AIG Considers Leasing Unit IPO For Taxpayers (AIG)
American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) may have yet one more rabbit to pull out of the hat that could pay back the American taxpayers who funded its bailout during the financial meltdown. CNBC first reported it and others have…
The plane leasing unit is now expected to have a valuation of $6 billion to $8 billion. AIG is continuing to take efforts that will work towards getting the U.S. taxpayer paid back. CEO Robert Benmosche even appears to be poised to stay on longer now that his cancer treatments seem to be under control.
Today’s news is helping AIG shares rally with a 1.7% gain on a day when the DJIA and the S&P 500 Index are each down by more than 1% after weaker economic data and more irreverent worries that no more forms of quantitative easing will come from Ben Bernanke and friends at the Federal Reserve.
AIG shares are up 1.7% at $31.41 and shares even traded as high as $31.71 on the day. In fact, today’s high appears to be the highest share price since last May. AIG’s 52-week trading range is $19.18 to $35.57.
JON C. OGG
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Jon Ogg has been a financial news analyst since 1997. Mr. Ogg set up one of the first audio squawk box services for traders called TTN, which he sold in 2003. He has previously worked as a licensed broker to some of the top U.S. and E.U. financial institutions, managed capital, and has raised private capital at the seed and venture stage. He has lived in Copenhagen, Denmark, as well as New York and Chicago, and he now lives in Houston, Texas. Jon received a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance at University of Houston in 1992. www.247wallst.com.