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A letter to GM bondholders

My dearest Motors Liquidation Company (formerly General Motors Corporation) bondholders, just because General Motors Company (the “new” GM) went public today, you will not immediately be receiving any new GM shares in exchange for your bonds. Your bonds are not from the new GM … they are from a previous company which is still in [...]

Wrongful death suits on Wall Street?

It’s going to be really interesting to see how this plays out …

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s estate sued J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., alleging J.P. Morgan illegally siphoned billions of dollars from Lehman in the days before the troubled investment bank filed for the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history.

The lawsuit alleges that [...]

MS CEO calls for reforms (with limits)

The firm’s annual shareholder meeting was today … buried deep in the story from the Wall Street Journal were the following paragraphs regarding comments made by Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman.

In the meeting, a brisk one hour compared with Goldman Sachs‘ three-hour marathon, Mr. Gorman also said Morgan Stanley was committed to regulatory reform. [...]

Lehman Brothers “murdered”?

Ever wanted to know what causes a major investment bank to go belly-up?

On January 29, 2008, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (“LBHI”) reported record revenues of nearly $60 billion and record earnings in excess of $4 billion for its fiscal year ending November 30, 2007. During January 2008, Lehman’s stock traded as high as $65.73 [...]

Porn industry seeks federal bailout

CNN Political Ticker: Porn industry seeks federal bailout

WASHINGTON CNN — Another major American industry is asking for assistance as the global financial crisis continues: Hustler publisher Larry Flynt and Girls Gone Wild CEO Joe Francis said Wednesday they will request that Congress allocate $5 billion for a bailout of the adult entertainment industry.

“The [...]

Whoa … Citi going down?

Okay; I can honestly say that I didn’t see this happening. I figured that Citigroup, like Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase, would both be strong enough to weather almost anything the economy could throw at them, but their recent stock movements are highly precipitous.

Citi Weighs Its Options, Including Firm’s Sale – WSJ.com

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I prefer pancetta to panaceas …

Looks like Paulson has taken at least one stance with which the A-Train shouldn’t have too many problems (if any), and while in many ways I disagree with the Train about how to fix the problem, in this particular situation I think we’re probably both on the same page.

Bloomberg.com: Paulson Warns TARP Isn’t ‘Panacea’ [...]

What do the candidates propose?

Will candidates’ financial plans work? – CNN.com

(CNN) — In the wake of the country’s financial meltdown, Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain have been telling voters they’ll fix the economy while their opponent would only make it worse.

As the economy dominated voters’ concerns, McCain and Obama stepped up the political blame game and [...]

Big Mack Attack

Shorts face big Mack attack- Sep. 17, 2008

The Morgan Stanley chief goes on the offensive after a solid earnings report fails to halt the stock’s collapse.

FORTUNE (New York) — For Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, the two remaining standalone investment banks, the world has become an ugly place.

So ugly, in fact, that [...]

Crisis on the Street

Crisis on Wall Street as Lehman Totters, Merrill Is Sold, AIG Seeks to Raise Cash – WSJ.com

Fed Will Expand Its Lending Arsenal in a Bid to Calm Markets; Moves Cap a Momentous Weekend for American Finance

NEW YORK — The American financial system was shaken to its core on Sunday. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. [...]