The Cause of Bubbles: Investment vs Financial Engineering

Seeded on Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:09 PM EDT (wallstreetpit.com)

Let me get this straight. In 2008, funds trying to squeeze out another basis point or two thought they were being conservative buying insurance on heavily leveraged portfolios of sub prime loans and other debt...

business, market, stock, bubble

JP Morgan CEO: Bear Stearns Collapse Should Be Investigated

Seeded on Tue Jul 8, 2008 3:04 PM EDT (Wall Street Pit)

In an interview with Charlie Rose on PBS, televised on Monday - JP Morgan Chase & Co (JPM) - Chief Executive Jamie Dimon discussed among other things, his co's integration with Bear Stearns...

business

New Industry Guidelines To Help Struggling Homeowners

Seeded on Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:04 PM EDT ()

U.S. Senate lawmakers prepare to begin debate this week on a massive housing package aimed at slowing the record pace of foreclosures that continues to roil the economy.

business, real, estate

Fed Sees Inflation As Its Top Priority

Seeded on Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:46 AM EDT (Wall Street Pit)

The Fed Chairman also couple weeks ago finally admitted that the weakness in the greenback was contributing to both higher inflation and elevated inflation expectations.

business, investing

CNN's Jack Cafferty sued by Chinese lawyers

Seeded on Wed Apr 23, 2008 2:27 PM EDT ()

During an appearance on "The Situation Room," a program that aired on April 9, Cafferty said while speaking about the US trade deficit with China: ..

china, cnn

China surpassing U.S. in Internet users

Seeded on Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:03 PM EDT (wallstreetpit.com)

As of today, based on newly released statistics by the Chinese Government - China has surpassed the United States as the No. 1 nation with the most internet users...

technology, china, internet

Microsoft and Yahoo at it again!

Seeded on Fri Mar 28, 2008 3:44 AM EDT (International Herald Tribune)

Microsoft's hostile-takeover against Yahoo is getting - yes, you guessed it - even more complicated by the hour...

business, finance

Capital Link 2nd Annual Shipping Conference, Part Three: Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (NM)

Seeded on Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:45 PM EDT (Wall Street Pit)

This is the third in a series of articles on presentations made at the recent Capital Link Shipping Conference...

business, dry-bulk-shipping

XM Satellite, SIRI combination gets U.S. antitrust approval

Seeded on Mon Mar 24, 2008 3:35 PM EDT (bloomberg)

Backing from the Federal Communications Commission now represents the last hurdle for Sirius, which is buying its larger rival in a deal valued at $4.2 billion. Investors will receive 4.6 Sirius shares for each XM share they own...

business, satellite-radio