this entry »

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AIG, Banks, Barack Obama, Bonuses, Citigroup, Compensation, Economy, Fed, JPM, JPM Chase, Jamie Dimon, Taxes, Tim Geithner, U.S. Treasury

Dubai tensions seem to be easing; AIG closes on 2 debt for equity swaps with NY Fed; Investor who put money with Madoff 6 days before collapse slapped down; GE/Vivendi agree on NBC stake value; A 180: Jim Cramer retreats on stock transaction tax; Did SEC staffers being probe to see if they “committed acts of negligence”; CBOE demutualization close?

Posted by WSF On December - 1 - 2009
  • U.A.E. Leaders Try to Ease Concerns Over Dubai
  • Dubai World in Talks on $26 Billion of Debt, Rest Is ‘Stable’
  • AIG closes debt for equity deal with NY Fed
  • Madoff Investor Rosenman Loses Bid to Recover Assets
  • GE, Vivendi Agree on $5.8 Billion Value for NBC Stake
  • Cramer reverses his stance on stock-trade levy
  • SEC Watchdog Eyes Insider Trading Probe
  • Carlyle Group sued over collapsed fund
  • CBOE to demutualise ‘within days’ Read the rest of this entry »

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AIG, Bernie Madoff, Carlyle, Jim Cramer, SEC

Senator Sanders won’t vote for Bernanke; Wall Streeter’s conspicuous spending returns!; Dubai debt crisis; UAE sets up emergency facility for banks; UAE blocks then unblocks the Times of London; B of A CFO, mtge unit president take salary hits; RIP Fred Joseph, former Drexel CEO; RIP Ari Kiev, SAC Capital’s & Wall Street’s favorite shrink; Holiday shopping not exactly ebullient

Posted by WSF On November - 30 - 2009
  • Senator opposes Fed chief Bernanke renomination
  • Shhh! Wall Street is Spending Again
  • UAE central bank sets up emergency facility for banks
  • Crisis Puts Focus on Dubai’s Complex Relationship With Abu Dhabi
  • Dubai Default Swaps Show No Distress on Bailout Bets
  • U.A.E. Blocks Sunday Times Over Coverage of Dubai Debt Crisis
  • London Times Back on U.A.E. Newsstands After Sunday Edition Pulled
  • Bank of America Trims Salary for 2 Top Executives
  • UBS threatens to move HQ from Switzerland: report
  • U.S. Treasury to Push Lenders to Finish More Home Modifications
  • RIP: Fred Joseph, Former Drexel Burnham CEO, Dies at 72
  • RIP: Ari Kiev, a Psychiatrist, Dies at 75 Read the rest of this entry »

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Bank of America, Ben Bernanke, Bonuses, Compensation, Credit Crunch, Fed

A third of Wall Streeters expect higher ‘09 bonuses; Pay czar cutting cash pay to rescued firms; Stiglitz sees “irrationally exhuberant” market; Goldman’s CIT loan talks; More private bankers for JPM; Nomura doubling US headcount; SocGen doing a rights offer; Fed’s Fisher sees double dip unlikely; Gold keeps chugging upward; Chrysler’s management upheavals; Holiday retail sales gonna suck?

Posted by WSF On October - 6 - 2009
  • One-Third of Wall Street Workers Expect Bigger Bonus This Year
  • Pay Czar Targets Salary Cuts
  • Stiglitz Says Markets ‘Irrationally Exuberant’ About Recovery
  • Goldman Sachs In Talks With CIT On $3B Loan
  • JPMorgan U.S. private bank to add jobs
  • Nomura to double headcount in the US
  • SocGen sets rights issue to repay state, make buys
  • Fed’s Fisher Says U.S. Probably Won’t Face Double-Dip Recession Read the rest of this entry »

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Jamie Dimon to the rescue again?: There’s speculation that JP Morgan may be negotiating to buy struggling CIT’s factoring unit $JPM $CIT

Posted by WSF On July - 17 - 2009

Is Jamie Dimon looking to cherry pick CIT’s profitable factoring unit?  There’s speculation that JP Morgan may get involved.: Read the rest of this entry »

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Bankruptcy, Jamie Dimon, WSF

Moody’s: U.S.’s Aaa “remains solid”; 3 banks suspend TARP dividends; Lack of new jobs complicating Obama plans; Harvard bond mgrs exit after changes; UBS case settlement?; Insurers $6B hit on board protection; Secrecy at Apple; Transplant questions; MySpace cuts; High end retailers try to create scarcity

Posted by WSF On June - 23 - 2009
  • Moody’s Says U.S.’s Aaa Debt Rating ‘Remains Solid’
  • Three Banks Suspend Their TARP Dividends
  • Recovery’s Missing Ingredient: New Jobs
  • Harvard Cuts Risk, Loses Bond Managers
  • Settlement Anticipated in UBS Case
  • Insurers face $6bn bill for board protection Read the rest of this entry »

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