Bear Stearns and Jpmorgan Chase

Shahien Nasiripour

Jamie Dimon, Head of JPMorgan Chase: "Everyone Should Be Allowed To Fail"

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 10.28.2009 | Business


The head of the country's second-biggest bank, considered by many to be "too big to fail," said Tuesday that no firm should be immune from failure. ...

Ben Bernanke: Socialist

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 07.17.2008 | Business


Hale

Poor lending standards have led to the collapse of communities and harder times for cities, beyond Bear Stearns. Shouldn't they be getting some help too?

$4 Gasoline at the Aspen Ideas Festival

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 07.11.2008 | Business


Raymond J. Learsy

In an interview with Charlie Rose, JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, in his engaging way, asked his audience a seemingly innocuous question: "Who among you is upset with $4 plus gasoline?"

Bear Stearns Bankers Getting Paid To Literally Do Nothing

NY Mag | Arianne Cohen | Posted 05.20.2008 | Business


Don't feel too sorry for the soon-to-be-laid-off employees at Bear Stearns: Right now they're getting paid to do nothing. "I'd say 50 percent of my de...

Bear Stearns' Cayne Sells Once-$1 Billion Stake For $61 Million

AP | JOE BEL BRUNO | Posted 04.05.2008 | Business


NEW YORK — Bear Stearns Cos. Chairman James Cayne dumped his entire stake in the embattled investment bank for $61 million as it appears closer ...

In Week Of Iraq War Anniversary, Obama's Race Speech Dominated Media Coverage

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 04.02.2008 | Media


Last week was a big one for news: On Monday, the markets opened to news that Bear Stearns had collapsed and was being bought out by JP Morgan; on Tues...

Billionaire Lewis Warns He May Try To Stop Bear Stearns Deal

New York Times | Andrew Ross Sorkin | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Bear Stearns shareholders are understandably furious about the investment bank's sale to JPMorgan Chase for about $2 a share. Now one of the largest o...

Bear Stearns Fat Cats Elicit Little Sympathy

ABC News | Russell Goldman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


As investment bank Bear Stearns collapsed, and was sold to JPMorgan Chase for a scant $240 million, its chairman James Cayne played bridge at a tourna...

Shell-Shocked Bear Stearns Employees Turn To Psychologists

ABC News | Russell Goldman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Facing the loss of their life savings and very possibly their jobs, employees at investment bank Bear Stearns are turning to trained professionals -- ...

US, Global Markets: What's Next?

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Think Progress: White House Defends Bailout Of Wall Street Instead Of Main Street During today's news briefing, reporters questioned White House Pres...

What Bear Stearns' Meltdown Means To You

ABC News | ALICE GOMSTYN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Think the Bear Stearns meltdown isn't affecting you? You might want to check your investments before you answer. Large mutual funds commonly found in...

Bear Sterns Is Worth Less Than Your Sister's White-Trash Husband

236.com | 23/6: News You Can Misuse | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


JP Morgan Chase & Co has agreed to buy Bear Stearns (BSC) for the bargain price of two dollars per share. Just last April, BSC shares were selling at ...

Investors Fear Financial Crisis Will Keep Spreading

NY Times | LANDON THOMAS Jr. | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The cash squeeze that brought Bear Stearns to its knees is fanning fears that other investment banks might be vulnerable to the crisis of confidence g...

Senator Reid Slams Bush's Handling Of The Economy

New York Times | STEVEN LEE MYERS | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


As President Bush welcomed the Federal Reserve's sweeping intervention in the financial markets, his administration faced accusations Monday that it s...

Obama, Clinton Cite Economic Distress

AP | TOM RAUM | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Democratic congressional leaders urged President Bush on Monday to do more to address the housing woes at the root of the spreading...

Angry Bear Stearns Investors Eye Legal Claims

Reuters | Martha Graybow | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Angry Bear Stearns Co Inc shareholders have wasted no time in calling their lawyers to pursue potential legal recourse over the company's $2-a-share f...

Stocks Widely Mixed on Bear Stearns News

AP | MADLEN READ | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


NEW YORK — Wall Street ended a temperamental session widely mixed Monday after investors grappled with JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s government-backed ...

Bear Stearns Stockholders Socked

Mortgage News Daily | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The news wasn't surprising but the price tag was a real stunner. On Sunday J.P. Morgan chase agreed to pay $2 per share to acquire failing Wall Stree...

Is Lehman Next?

CNN/Money | Colin Barr | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Lehman Brothers (LEH) may be in for a long day. Shares of the brokerage firm slid 15% in early trading after the firm said it's got enough cash to kee...

Billionaire Lewis Loses $1.16B On Bear Stakes

Bloomberg | Katherine Burton and Sree Vidya Bhaktavatsalam | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Joseph Lewis, the billionaire investor who bought 9.4 percent of Bear Stearns Cos. last year, lost $1.16 billion on his stake after JPMorgan Chase & C...

Global, US Market Updates

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


UPDATED 7:20pm EST: New York Times: Dow Ends Flat After Day Of Gyrations A day that loomed darkly on Wall Street ended with only a modest decline i...

Brokerage Stocks May Drop 50 Percent, Says Oppenheimer Analyst

Times | Catherine Boyle | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Meredith Whitney, the Wall Street analyst who received death threats after writing a negative report about Citigroup, has predicted that financial sto...

BEAR STEARNS FORCED TO SELL FOR $2 PER SHARE

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


UPDATED 3/17 AT 8am The AP Reports that global markets are tumbling today on the news that Bear Stearns is being bailed out by JP Morgan Chase: Glo...

JPMorgan Buys Ailing Bear Stearns At Bargain Basement Price

New York Times | ANDREW ROSS SORKIN and LANDON THOMAS Jr. | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Bear Stearns, facing collapse because of the mortgage crisis, agreed Sunday evening to be bought by JPMorgan Chase for a bargain-basement price of les...