Analysis Topic: Companies Analysis
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Friday, December 25, 2009
Response to Goldman Sachs Expose / Companies / Credit Crisis 2009
By: Janet_Tavakoli
The New York Times published a Christmas Eve expose of Goldman Sachs’s so-called “Abacus” synthetic collateralized debt obligations (CDOs). They were created with credit derivatives instead of cash securities. Goldman used credit derivatives to create short bets that gain in value when CDOs lose value. Goldman did this for both protection and profit and marketed the idea to hedge funds.
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Saturday, December 05, 2009
Goldman Sachs Senior Executives Arming Themselves On Fear of Populist Uprising / Companies / Credit Crisis 2009
By: Paul_Craig_Roberts
Goldman Sachs senior executives are arming themselves with New York gun permits, according to Alice Schroeder on Bloomberg.com. The banksters “are now equipped to defend themselves if there is a populist uprising against the bank.”
Thursday, December 03, 2009
Goldman Sachs, Guns, and Bloomberg's B.S. / Companies / Credit Crisis 2009
By: Janet_Tavakoli
Bloomberg News has done a lot of good research during this financial crisis, so I was surprised yesterday when it released Alice Schroeder's article claiming Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s employees are buying guns to protect themselves against an uprising against the bank.
Monday, November 23, 2009
I Retract My Apology and Call for More Regulation of Goldman Sachs / Companies / Credit Crisis 2009
By: Janet_Tavakoli
According to SIGTARP1, both the Federal Reserve and Treasury agreed that an AIG failure posed unacceptable risk to the global financial system and the U.S. economy. On March 24, 2009, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke testified before the House Financial Services Committee [P.9]:
Read full article... Read full article...[C]onceivably, its failure could have resulted in a 1930’s-style global financial and economic meltdown, with catastrophic implication[s].
Friday, November 20, 2009
Robert Prechter The FDIC Anaesthesia Is Wearing Off / Companies / Credit Crisis 2009
By: EWI
The following article is an excerpt from Robert Prechter's Elliott Wave Theorist. For more information from Robert Prechter on bank safety, download his free report, Discover the Top 100 Safest U.S. Banks.
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
More than 130 banks will have failed by the end of 2009. Is Your Bank Safe? / Companies / Credit Crisis 2009
By: EWI
Gary Grimes writes: Please understand that this article is about more than safeguarding your money; it's about saving you headache and heartache. It's about giving you peace of mind.
Before I explain, please allow me to ask a few questions:
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Financial Crisis Not Over, More Banks Going Bust, 100 Safest U.S. Banks / Companies / Credit Crisis 2009
By: EWI
Is Your Bank Safe? More than 130 banks will have failed by the end of 2009. What if your bank fails? Did you know you could be left in the lurch for days, weeks, even months before you get your money back from the FDIC? What happens if the FDIC can't cover your funds? How do you find a safe bank to protect your deposits right now? Find answers to these questions and more in the original "Safe Banks" report from Elliott Wave International. Learn more and download your free report now.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Résumé Tips For CEOs, Board Members / Companies / Credit Crisis 2009
By: Mike_Shedlock
Finding a CEO these days appears to be much more difficult than in the past. For example, Bank of America was forced to expand its search to include those living in New York. Shocking!
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Bear Stearns Ralph Cioffi Acquitted of Fraud Charges Yesterday / Companies / Credit Crisis 2009
By: Janet_Tavakoli
Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin, former hedge fund managers and co-heads of Bear Stearns Asset Management, were acquitted yesterday (November 10) of all six counts in their fraud trial” U.S. v. Cioffi, 08-CR-00415, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Brooklyn).
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Trillion Dollar Ticking Derivatives Time Bomb to Explode Under Bankrupt Banks / Companies / Credit Crisis 2009
By: Graham_Summers
Dear %$firstname$%,
At Gains, Pains, & Capital I’ve been warning about the Trillion Dollar Ticking Time Bomb of derivatives for months now. As a brief recap, let’s consider the following:
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Friday, October 02, 2009
Could Goldman Sachs Share GM's Bankruptcy Fate? / Companies / Credit Crisis 2009
By: Money_Morning
Martin Hutchinson writes: Investment banks have gotten fat off the land since 1982, when the great U.S. bull market got its start. Their business has multiplied many-fold, and their earnings have soared into the stratosphere, to a level far higher than any other sector.
Sunday, September 06, 2009
One Sixth Of All Construction Loans In Trouble / Companies / Credit Crisis 2009
By: Mike_Shedlock
The New York Times has an interesting article about construction loans that Inquiring minds will want to read. Please consider Construction Loans Falter, a Bad Omen for Banks.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Global Financial Crisis Catalysts Stock Prices Triple this Month / Companies / Credit Crisis 2009
By: Money_Morning
William Patalon III
writes: Three of the financial institutions that were key catalysts to the global financial crisis and that owe the federal government billions of dollars as a direct result of those problems have seen their shares triple in price so far this month.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Credit Crisis Bailouts Mean Survival Of The Biggest Banks / Companies / Credit Crisis 2009
By: Mike_Shedlock
On account of Fed sponsorship, Banks 'Too Big to Fail' Have Grown Even Bigger.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Critically Under-Capitalized Banks Direct Result of "Wonderful Chain of Stupidity" / Companies / Credit Crisis 2009
By: Mike_Shedlock
Last week the Wall Street Journal ran an article about how trust securities sank Guaranty Financial Group and six family-controlled Illinois banks in early July.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Bank Failures in the United States / Companies / Credit Crisis 2009
By: Global_Research
Bob Chapman writes: We had a bank go on Thursday and now we have a continuation of the Friday Night FDIC Financial Follies.
Federal and state regulators closed two small Arizona banks Friday evening, but depositors won't feel any pain.
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Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Halifax, HBOS Cancer Continues to Eat into Lloyds TSB, £4Billion Loss / Companies / Credit Crisis 2009
By: Nadeem_Walayat
Today Britains biggest tax payer bailed out bankrupt mortgage bank HBOS, contributed towards Lloyds TSB bottom line loss of £4 billion. The HBOS bad mortgage debt losses continue to eat into Lloyds TSB's balance sheet to the tune of another £10 billion, that's £20 billion to date of HBOS bad debt provisions of which the UK tax payers have a 50% stake in and given more capital injections will soon rise to approx 70% of the group. So that there is no illusion A 70% GOVERNMENT STAKE MEANS DEFACTO NATIONALISATION
Monday, August 03, 2009
Global Big Banks Exploit the Financial Crisis to Reap Massive Profits / Companies / Credit Crisis 2009
By: Global_Research
Stefan Steinberg writes: At the start of this week, German-based Deutsche Bank announced a huge increase in its profits. The bank reported a net profit of €1.1 billion in the second quarter of this year, nearly doubling its earnings over the same period last year (€645 million).
Thursday, July 30, 2009
How to Profit From Britain's Bank Lending Drought / Companies / Credit Crisis 2009
By: Money_Morning
Despite Chancellor Alistair Darling's desperate pleas, Britain's banks simply aren't doing as they're told. In June, bank lending to British businesses fell year-on-year for the first time ever recorded, according to the Bank of England.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Dead Banks Walking / Companies / Credit Crisis 2009
By: John_Browne
In recent weeks, the financial world has been dazzled by strikingly high earnings reported by our leading investment banks... or at least what we used to call investment banks. The numbers are reminiscent of another era - the one that came to a crashing end last September. Today's euphoria was keyed to the record $3.44 billion 2nd quarter profit announced by that branch office of the Treasury Department also known as Goldman Sachs. Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Chase, and State Street also chipped in with strong numbers.