Wed 2008-03-26 00:00 EDT
CQ Politics | Bear Stearns Deal Draws Senate Scrutiny, Regulatory Questions
Bear Stearns Deal Draws Senate Scrutiny; CQ Politics; regulatory Questions.
Bear Topic in The Credit Debacle Catalog
Wed 2008-03-26 00:00 EDT
Angry Bear: Social Security: Rehashing White House Lies
Wed 2008-03-26 00:00 EDT
naked capitalism: Wolf: Free Market Capitalism Just Passed Its Peak
"Bear Stearns bailout as the high water mark of free market capitalist ideology."
Free Market Capitalism Just Passed; naked capitalism; peak; Wolf.
Tue 2008-03-25 00:00 EDT
Interfluidity :: Counterparty of last resort?
Fed "loan" "to support J.P. Morgan's purchase of Bear Stearns...not a loan at all. The Fed and J.P. Morgan are creating an investment fund, to be managed by BlackRock."
Tue 2008-03-25 00:00 EDT
Market Ticker: The Insanity of Bear Stearns / JPM Continues
Tue 2008-03-25 00:00 EDT
Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Debate Over Bear Stearns: Hussman vs. Mauldin
"this deal still stinks to high heavens...Not only were existing shareholders deprived of rights to reject the deal, JP Morgan and the bondholders should be the ones taking risk, not the Fed and not taxpayers."
Bear Stearns; Debate; Hussman; Mauldin; Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis.
Tue 2008-03-25 00:00 EDT
How ghosts vote on Bear Stearns - International Herald Tribune
How ghosts vote on Bear Stearns, by Steven M. Davidioff - International Herald Tribune; "A class of stakeholders in Bear Stearns with economic interests that differ from the shareholders' can use derivatives to ensure that their needs are met. In the process, shareholders are left holding the nearly empty bag, and regulators are left shaking their heads."
Mon 2008-03-24 00:00 EDT
naked capitalism: Does Bear Have JP Morgan Over a Barrel?
Mon 2008-03-24 00:00 EDT
Hussman Funds - Weekly Market Comment: Why is Bear Stearns Trading at $6 Instead of $2
"unelected bureaucrats went beyond their legal mandates, delivered a windfall to a single private company at public expense, entered agreements that violate the the public trust, and created a situation where even if the bureaucratic malfeasance stands, the shareholders of Bear Stearns will either reject the deal or be deprived of their right to determine the fate of the company they own"
2; 6; Bear Stearns trade; Hussman Funds; weekly market comments.
Sun 2008-03-23 00:00 EDT
Bear Stearns to axe 8,000 staff | Business | The Observer
Bear Stearns to axe 8,000 staff, by Richard Wachman | Business | The Observer
Fri 2008-03-21 00:00 EDT
Urban Dictionary: bear stearned
1. to crash, to collapse, to plummit, to fail; 2. The rapid loss of confidence in one's capabilities from one's traditionally supportive network of friends, customers, etc. 3. Buying an item and then realizing a week later it is worth 3.33% of what you paid for it.
Fri 2008-03-21 00:00 EDT
naked capitalism: Why Didn't Bear Use its Credit Lines?
Tue 2008-03-18 00:00 EDT
Winter (Economic & Market) Watch >> Sharks in Suits Black Box Crony Capitalism
Winter (Economic & Market) Watch >> Sharks in Suits Black Box Crony Capitalism; Bear Stearns death watch; "These are not bail outs...These are systematic looting operations."
economic; Market; Sharks; Suits Black Box Crony Capitalism; watch; winter.
Tue 2008-03-18 00:00 EDT
Dealbreaker - A Wall Street Tabloid - Business News Headlines and Financial Gossip - Why JP Morgan Did It Leverage Loans and Client Exposure To Shaky Financial Instruments Held By Bear Gave JP Morgan Strong Incentives To Rescue Bear's Portfolio
Dealbreaker - A Wall Street Tabloid - Business News Headlines and Financial Gossip - Why JP Morgan Did It Leverage Loans and Client Exposure To Shaky Financial Instruments Held By Bear Gave JP Morgan Strong Incentives To Rescue Bear's Portfolio, by John Carney
Bear Gave JP Morgan Strong Incentives; business news headlines; Client Exposure; Dealbreaker; Financial Gossip; JP Morgan; Leveraged Loans; Rescue Bear's Portfolio; Shaky Financial Instruments Held; Wall Street tabloid.