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Another Important Story Today
From today's Financial Times. This suggests that the selloffs from pension and other funds, that have followed the
Some Wise Words on the Citi Bailout
From Across the Curve: The Citibank story is certainly the top story of the day. I know the news broke
Citi bonanza for Goldman or Morgan?
According to Bloomberg.com: ... In related news, analysts predict that the purchase of Citigroup Inc. would "significantly" add
Geithner and Kissinger Associates--pt. 1
From Bob Feldman: Treasury Secretary-Designate Geithner's Kissinger Associates Background—Part 1 Between 1986 and 1989, U.S. Treasury
Not Looking Good for Citi
Even amidst yesterday's stock market rally, Citigroup's shares fell; it lost more than half its value
Biggest CEO Losers are Winners
Even when their companies go belly up, Wall Street's former kings won't have to count on
Closures & Layoffs (Nov. 16-22)
Mark Heschmeyer's weekly report, from CoStar. Layoffs Hit Sun, AMD and Other Tech Firms A Weekly Report on
Big Three Spent $30 Million on Lobbying in '08
From Bob Feldman: If you check out the Center for Responsive Politics, you'll notice that General Motors, Ford,
S & P 314?
After the latest tanking of the stock market, the stocks of 101 companies on the S&P 500 are
Unemployment Insurance Running Out
UPDATE 6:31 PM: Responding to the massive public outpouring as a result of our earlier blog post, Congress rushed
AIG to pay $503 million to top execs
More good times at AIG, the failed insurance company that has (so far) received $152 billion in Federal bailout money.
$10 million gets you $billions!
Several insurance and financial service companies are reportedly buying up small S&L's, for as little as