Bear Stearns Buyout

Matthew Tannin: Bear Stearns Former Manager Indicted In Mortgage Sweep

Brigitte Bradford | Posted 06.19.2008 | Business


Below is some information on Matthew Tannin, one of the two former Bear Stearns executives indicted today in the FBI's "Operation Malicious Mortgage."...

Ralph Cioffi: Bear Stearns Former Manager Indicted In Mortgage Crackdown

Brigitte Bradford | Posted 06.19.2008 | Business


Below is information on Ralph Cioffi, the former Bear Stearns manager, who was arrested on Thursday and charged with securities fraud and various cha...

Bear Stearns Executives Ralph Cioffi, Matthew Tannin Indicted... FBI Announces "Operation Malicious Mortgage"

AP | TOM HAYS | Posted 06.19.2008 | Business


Two former Bear Stearns managers have been arrested, federal authorities said Thursday, becoming the first executives to face criminal charges in the ...

Effort to Save Bear Stearns Must be Matched by Effort to Save Homeowners

Sen. Robert Menendez | Posted 04.02.2008 | Politics


Sen. Robert Menendez

A full year into the subprime mortgage crisis, the administration has done nothing but hit the snooze button as 20,000 Americans watch their dreams of homeownership go up in smoke every week.

How Goldman Sachs Secretly Destroyed Bear Stearns

Henry Blodget | Posted 04.02.2008 | Business


Henry Blodget

Once again, Goldman seems to have outsmarted the rest of Wall Street, spotting a problem before everyone else did.

Britney and the Bear: Who Says You Can't Get Good Help Anymore?

Thomas Ferguson and Robert A. Johnson | Posted 03.27.2008 | Business


Thomas Ferguson and Robert A. Johnson

We have not seen the last bailout in this crisis. If the public is going to pay for them, as we think it must, it should also get paid back for them.

Exclusive: Bear Stearns Employees Already Financially Raped, Now Possibly Enslaved

Jill Brooke | Posted 03.25.2008 | Business


Jill Brooke

JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon has called CEOs of investment banks saying that it would be "unpatriotic" to go after Bear Stearns employees until he has had first choice over who to keep and who to fire.

Bear Stearns Bailout Paves Way For $1+ Trillion U.S. Homeowner Rescue Plan

Henry Blodget | Posted 03.24.2008 | Business


Henry Blodget

Get ready for the Fed's next great taxpayer-funded bailout, which is now almost guaranteed: The $1+ Trillion U.S. Homeowner Rescue Plan.

"Bridge" Loan To Bear Stearns - Who's The Real Dummy?

Stephen H. Baum | Posted 03.21.2008 | Business


Stephen H. Baum

The root cause of the credit crisis is greed gone wild.

The Most Dramatically Tragic Week

David McWilliams | Posted 03.20.2008 | Business


David McWilliams

Bernanke -- like a good priest -- is responding to acts of contrition with the monetary equivalent of three "Hail Mary's and an Our Father." He is granting absolution all over the place.

Bear Stearns Employees Meet The New Boss

New York Times | Landon Thomas Jr. and Eric Dash | Posted 03.20.2008 | Business


James Dimon tramped through the rain on Wednesday evening and strode into the headquarters of Bear Stearns, the embattled investment bank he hopes to ...

Bear Stearns Fat Cats Elicit Little Sympathy

ABC News | Russell Goldman | Posted 03.19.2008 | 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 03.19.2008 | 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 Investment Banks Seen Riskier Than Third World Countries

Reuters | Peter Apps | Posted 03.18.2008 | Home


Turmoil and uncertainty over some of Wall Street's best-known investment banks has left some facing rougher market conditions that price them as riski...

What Happened to the Bootstraps?

Cenk Uygur | Posted 03.18.2008 | Business


Cenk Uygur

If the government is going to bail you out, then the government should be regulating you to make sure you're not going to need a bailout.

Stocks Soar, Dow Rises 420 Points

AP | MADLEN READ | Posted 03.18.2008 | Business


NEW YORK — Wall Street stormed higher Tuesday as investors, optimistic following stronger-than-expected earnings from two big investment banks, ...

Reading The Pictures: Bear Stearns' Wanton Ambition

Michael Shaw | Posted 03.18.2008 | Business


Michael Shaw

2008-03-18-shaw_stearns.jpg I kid you not, this is the image from page 4 of the Bear Stearns 2000 Annual Report.

US, Global Markets: What's Next?

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.17.2008 | Business


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

Bear Stearns and Carlyle Debacles Are a "Modern-Day Greek Tragedy"

Loretta Napoleoni | Posted 03.17.2008 | Business


Loretta Napoleoni

The collapse of Carlyle Capital and the rescue of Bear Stearns signal the end of nearly two decades of easy money, cheap credit and soaring global debt.

What Bear Stearns' Meltdown Means To You

ABC News | ALICE GOMSTYN | Posted 03.17.2008 | 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 03.17.2008 | 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 03.17.2008 | 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 03.17.2008 | 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 03.17.2008 | 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 03.17.2008 | 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...


 

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