Meanwhile...Back On Wall Street

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Meanwhile...Back On Wall Street
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Sun, 09-14-2008 - 8:45pm

As we've dithered another week away, the economy goes on:


http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/business/15lehman.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin


In Frantic Day, Wall Street Banks Teeter



 

Published: September 14, 2008

 


In one the most extraordinary days in Wall Street’s history, Merrill Lynch is near an 11th-hour deal with Bank of America to avert a deepening financial crisis while another storied securities firm, Lehman Brothers, hurtled toward liquidation, according to people briefed on the deal. >>>full article at the link above


http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/business/15aig.html?hp


Rush Is On to Prevent A.I.G. From Failing



 

Published: September 14, 2008

 

 

The American International Group, the insurance company, is planning a major reorganization and a sale of its aircraft leasing business and other units to stabilize its finances, a person briefed on the company’s strategy said on Sunday.

A.I.G. became one of the focuses at an emergency gathering of Wall Street executives over the weekend, and was trying to arrange a capital infusion in the face of possible credit downgrades.>>>full article at the link above


http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/business/15short.html?hp


Banks Fear Next Move by Shorts



 

Published: September 14, 2008

 


In May, David Einhorn, one of the most vocal short sellers on Wall Street, made no secret he was betting against Lehman Brothers. Now, some investors are afraid that fund managers like him will take advantage of the climate of fear stirred up by the troubles of Lehman to single out other weak financial firms whose declining share prices would bring them rich rewards.


At emergency meetings over the weekend, the heads of major financial institutions urged Timothy F. Geithner, the president of the New York Fed, and Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr., to consider having the Securities and Exchange Commission reinstate a temporary rule to limit the risky but potentially lucrative practice of betting on a firm’s falling share price, according to two people who were briefed on, but did not attend, the meetings. >>>full article at the link above




Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan offered a woeful outlook of America's economic situation on Sunday, saying the crisis with the country's financial institutions was as dire as he had ever seen in his long career, and predicting that one or more of those institutions would likely collapse in the near future.


"Oh, by far," Greenspan said, when asked if the situation was the worst he had seen in his career. "There's no question that this is in the process of outstripping anything I've seen and it still is not resolved and still has a way to go and, indeed, it will continue to be a corrosive force until the price of homes in the United States stabilizes. That will induce a series of events around the globe which will stabilize the system." >>>full article at the hyperlink above


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mon, 09-15-2008 - 7:50am

I don't remember seeing the European markets slide 4-5% in one day. Today should be interesting on Wall Street.

And some posters here wonder why foreigners are so interested in U.S. politics.

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Mon, 09-15-2008 - 10:08am
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Registered: 09-06-2008
Mon, 09-15-2008 - 10:14am
Washington Mutual will likely go belly-up soon. We're going to see at least one more large investment bank out of NY probably go, too. What McCain and Bush refer to as "the fundamentals" of the economy are in crisis like has not been seen since the late 1920s.

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Ashes where the bodies burning
No more war pigs have the power
Hand of God has sturck the hour
Day of judgement, God is calling
On their knees, the war pigs crawling Begging
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Registered: 09-06-2008
Mon, 09-15-2008 - 10:16am
They don't call him "Helicopter Ben" for nothing: flying over ailing, criminal industries, pouring cash out of a bucket, along with assurances that the fed - and therefore, the taxpayers - will eat an ever-increasing share of this pile of crap.

Now in darkness, world stops turning
Ashes where the bodies burning
No more war pigs have the power
Hand of God has sturck the hour
Day of judgement, God is calling
On their knees, the war pigs crawling Begging
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Registered: 09-06-2008
Mon, 09-15-2008 - 10:17am
Too bad ol' Greenspan actually helped this along while he was holding the fed's reins, instead of just waiting until he no longer had to actually be accountable for his actions before saying "oh, we're screwed."

Now in darkness, world stops turning
Ashes where the bodies burning
No more war pigs have the power
Hand of God has sturck the hour
Day of judgement, God is calling
On their knees, the war pigs crawling Begging

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