Hedge funds against Obama
By Jennifer Ablan and Matthew Goldstein Class warfare has been the topic du jour this year and is likely to be a major theme of the 2012 election. In a speech two weeks ago, President Barack Obama...
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Two weeks of speechifying by the Dems and Reps has come to an end. Well not really–but the conventions are over. And for all the talk, there is one issue that got short-shrift–a solution to the...
View ArticleObama hearts El-Erian
By Sam Forgione and Matthew Goldstein OK, so it’s not a big gig like being nominated to head the Treasury Dept. But President Obama’s decision to tap PIMCO’s Mohamed El-Erian to head the President’s...
View ArticleOne more try at the Great Refi
By Matthew Goldstein Don’t be surprised if President Obama includes a line or two in his State of Union address this evening about the need for a plan to allow millions of struggling homeowners whose...
View ArticleOnce-obese Goldman analyst becomes fitness evangelical, gym CEO
Wall Street is shrinking, but so are some of its bankers. Eight years ago, Goldman Sachs Group’s Kishan Shah weighed 400 pounds and couldn’t find a suit that fit his 62” waist for a job interview. Now...
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Chrysler, an American Bankruptcy
By Chris Kaufman Chrysler’s private equity owners Cerberus, or at least their lawyers, will arrive at bankruptcy court in Manhattan later this morning. Yesterday, President Obama assured hand-wringing...
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Sugar shortage spawns sweet jokes from late-night comedian
By Reuters Staff By Christopher Doering The surge in sugar prices and potential risk of a shortage has provided some sweet fodder for one late-night comedian who can’t help but poke fun at the...
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How cutting prop desks hits M&A
By Chris Kaufman A wee while ago, DealZone posited that bonus-hungry bankers who had gravitated to bank prop desks might return to the once-glorified M&A desks after the Obama administration...
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Morning line up: Obama on Wall Street, Goldman’s Tourre, Australia’s lure
By Cecilia Valente News and views on the fund industry from Reuters and elsewhere: Obama calls for new rules for Wall Street - Reuters German bank cuts links with Goldman - Reuters Tourre to appear...
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Morning line-up: Merkel on Greece, U.S. financial reform, hung parliament
By Cecilia Valente News and views on the fund sector from Reuters and elsewhere: Merkel tells Greece it must cut costs more to get German help – Reuters Obama’s financial reform blocked in Senate –...
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