Archive for the 'Dealbreaker' Category

Write-Offs: 03.11.10

$$$ AIG Workers Will Give Up $45 Million to Uncle Sam [WSJ]

$$$ Goldman’s Biggest Hedgie Departs [Barron's]

$$$ Warren Buffett and Lehman ‘Never Got Close‘ to Deal [CNBC]

$$$ Pandit: Citigroup Sees Return to Sustained Profitability [Reuters]

$$$ “The Eller College of Management is more stressful than the United States…

Vikram Pandit To Remain Safely Ensconced In Hallowed Halls Of Citi

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According to Charlie Gasparino, whose sources tell him VP’s job is safe, whether or not the bank starts earning $20 billion a year (as has been predicted by Count Vik). This is phenomenal news…

Write-Offs: 03.10.10

$$$ Wall Street Moves to Shape CDS Rules [WSJ]

$$$ Sex Life Ends at 70 as Health Declines, Study Says [Bloomberg]

$$$ Roubini: Economy ‘Far too Close’ to Double Dip [CNBC]

$$$ Don’t forget: Harrah’s is raffling off a seat at its Stockings and Bonds poker tournament this weekend in AC.…

Jeffrey Gundlach’s TCW Bosses Didn’t Expect So Many People To Side With “The Godfather”

Back in January, when Jeffrey Gundlach was fired from TCW, his bosses sort of assumed that everyone would be happy to see the guy go. He was known to ask dining companions, “What’s it like having lunch with a genius” and…

Limo Driver Turned Hedge Fund Manager Pleads Guilty

Alan Fishman, the limo driver-cum-hedge fund manager president who admitted last year to screwing AR Capital investors just a little bit, has pleaded guilty to fraud (Fishman had caught the investing bug while driving around a bunch of investment bankers and…

Lenny Dykstra Is Ready To Prove Himself To Society

Some of the most respected members of society let Twizzlers dangle from their mouths. Fact.

So, Lenny Dykstra has asked a judge to dismiss his bankruptcy case. Why? Nails has a reason.

“Bottom line, you don’t belong in bankruptcy when you have $100…

Write-Offs: 03.08.10

$$$ Life After Porn: The Retirement Challenge [CNBC]

$$$ Tim Geithner: ““Why do policymakers screw up financial crises?” he said before I left his office. “They screw up financial crises because the politics are horrible, and that deters action. They are slow and late…

Erin Callan Putting Her Flexibility To Good Use Out East

Oh, hi. I didn’t see you there.

A few weeks ago, it was reported that Erin Callan had officially retired from Wall Street, which was something of a formality, as she’d left her post-Lehman gig at Credit Suisse over a year…

Opening Bell: 03.05.10

Greece Braces for Strikes, Vote on New Austerity Plan (WSJ)
One poll released by privately owned SKAI television Friday, shows that 62% of Greeks expect social unrest in the country to rise. But the same poll shows that 78% of respondents think…

Write-Offs: 03.04.10

$$$ Lessons From Asia, With Amanda Drury [CNBC]

$$$ First the Volcker Rule, Now the Eddie Murphy Rule [MarketBeat]

$$$ Duff McDonald on Jamie Dimon [Charlie Rose]

$$$ Charlie Gasparino has some thoughts about Governor Paterson [FBN]

$$$ Steve Eisman Plays Hopscotch on Park [NYO]

$$$ Caeser’s wants to give you a free buy-in/room for…