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“Banks will almost certainly follow sovereigns in downgrades. It’s a foregone conclusion.”

Posted by J.M. Hamilton Blog at 1/19/2012 7:42 PM | Add Comment

“This report sets forth the information required by the terms of Oliver Wyman’s engagement by Sifma and is prepared in the form expressly required thereby.”

Posted by J.M. Hamilton Blog at 1/19/2012 7:41 PM | Add Comment

"Carlyle has also taken a machete to the traditional legal rights of public shareholders."

Posted by J.M. Hamilton Blog at 1/19/2012 7:40 PM | Add Comment

All the World's Gold

Posted by J.M. Hamilton Blog at 1/19/2012 7:38 PM | Add Comment

MEGA-UP-LOAD...

Posted by J.M. Hamilton Blog at 1/19/2012 7:36 PM | Add Comment

“There’s a lot of empirical evidence to suggest that Romney is losing altitude and that Gingrich is closing the race,” Mr. Schmidt said.

Posted by J.M. Hamilton Blog at 1/19/2012 7:34 PM | Add Comment

Victims whose settlement details were disclosed include....

Posted by J.M. Hamilton Blog at 1/19/2012 7:32 PM | Add Comment

Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday that he was backing a review of Mr. Goodwin’s knighthood

Posted by J.M. Hamilton Blog at 1/19/2012 7:29 PM | Add Comment

Wonder how much insurance the Fed had to offer Suisse for the Maiden Lane Sale?

Posted by J.M. Hamilton Blog at 1/19/2012 7:28 PM | Add Comment

"But Bank of America by all appearances is back. And if it isn't, the worst certainly appears to be behind it."

Posted by J.M. Hamilton Blog at 1/19/2012 7:24 PM | Add Comment

"Their stock was toast," the trader said.

Posted by J.M. Hamilton Blog at 1/19/2012 7:22 PM | Add Comment

“The financial institutions, when they talk abut international regulation, they follow the model of the teenage child of divorced parents — playing mommy off against daddy,” Mr. Frank said.

Posted by J.M. Hamilton Blog at 1/19/2012 7:20 PM | Add Comment

“However, the MF Global bankruptcy has dealt a severe blow to the public’s confidence in the financial integrity of our futures markets.”

Posted by J.M. Hamilton Blog at 1/19/2012 7:19 PM | Add Comment

So what about banks?

Posted by J.M. Hamilton Blog at 1/19/2012 7:17 PM | Add Comment

“Michel M. Liès’ proven track record in reinsurance and broad international experience will support our mission to become the leading player in the wholesale reinsurance industry.”

Posted by J.M. Hamilton Blog at 1/19/2012 7:02 PM | Add Comment

"This is one of the most prominent situations where you can dispose of appreciated property and avoid paying tax on the gain."

Posted by J.M. Hamilton Blog at 1/19/2012 7:00 PM | Add Comment

"We have told our international partners that we have no intention to seek additional resources for the IMF," a Treasury spokeswoman said.

Posted by J.M. Hamilton Blog at 1/19/2012 6:58 PM | Add Comment

INTERESTING: Santorum wound up with a 34-vote advantage over Romney, though the paper said results from several precincts were missing and there are "too many holes" in the certified totals to know the victor for certain.

Posted by J.M. Hamilton Blog at 1/19/2012 6:49 PM | Add Comment

A Love Supreme, Part II Resolution

Posted by J.M. Hamilton Blog at 1/19/2012 7:26 AM | Add Comment

Maybe today’s young socialist sympathizers, along with healthy regulation and a loud public outcry, can help rescue capitalism from the crony capitalists.

Posted by J.M. Hamilton Blog at 1/19/2012 7:26 AM | Add Comment

Fitch Ratings has said the October agreement would amount to a “default event” once implemented, while the International Swaps and Derivatives Association has said it wouldn’t trigger credit-default swaps

Posted by J.M. Hamilton Blog at 1/19/2012 7:22 AM | Add Comment

“There’s no more CLOs, CDOs, CDOs squared, CDOs cubed,” Bove said, referring to asset-linked securities and financial instruments at the heart of 2008’s U.S. financial crisis.

Posted by J.M. Hamilton Blog at 1/19/2012 7:20 AM | Add Comment

In his campaigns for the United States Senate, governor of Massachusetts and president, he has never once released his tax returns

Posted by J.M. Hamilton Blog at 1/19/2012 7:18 AM | Add Comment

Someone has to pay for that failed merger...!

Posted by J.M. Hamilton Blog at 1/19/2012 7:15 AM | Add Comment

In response, the Mexican government deployed its military and the federal police

Posted by J.M. Hamilton Blog at 1/19/2012 7:13 AM | Add Comment

"He said he planned to vote for Newt Gingrich on Saturday and expressed misgivings about Mr. Romney’s faith and the Mormon church’s view of God."

Posted by J.M. Hamilton Blog at 1/19/2012 7:11 AM | Add Comment

Experts from across the spectrum acknowledge that the Republican tax proposals would benefit the wealthiest the most.

Posted by J.M. Hamilton Blog at 1/19/2012 7:07 AM | Add Comment

“Online piracy is harmful and it needs to be addressed, but not at the expense of censoring creativity, stifling innovation or preventing the creation of new, lawful digital distribution methods.”

Posted by J.M. Hamilton Blog at 1/19/2012 7:05 AM | Add Comment

As a result, Greece has demanded that bondholders accept not only a 50 percent loss on their new bonds but also a lower interest rate on them.

Posted by J.M. Hamilton Blog at 1/19/2012 7:02 AM | Add Comment

Mr. Romney does not have to apologize for his wealth. But he cannot keep trying to conceal just how much the tax code has been tilted in his favor.

Posted by J.M. Hamilton Blog at 1/19/2012 6:57 AM | Add Comment