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Entries tagged "Clusterstock"CIT-IndyMac merger rumor debunkedHedge fund manager John Paulson of Paulson & Co. will not be combining New York lender CIT Group with IndyMac Federal Bank. 'Say on pay' may make banks increase riskClusterstock's John Carney says that the Obama administration's bill before Congress that would allow shareholders to have a say on pay may make banks take more risks. Reactions to the short-selling ruleIt's been almost 24 hours since the Securities and Exchange Commission put in place a permanent rule on short-selling. Here, we round up the reactions. Bernanke, Taylor and the rule that divides us allOn Friday, economist John Taylor, founder of the 'Taylor Rule,' gave Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke a big pat on the back. From there, things get more complicated. Bankslaughter won't workThe Guardian's Paul Collier has offered up a solution to deter bankers from risky behavior: jail. CRA boogeyman returnsFingers are pointing at the Community Reinvestment Act as the main culprit for the credit crisis, even though this tired meme has been debunked over and over again. A bailout for VCs?Thomas Friedman thinks the Obama administration should give $20 billion to the top 20 venture firms. Why not seed smaller firms outside of Silicon Valley instead? Roll Call: Jan. 21, 2009The Senate heard testimony from President Obama's Treasury Secretary nominee Timothy Geithner Wednesday, and he's likely to receive confirmation in the coming days. In the meantime, various experts and pundits are offering him some advice. Professor Luigi Zingales of U. Chicago writes an open letter to Geithner, describing two potential bank fix plans. Nationalizing banks is a popular fix in certain circles (although not for Zingales), leading Deal Journal to write a FAQ on what it means to taxpayers. So is the current recession really the worst since the Great Depression? The New York Times' David Leonhardt attempts to answer... Saving Citi and BofA while ending the crisisAs Citigroup Inc. desperately tries to right its ship, Bank of America Corp. reportedly has returned to the Treasury with its hat in hand asking for more money after blowing its first handout on a bad bet, Merrill Lynch & Co. The sorry state of two leading U.S. banks raises into question how effective the government's efforts to fix the sickly banking industry has been. The blogosphere -- much like the public it reflects -- is alight with populist outrage, speculation and even some solutions. ... Roll Call: Jan. 14, 2009After a few days of speculation, Citigroup Inc. and Morgan Stanley officially announced their Smith Barney deal late Tuesday. While the game of speculation ended for the media, it created a new flurry of articles. Deal Journal suggests that the two firms study Wachovia Corp.'s and Prudential Financial Inc.'s ill-fated brokerage joint venture that ended with the Rock selling its stake to Wells Fargo & Co. Even before the deal's announcement, Dealscape's affiliate Corporate Dealmaker examined some of the potential integration issues facing the firms. DealZone points out that the credit crisis has forced Morgan's John Mack to dust off... Roll Call: Jan. 13, 2009President-elect Barack Obama finally named a FCC chairman nominee, tapping old Harvard Law classmate and venture capitalist Julius Genachowski. The announcement pleased some in the venture community. As confirmation hearings for Obama's Cabinet begin in the Senate, questions are surfacing about Treasury Department nominee Timothy Geithner's housekeeper and taxes. While Democratic congressional leaders call the kerfuffle manageable, Clusterstock asks why no one from the Obama transition team has officially commented on the allegations. Meanwhile, Republican senators aren't the only ones opposed to Geithner's nomination. CNBC personality Jim Cramer continues his campaign against Obama's Treasury Department nominee. The most recent venue... Roll Call: Dec. 18, 2008Slate has uncovered an essay from Bernard Madoff's accountant, David Friehling. Rather than keeping Madoff's books honest, he was off gallivanting across Europe, where he evidently was amazed that Europeans had ATMs. By the way, ClusterStock notes Friehling hasn't been seen since Madoff was arrested. Maybe someone should check his ATM records. From essays, Dealscape turns to poems. Nomura Securities International Inc.'s chief economist David Resler thought it would be cute to write a holiday poem about the bad economy, notes Deal Journal. Whoever first called economics the dismal science evidently never met Resler. On the topic of the dismal... Top tagsYou have executed a tag search on Dealscape. On the left,you will find a comprehensive list of stories tagged "Clusterstock." Below are the most-popular tags for Dealscape. On the right of the page you will find a search box to dig deeper into our content.
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