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The return of the Tobin tax?

The chatter about the Tobin tax, a 38-year-old proposition, has reached a crescendo again after being dismissed in the 1980s and 1990s as being quaint.


Goldman Sachs' huddle parties investigated

Regulators are investigating Goldman Sachs Group's trading huddles.


The WSJ tries to fix our mistakes

A Wall Street Journal column is another of a seemingly endless number of attempts to apply behavioral finance to personal finance.


Cox calls for change on Election Day

As voters go to the polls, the economy and Wall Street's financial problems continue to weigh heavy. So it's no wonder that lame duck Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox chose Election Day to defend in a Washington Post opinion piece his agency and also urge the next administration to reform the regulatory system. ...


A short disquisition on the joys of naked shorting

For all I know, the Securities and Exchange Commission ban on naked shorting has saved the markets and Western Civilization, though financial stocks are again losing ground Tuesday on news of ugly earnings at Wachovia Corp. So maybe we haven't been saved. Nonetheless, after confessing that I don't have a clue about what is really driving the markets, a few comments on naked shorting and what it all means. ...


Rabble Babble: Lehman Brothers shares sink

Lehman Brothers Inc. shares continue to sink as rumors about the stability of the bank continue. On Thursday the firm's shares sank to their lowest levels in more than eight years after rumors that money manager Pimco was pulling its money out of Lehman. Pimco denied those rumors. ` ...


Slim stocks up on Saks

Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helu did a little bargain shopping at Saks. He bought 2 million more shares of upscale department store operator Saks Inc. for $9.6 million, building his stake in the retailer to 15.4 million shares, according to an SEC filing. ...



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Paulson's proposal to purchase an equity stake in Yellow Pages publisher Idearc is the second time in recent months an investor group has used its prepetition debt position to execute a bargain price 'exit LBO.'


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Managing your shareholder base

Growth companies and their PE sponsors should be wary of the pitfalls that arise when they layer on tiers of preferred stock.


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Easing the stress of distressed M&A

Corporate buyers face numerous complexities when trying to identify the right moment to purchase a distressed asset.



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