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Entries tagged "Roll Call"Roll Call: How We Tested the Big BanksHere are some must-read blogs to start off your Thursday. Roll Call: 'The Godfather' and swine flu editionHere are some must-reads from around the Web to kick off your Tuesday morning. Roll Call: G20 round upUpdates on the G20 Summit, commencing April 2 in London. Roll Call: Dear AIG, I quitHere are some stories to check out this Wednesday. Roll Call: Obama on 'The Tonight Show' and othersCheck out these stories from around the Web. 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... Roll Call: Jan. 20, 2009If news about Sam Israel, who last year went on the lam after his financial scheming landed him in trouble with the authorities, and his wannabes Arthur Nadel, Raoul Weil and Marcus Schrenker wasn't a giveaway enough, or Bernard Madoff's alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme hadn't convinced you yet that financial malfeasance is on the rise, the Financial Times gives us this chestnut to ponder: CFTC sees rise in number of 'Ponzi' schemes. As the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama is the leader of the free world and commander in chief, among other titles. One of... Roll Call: Jan. 15, 2009Wondering where the Citigroup Inc. nationalization chatter started? Dealbreaker offers an interesting theory. Private equity firms have put the breaks on limited partners selling fund stakes on the secondary market because of tax concerns, but as peHUB explains, where there is a will, there is a way around the restrictions. Dealscape's affiliate Corporate Dealmaker notes that the corporate bond market is beginning to thaw. Deal Journal offers an explanation of how even junk offerings are getting done despite the credit crisis. News Wednesday that Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs would take a leave of absence from the company prompted the... 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: Jan. 12, 2009CNBC personality Charlie Gasparino writing for Tina Brown's The Daily Beast deserves the quote of the week for writing: "The BofA/Merrill merger has been like watching a slow-moving train wreck." Wondering if and when Morgan Stanley's John Mack will falter? Deal Journal's Mean Street columnist Evan Newmark believes the Smith Barney deal will be Mack's undoing. Newmark isn't the only observer offering up a dose of skepticism over the Morgan Stanley-Smith Barney deal. The Deal's Corporate Dealmaker outlines some of the potential post-merger integration hang-ups that await Morgan Stanley. A sale of Smith Barney isn't the only change afoot... Roll Call: Jan. 7, 2009For all the rabble-rousing against the bailout, TARP evidently is profitable, according to Deal Journal. Is The New York Times at risk of not publishing come May? The Atlantic's Michael Hirschorn makes a case for what a post-print Times might look like, leading to a rebuke from Portfolio's Market Movers blogger Felix Salmon. Speaking of shutdowns, on Dec. 12 Wall Strip went on a holiday break that won't end, according to peHUB and confirmed by DealBook. While 2008 is over, bad news from the year that was continues. The latest nugget is the assertion that private equity firms will likely... Top tagsYou have executed a tag search on Dealscape. On the left,you will find a comprehensive list of stories tagged "Roll Call." 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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