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Wall Street's Jobless Try Cupcakes, Cheap Haircuts, Maybe Omaha -
Bloomberg
Friday, August 15, 2008
Wall Street's Jobless Try Cupcakes, Cheap Haircuts, Maybe Omaha
Bloomberg - 6 hours ago Bear Stearns , where Walter worked, was facing
bankruptcy before being acquired in May by JPMorgan Chase & Co., which
fired 55 percent of Bear's 14000 ... How Wall Street's watchdog may be
muzzl.. ..
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Swaps spreads highlight ingrained credit stresses - guardian.co.uk
Friday, August 15, 2008
Swaps spreads highlight ingrained credit stresses guardian.co.uk, UK - 2
hours ago Only for a brief period, before US investment bank Bear Stearns
was rescued in March, has that spread been meaningfully wider in the past
year at just over ... ..
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RBC hires Bear Stearns execs for Asia growth - Calgary Herald
Friday, August 15, 2008
Vancouver Sun RBC hires Bear Stearns execs for Asia growth Calgary
Herald, Canada - 5 hours ago The Canadian bank has added two former
senior executives from failed US investment bank Bear Stearns as part of
its planned expansion in emerging markets. ... MOVES-RBC Capital Markets,
Fortis.. ..
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Who Orchestrated the Fall of Bear Stearns? - AlterNet
Friday, August 15, 2008
Who Orchestrated the Fall of Bear Stearns ? AlterNet, CA - 5 hours ago The
Bear Stearns conspiracy scandal affected and continues to affect tens of
thousands of people in all sorts of ways. As the story lacked prurient
interest ... ..
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CORRECTION: In this story sent Aug. 13, corrections are made ... -
Wisconsin Jew..
Friday, August 15, 2008
CORRECTION: In this story sent Aug. 13, corrections are made ... Wisconsin
Jewish Chronicle - 4 hours ago By Andrew Neff Teaneck, NJ (JTA) — In the
months since the 86-year-old financial giant Bear Stearns disappeared in
the midst of a financial crisis, ... ..
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How Wall Street's watchdog may be muzzled - Independent
Thursday, August 14,
2008
How Wall Street's watchdog may be muzzled Independent, UK - 1 hour ago As
Bear Stearns collapsed, the head of the SEC was at a party rather than on
the crucial conference call. Is the regulator set to be another victim of
the ... ..
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JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley to buy back securities - AFP
Thursday, August 14,
2008
Financial Post JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley to buy back securities AFP -
4 hours ago ... rate securities imploded in February amid a broadening
credit crunch that contributed to the collapse of the Bear Stearns
investment bank in March. ... JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley settle securities
probe Th.. ..
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Reserve's Bent: Crisis near bottom; Bear "sacrificed" - Reuters
Thursday, August 14,
2008
Washington Times Reserve's Bent: Crisis near bottom; Bear "sacrificed"
Reuters - 7 hours ago Bent, in an interview with Reuters this week,
characterized Bear Stearns as a sacrificial lamb to the troubled credit
markets. ... Banks primary credit borrowings rise to record-Fed Reuters
all 122.. ..
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Bank strategies No size fits all - Economist
Thursday, August 14,
2008
The Money Times Bank strategies No size fits all Economist, UK - 20 hours
ago Bear Stearns did not survive at all. Pure retail banks can blow up
too: Northern Rock, which was nationalised by the British government after
a humiliating ... Is UBS Calling the End of Universal Banks? Motley F.. ..
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Former Fed Reserve chairman gives Bush bad mark on debt - The
Australian
Thursday, August 14,
2008
ABC News Former Fed Reserve chairman gives Bush bad mark on debt The
Australian, Australia - 1 hour ago Not only are they crucial to the ailing
mortgage market now, but the Fed-financed takeover of investment bank Bear
Stearns also made government backing of ... Greenspan Excerpts: Housin..
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Arguments heard in JPMorgan-Bear - Legal Week
Thursday, August 14,
2008
Arguments heard in JPMorgan-Bear Legal Week, UK - 1 hour ago Litigation
stemming from the JPMorgan- Bear Stearns merger took a step forward this
week, with New York state Judge Herman Cahn holding a summary judgment ...
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Did Bear Stearns Fail Because It Didn't Market Itself? -
DealBreaker.Com
Thursday, August 14,
2008
Did Bear Stearns Fail Because It Didn't Market Itself? DealBreaker.Com, NY -
Aug 14, 2008 A new study from marketing experts at Interbrand suggests
that Bear Stearns may have bungled it's marketing starting all the way
back in the 1990 recession, ... ..
