Five tough years for top publicly traded companies - Crain's New York Business
Sunday, May 20, 2012

Five tough years for top publicly traded companies Crain's New York Business 20, 2007, Sam Molinaro, chief financial officer of investment bank Bear Stearns , was at last starting to feel good again after a rough summer. True, he had some grim news to report publicly that morning: His firm's th.. .. read more..

Do we leave our money in or get it out? - Cyprus Mail
Sunday, May 20, 2012

Telegraph.co.uk Do we leave our money in or get it out? Cyprus Mail ... 2012 The cradle of democracy is now being flaunted as the grave of the euro by financial pundits (especially anti eurozone Brits), those same pundits who failed to predict the demise of Lehmann Bros and Bear Stearns , the UK an.. .. read more..

Experts: JPMorgan's $2 billion loss a cautionary tale, but no huge surprise - Pi..
Sunday, May 20, 2012

Telegraph.co.uk Experts: JPMorgan's $2 billion loss a cautionary tale, but no huge surprise Pittsburgh Tribune-Review During America's 2008-09 financial crisis, Dimon orchestrated JPMorgan's rescue-by-acquisition of the nation's largest savings and loan, Washington Mutual, and inves.. .. read more..

Alf Young: Summit to think about, it's serious - Scotsman
Friday, May 18, 2012

Scotsman Alf Young: Summit to think about, it's serious Scotsman Yes, next month will see the fifth anniversary of the day the US investment bank, Bear Stearns , first revealed its mind-boggling exposure to dodgy investments based on aggregates of subprime mortgages that individual holders acro.. .. read more..

Trio saga a warning bell for super fraud - The Australian
Friday, May 18, 2012

Trio saga a warning bell for super fraud The Australian Both regulators said they believed the swap contract existed but that its value fell to zero after Bear Stearns collapsed in 2008. "It seems to me to be a very convenient way of not considering the more plausible explanation that this was frau.. .. read more..

Fitch Downgrades One Distressed Class of Bear Stearns 2000-WF1 - MarketWatch (pr..
Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Fitch Downgrades One Distressed Class of Bear Stearns 2000-WF1 MarketWatch (press release) CHICAGO, May 16, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Fitch Ratings downgrades one class of Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust commercial mortgage pass through certificates, series 2000-WF1. A detailed list.. .. read more..

Harbert Outperforming Falcone With 11% Return Suffers Asset Drop - Bloomberg
Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Bloomberg Harbert Outperforming Falcone With 11% Return Suffers Asset Drop Bloomberg Michael Luce, Harbert president and a former Bear Stearns & Cos. managing director, says Falcone's success brought Wall Street to his door. “When Harbinger was hot, money was flowing in here like you can't .. .. read more..

The Bailout That Never Was - Huffington Post
Tuesday, May 15, 2012

The Bailout That Never Was Huffington Post Back in the summer of 2008, a friend of mine who had been working for some years on Wall Street called me and we began discussing the Bear Stearns collapse. At this time he had left Wall Street, but was very privy and astute to the workings of Wall ... .. read more..

JPMorgan Denied Motion to Dismiss Syncora Guarantee Suit - Bloomberg
Monday, May 7, 2012

JPMorgan Denied Motion to Dismiss Syncora Guarantee Suit Bloomberg (JPM) lost a motion to dismiss a suit filed by Syncora Guarantee Inc. accusing Bear Stearns & Co. of making false and misleading statements connected with a mortgage-backed securities transaction. The bond insurer sued JPMorgan Secu.. .. read more..

TEXT-S&P cuts 3 Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage 2005-PWR9 ratings - Reuters
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

TEXT-S&P cuts 3 Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage 2005-PWR9 ratings Reuters April 25 - OVERVIEW -- We lowered our ratings on three classes from Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2005-PWR9, a US CMBS transaction. -- In addition, we affirmed our ratings on 11 other classes from the sam.. .. read more..