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Douglas A. McIntyre | Sep 22, 2009 at 5:00 AM EDT

AIG (AIG), Never Give A Sucker An Even Break

“We think that the American taxpayer will be fully repaid” under the company’s plan”—Ed Liddy, AIG CEO, May 13, 2009…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Sep 15, 2009 at 4:18 PM EDT

Bove Could Care Less About Mack Leaving (MS, GS, JPM)

Dick Bove of Rochdale Securities does not care about John Mack leaving Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). In fact. you might…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Sep 11, 2009 at 3:54 AM EDT

Media Digest 9/11/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters: International bank regulators are looking at Brazil as a model. Reuters: John Mack will step down at Morgan Stanley’s (MS)…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Sep 10, 2009 at 4:17 PM EDT

Whacking Mack (MS)

It turns out that all the rumors of the resignation or retirement of top dog John Mack turned out to…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 31, 2009 at 8:18 AM EDT

When Banks and Brokers Downgrade Each Other (BAC, MS)

It is usually a wonder when you see bank and brokerage firms analyst upgrades or downgrades on competitors in the…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 24, 2009 at 11:30 AM EDT

ETFs/ETNs Becoming Hybrid Closed-End Funds (USO, UNG, DBO, DXO, GAZ, GSG, GS, MS, GLD, SLV, JJC, FAS, FAZ)

Two months ago it was a carnal sin to suggest that certain exchange-traded funds or notes which track commodities would…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 21, 2009 at 4:03 AM EDT

Media Digest 8/21/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters: Sony (SNE) and Microsoft (MSFT) are battling to control home entertainment but consumers are slow to adopt their technologies.…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 17, 2009 at 4:58 PM EDT

Fidelity’s Top Portfolio Changes (BAC, WFC, GS, MS, JPM, AAPL, MSFT, CSCO, ORCL, XOM, CVX, PFE, ESRX, WYE, GE, SBUX)

Fidelity Management & Research Company, or FMR, was among the giants which released its quarterly holdings over the most recent…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 8, 2009 at 11:47 AM EDT

The Unusual Suspects (MS, GENZ, SPPI, CBST, DNDN, OPXA, BRK-A, FRED, GSIC, AMAT, WMT, LEAP, PCS)

We have some very unusual developments that came late in the week that we want you to keep on your…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 7, 2009 at 4:05 AM EDT

Media Digest 8/7/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters: A college education no longer means easy employment in China. Reuters: Fannie Mae (FNM) lost $14.8 billion. Reuters: The…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 6, 2009 at 6:11 AM EDT

Investment Banks And Lawyers Make $1 Billion On AIG (AIG)

Everyone is making money off of the break-up and financing of AIG (AIG) except the insurance company itself and the…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 6, 2009 at 3:58 AM EDT

Media Digest 8/6/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters: A bubble may be forming in the corporate bond market. Reuters: Wall St. firms have made $1 billion on…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 29, 2009 at 1:29 PM EDT

As Goldman Sachs Downgrades Morgan Stanley, Downgrades Itself (GS, MS)

This morning came a key analyst downgrade, in the brokerage firm sector itself. The analyst team at Goldman Sachs Group…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 22, 2009 at 7:12 AM EDT