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Greenspan sees US house price bottom in 2009-WSJ - Reuters
Thursday, August 14,
2008
ABC News Greenspan sees US house price bottom in 2009-WSJ Reuters - 23
hours ago Not only are the they crucial to the ailing mortgage market now,
but the Fed-financed takeover of investment bank Bear Stearns Cos also
made government ... Ex-Fed chief Alan Greenspan attacks Fannie and Freddie
ba.. ..
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Oral Arguments Heard in JPMorgan-Bear Stearns Merger Case - Law.com (subscriptio..
Thursday, August 14,
2008
Oral Arguments Heard in JPMorgan- Bear Stearns Merger Case Law.com
(subscription), CA - 48 minutes ago For the last couple of months, the
JPMorgan- Bear Stearns merger litigation has been relatively quiet. But on
Monday, New York state Judge Herman Cahn held a ... ..
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JPM: No Longer Immune to Credit Turmoil - Seeking Alpha
Wednesday, August 13,
2008
JPM: No Longer Immune to Credit Turmoil Seeking Alpha, NY - 16 hours ago
Its NY-Fed-arranged acquisition of Bear Stearns with its dicey balance
sheet may impact JPM for a few more quarters looking forward. ... ..
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Waiting for the Next Bear Stearns - Motley Fool
Wednesday, August 13,
2008
Waiting for the Next Bear Stearns Motley Fool - 7 hours ago By Morgan
Housel It's been a while since I've heard anything about the Bear Stearns
collapse. Nobody seems to care anymore. A year ago, most investors would
... Credit crisis, explained CNNMoney.com all 2 news articles ..
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Inside Job - Forbes
Wednesday, August 13,
2008
Inside Job Forbes, NY - Aug 13, 2008 Bear Stearns executives claim rumor
mongering among hedge funds, perhaps deliberate, sparked a run that led to
its near collapse in March. ... ..
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Credit crisis, explained - CNNMoney.com
Wednesday, August 13,
2008
Credit crisis, explained CNNMoney.com - 17 hours ago Bear Stearns did not
have enough cash on hand to meet customers’ demands during the run on
the bank. This is one of the most lucid explanations of why the ... ..
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NYSE fines Credit Suisse, others for rule violations - MarketWatch
Wednesday, August 13,
2008
NYSE fines Credit Suisse, others for rule violations MarketWatch - 1 hour
ago NYSE said Greenberg's activity generated more than $1.5 million in
gross revenues for Bear Stearns . Greenberg and the junior trader also
were found to have ... ..
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Institutions fear repeat of Bear Stearns collapse - Financial News
Wednesday, August 13,
2008
Institutions fear repeat of Bear Stearns collapse Financial News, UK - Aug
12, 2008 The most prominent casualty of the credit crunch so far is Bear
Stearns , a US investment bank, which almost collapsed earlier this year
and was acquired by ... ..
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Bear Stearns bet raises eyebrows - Business Spectator
Wednesday, August 13,
2008
Bear Stearns bet raises eyebrows Business Spectator, Australia - 15
minutes ago Traders are questioning the legitimacy of a gambit placed by
unknown investors that waged $1.7 million that Bear Stearns would suffer
an unprecedented ... ..
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Credit crunch: US market still wary - Malaysia Star
Tuesday, August 12,
2008
Credit crunch: US market still wary Malaysia Star, Malaysia - 13 hours ago
Incidentally, Bear Stearns had just the day before announced the collapse
of two of its hedge funds on subprime losses. On July 20 last year, ... ..
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Naked Short Ban Returns SEC 19 to Bear Monday: Chart of Day -
Bloomberg
Tuesday, August 12,
2008
Los Angeles Times Naked Short Ban Returns SEC 19 to Bear Monday: Chart of
Day Bloomberg - 2 hours ago s buyout of Bear Stearns , which was facing
bankruptcy after billions of subprime-mortgage linked losses. ``The
fundamentals that had created the panic ... SEC short-selling ban on
Fannie, Fre.. ..
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Bear Stearns Repo Boss Goes To Hedge Fund - DealBreaker.Com
Tuesday, August 12,
2008
Bear Stearns Repo Boss Goes To Hedge Fund DealBreaker.Com, NY - Aug 12,
2008 We're still closely following the career paths of the refugees from
the collapse of Bear Stearns . Last night we learned that Matt Chasin, ...
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Fitch Downgrades Rutland Rated Investments - Seven Bridges (Series
... - MarketW..
Tuesday, August 12,
2008
Fitch Downgrades Rutland Rated Investments - Seven Bridges (Series ...
MarketWatch - 23 hours ago In this case, in August 2008, Bear Stearns
Credit Products Inc. ( Bear Stearns ), as credit default swap (CDS)
counterparty, executed substitutions on the ... ..
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