From the mail bag:
“People quitting all over the place here. Lots of guys leaving sales/trading/research, mostly for hedge funds, probably because none of us are getting paid this year. Management setting expectations very low.
Read more »From the mail bag:
“People quitting all over the place here. Lots of guys leaving sales/trading/research, mostly for hedge funds, probably because none of us are getting paid this year. Management setting expectations very low.
Read more »As is widely known, Wesley Snipes was found guilty of tax evasion a little while back, a charge which the actor believes to be bull shit. Because he would prefer not to go to prison for three years, Wes is attempting to appeal the verdict.
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Moreover, Mr. Pandit seems uncomfortable as the leader of one of the nation’s biggest banks. He shuns most interviews, and he is prone to overreact to criticism no matter the source, be it The Wall Street Journal or a minor blog. Reports suggest Mr. Pandit is behind Mr.
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A show of hands– how many of you think your male colleagues wear make-up? You were going to say “none,” right? Wrong, RuPaul. Statistically speaking, probably one-half to a third of your work pals are wearing some sort of lacquer right now, be it a little lip gloss or some bronzer and that doesn’t even include the transvesite beauts.
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Bernanke Meets Buffett In Role Conceived To Protect Markets (Bloomberg)
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$$$ Bear Stearns Help Was `Original Sin,’ Wallison Says [Bloomberg]
$$$ White House Economist Calls For More Stimulus [Reuters]
$$$ J.P. Morgan Names CFO for Investment Bank [WSJ]
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For its September issue, Absolute Return is running a “hedge fund report card.” The magazine polled hundreds of investors, asking them to rate their respective funds based on factors that included alignment of interests, alpha generation, independent oversight, infrastruct
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Remember last year, when not a day went by without people claiming Tim Geithner was getting fired and the White House had allegedly all but forced him to move into an office in the basement where the pipes leaked so that they could prepare the place for Jamie Dimon, who we were to believe was TG replacement?
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Vanity Fair is out with its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Last year, Lloyd Blankfein was named numba 1 stunna.
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Fuld Says U.S. Used `Flawed Information’ in Denying Lehman Aid (Bloomberg)
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