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General Motors Plans to Exchange GM Notes for Common Stock

Apr 27, 2009, 4:43 PM

General Motors (GM) unveiled its new turnaround plan today, after the company’s less aggressive viability plan was shot down by the Auto Task Force in February.... Read »

Bear Stearns’ Alan Schwartz Headed to Goldman

Apr 27, 2009, 4:40 PM

Alan Schwartz, the M&A banker who had the misfortune of becoming Bear Stearns CEO in January 2008, two months before the 85-year-old firm collapsed, appears... Read »

The Enterprising Investor’s Guide 4-27-2009

Apr 27, 2009, 4:04 PM

The price-to-peak earnings multiple remains unchanged from last week at 9.7x. The rally that spanned six straight weeks came to an end with last week’s small... Read »

Invesco and Billionaire Wilbur Ross to Commit $1B in Bank Assets

Apr 27, 2009, 4:01 PM

Money manager Invesco Ltd (IVZ) and renowned investor Wilbur Ross announced Monday they will head a group committing $1 billion to buy toxic bank loans and securities... Read »

Governor Schwarzenegger’s Press Conference on Swine Flu

Apr 27, 2009, 3:20 PM 1

Since I was issued a press pass for the conference, on a tip, I went to Governor Schwarzenegger’s press conference on the swine flu outbreak. I was the only... Read »

North County Times ‘Deal of the Week’

Apr 27, 2009, 2:59 PM

Here is another ‘Deal of the Week’ from Zach Fox at the North County Times. This time they have featured a property in Murrieta, a city in southwestern... Read »

Humana (HUM) Looking Healthier

Apr 27, 2009, 2:38 PM

“More importantly, guidance for the full year is better than the prior guidance. That’s the important thing for them. Humana is up 8%. Very good news from them.... Read »

First Quarter 2009 Report on Residential Vacancies and Homeownership

Apr 27, 2009, 2:29 PM

The Census Bureau released a report today showing the national vacancy rates in the first quarter 2009 stood at 10.1% for rental housing and 2.7% for homeowner housing.... Read »

Wall Street Puts Aside Over $36 Billion to Pay its Towering Geniuses

Apr 27, 2009, 2:04 PM

Change we can believe in. From The NYT: Workers at the largest financial institutions are on track to earn as much money this year as they did before the financial... Read »

Geithner and His ties with the Finance Club, NYT

Apr 27, 2009, 1:24 PM 2

This front page piece published today in the NY Times talks about Treasury Secretary Geithner and the ties he forged with many of the nation’s most powerful financial... Read »

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