American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) is under pressure. This morning is the effective date of a 1 for 20 reverse split. Our closing bell price was $1.16 yesterday, and that would…
Douglas A. McIntyre Reuters: Cybercrime is spreading fast on Facebook. Reuters: GM will seek to sell most of its assets to a new company. Reuters: Madoff got 150 years in prison. Reuters: AIG (AIG) shareholders will…
Analysts were appalled when Goldman Sachs (GS) paid a 10% coupon on a $5 billion investment made by Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A)(BRK-B) in September of last year. He also was given…
Reuters: Bernanke denied putting pressure on Bank of America (BAC) over the deal to buy Merrill Lynch. Reuters: GM said a bankruptcy delay would destroy suppliers. Reuters: Nominees have started to emerge…
Short sellers jumped out of major financial shares but piled into the stocks for major industrial firms based on data as of June 15. Shorts clearly think the restructuring of the bank…
Reuters: Investors are putting money into emerging markets except Eastern Europe. Reuters: Stanford will go to court for a $8 billion fraud allegation. Reuters: RIM’s (RIMM) outlook disappointed. Reuters: CEOs at bailed out…
Reuters: Obama proposed sweeping reform for financial industry. Reuters: A number of large banks repaid TARP. (JPM)(GS)(BBT)(COP)(STT)(AXP)(USB) Reuters: Consumer prices show inflation is in check. Reuters: China could still be a big…
Reuters: The US faces a long period of economic stagnation. Reuters: Obama will release plans for a financial market overhaul. Reuters: The White House will not help California fix its deficit. Reuters: …
Reuters: The US outlined new financial market reforms. Reuters: Obama lobbied MDs on his new healthcare package. Reuters: Russia hosted the first BRIC summit. Reuters: B of A’s (BAC) BlackRock (BLK) stake…
Reuters: The heads of the emerging markets, the so-called BRICs, held their first global summit. Reuters: Obama will be tested this week on financial reforms. Reuters: Rich nations are working on an…
Reuters: Baclays (BCS) sold BCI to Blackrock (BLK) for $13.3 billion Reuters: WHO declared a flu epidemic Reuters: Congress bash Fed, Treasury, and B of A (BAC) on Merrill Reuters: US is…
Reuters: Fiat closed its deal for control of Chrysler. Reuters: California may be hit by an economic “meltdown.” Reuters: May foreclosures were third highest month ever recorded. Reuters: The US named a…
Reuters: China must balance growth and reducing greenhouse gases. Reuters: The Supreme Court has delayed Chrysler’s Chapter 11. Reuters: The US will allow 10 banks to repay TARP funds. Reuters: The Boston…
Reuters: Rio Tinto (RTP) has killed a deal with Chinalco for one with BHP (BHP). Reuters: US regulators insisted JP Morgan (JPM) and Amex (AXP) raise money to exit the TARP. Reuters: …
The ADP number for jobs lost last month was 532,000. It was better than any month since November but worse than what many analysts had expected. Economists predict the unemployment figures from…
