James Cayne

"Too Big to Fail" Vs. "Too Big to Be Responsible"

Ryan Mack | Posted 10.23.2008 | Business


Ryan Mack

I believe in the free market economy, but once an entity becomes "too big to fail" it introduces the possibility that government intervention is a justifiable remedy.

Dick Grasso's Grit May Prevail, Help Him Keep $185 Million Payday

New York Times | Landon Thomas | Posted 06.11.2008 | Business


Call it the curse of Dick Grasso. Eliot Spitzer in 2004, pointing out what he said was evidence that Richard A. Grasso had received excessive compens...

At Bear, Jimmy Cayne's Apology Met With Silence

New York Times | Posted 06.07.2008 | Business


Mr. Cayne, on his second to last day as chairman of Bear, presided over the meeting at the firm's auditorium, which was filled with more than 400 empl...

Fight! Bear Stearn's Elder Statesmen In FingerPointing Feud

New York Times | Landon Thomas, Jr | Posted 05.15.2008 | Business


After 59 years, Alan C. Greenberg is still trading away at Bear Stearns, the troubled Wall Street bank that is about to disappear. Ask about his retir...

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 ...

Dethroned Bear Stearns CEO Needs Armed Bodyguard

New York Post | PAUL THARP and ZACHERY KOUWE | Posted 04.01.2008 | Business


From today's New York Post: Anger has reverberated all week throughout the gloomy Madison Avenue offices, where dethroned chief Jimmy Cayne has walke...

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...

Bear's Biggest Losers

Wall Street Journal | CASSELL BRYAN-LOW, KATE KELLY | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


British billionaire Joseph Lewis made his fortune gambling on currencies. His recent investment in Bear Stearns Cos. has turned out to be a disastrous...

Can Schwartz Stop Bear Stearns' Stock Death Spiral?

BusinessWeek Via Yahoo | Ben Levisohn | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Joseph Lewis' big bet on Bear Stearns is looking like a big mistake. Since the billionaire investor came on board last September, upping his stake thr...

Cayne To Step Down As Bear Stearns CEO

CNBC | Charles Gasparino | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


James Cayne has resigned as chief executive officer of Bear Stearns, amid widespread concern over his management of the Wall Street firm that has been...

No Bonuses For Bear Stearns' Top Execs This Year

Wall Street Journal | Kate Kelly | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


In an acknowledgment of the most-difficult period in Bear Stearns Cos.' 84-year history, Chief Executive Officer James Cayne and other senior executiv...