Reading Time: < 1 minute At least that’s what Fed chairman Bernenke and Treasury secretary Paulson think, and the congress and president agree with them. But how about the shareholders and we the tax payers? The AIG shareholders are almost wiped out (slightly better than Fannie and Freddie), and the price tag is $85 billion for now. So summary, the… Continue reading AIG IS too big to fail
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Cramer was wrong on BSC last week
Reading Time: 2 minutes As you may know, the Bear Sterns (BSC) was bought by JP Morgan for $2 a share as of this afternoon March 16 US time (Reuter News). And here was Cramer’s take on Bear Sterns on Mad Money just last Tuesday (March 11). Dear Jim: Should I be worried about Bear Stearns in terms of… Continue reading Cramer was wrong on BSC last week
Bear, liquidity, soft commodity
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bear Stern (NYSE:BSC) spoiled the market today. There was some confusion about Citic Securities recent agreement. As far as I know, according to Bloomberg, there was a small stock swap deal and potential JV. But lately they are under a talk to revise the deal. So nothing like the China Invest Co. Blackstone IPO fiasco.… Continue reading Bear, liquidity, soft commodity