- The Obama Motor Co.
- 'New GM' Products Face Triple Market Challenge
- What's GM worth?
- GM Filing Pits UAW Against Investors
- GM’s Bankruptcy Plan Wins Support From Majority of Bondholders
- Germany Picks Magna to Buy Opel; 11,000 Jobs May Go
- Auto Suppliers Brace for Blow of GM Bankruptcy
- Chrysler Judge Plans to Rule June 1 on Asset Sale to Fiat Group
- Opponents of Chrysler Sale Fight to the End in Court
Continue reading "Auto headline roundup: $GM said to plan chapter 11 filing for 8am Monday" »
If the headline read that a TARP funded bank CEO hopped on the corporate
Gulfstream for a date night jaunt with his wife, at company --- er, taxpayer --
expense, the press (and Congress) would be going hog wild. So what if the CEO of the USA
does the same thing? According to the NY Post, the Obama's hopped on a
Gulfstream and spent an
intimate date night in NYC, at an estimated cost of over $70k compliments of the American taxpayers. It's
lovely that the president is fullfilling one of his campaign promises to
Michelle, and he did economize by using a Gulfstream and not the way more expensive Air Force One, but they couldn't have planned a similar outing at a time when the
President was scheduled to be in NYC on official business? The CEO of the U.S. in't exactly
setting a great example. Per NY Post:
Continue reading "Double standard?: How much did the Obama's NYC date night cost U.S. taxpayers? ($BAC, $C,$GS,$JPM)" »

No surprise to us (and we agree), he says the union comes out the big winner. And he worries about Chapter 22 despite GM emerging with a much lighter debt load:
Continue reading "Right On!: Ed Altman says that we the taxpayers are the big losers in the $GM bailout" »
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- Financial Overhaul Raises Questions
- Fed's Fisher: US Treasurys Won't Lose Triple-A Rating
- U.S. 10-Year Notes Head for Steepest Two-Month Loss Since 2003
- Oil Heads for Biggest Monthly Gain Since 1999 on OPEC Output
- GM plans for bankruptcy Monday
- GM Suppliers Face New Threat as Bankruptcy Looms for Automaker
- GM prepares for biggest bankruptcy in US history
- Chrysler CEO says Fiat deal to close Friday
- Chrysler's Rejected Dealers Sold Over Half Their Stock
- NY insurance chief Dinallo to resign
- Ackman's Target quest falls flat
- Bewkes sets AOL free
- Dell Tops Profit Estimates as Cost Cuts Overcome Sales Slump
- Toy’s 'R' Us deal means no more FAO Schwarz in Macy’s
Continue reading "WSF Headline Roundup-5/29/09 - Fed's Fisher says Treasuries won't lose AAA; 10yr nt worst 2 mos since '03; Oil gains; GM Ch11 Monday, suppliers facing big losses; Ackman failed Target fight cost both sides $21M; Dinallo resigns; AOL jettisoned (finally)" »

Is the SEC withholding documents in their investigation of Mark Cuban? He thinks they are and has taken matters into his own hands -- by suing the SEC:
Continue reading "Mark Cuban goes on the offensive and sues the SEC for allegedly withholding information" »
So what equities did Art Samberg's Pequot Capital report in their 13F as of 3/31/09? Here's the chart study for their 13F filing dated 3/31/09. Given that they're now in liquidation mode, we thought it was particularly relevant:
Continue reading "Liquidating Pequot Capital's 13F Chart study ($GLD,$CMGB,$RE,$MCD,$ONXX,$WMT,$QCOM)" »
Zerohedge has gotten its hands on notes from the Ira Sohn Conference created by Mike O'Rourke at BTIG...
Continue reading "Notes from the always anticipated Ira Sohn Conference" »