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Dubai debt problems roil world markets; Mobius says it may trigger that correction; UBS says Dubai’s debt could be greater than $80B; Dubai creditors may just have to suck it up; UBS whistle blower looks for a billion dollar payoff for ratting; Focus on F

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Dubai Shows Limits of Government Rescues, Roubini’s Das Says Mobius Says Dubai May Trigger Markets ‘Correction’ Dubai Debt May Be Higher Than $80 Billion, UBS Analysts Say Dubai creditors have little option but to accept the hand they’ve been dealt Abu Dhabi Commercial Said Owed $1.9 ...
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All in the family: Raj wasn’t the first Rajaratnam to be under scrutiny; Raj says he’s innocent, wiretaps illegal; Benmosche staying at AIG, signs noncompete; Lehman creditors seeking “judicial assistance” to get info; UBS, Ernst sued over Madoff; A Madof

Published 4 days ago by wsf@wallstreetfolly.com (Wall Street Folly) at Wall Street Folly

Rajaratnam’s Brother Drew Scrutiny Galleon Chief Attacks Government’s Case Against Him Galleon Sells Commercial Bank, Sri Lanka Shares, Regulator Says Benmosche Reaffirms His Commitment to Leading AIG AIG’s Benmosche Signs Noncompete Deal Lehman Creditors Want Barclays Data From ...
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Obama’s AIG headache; Pinpointing when Madoff’s scam started key to loss calculations; Madoff trustee’s big fee bill; Hedge funds, others trapped in Lehman closer to getting $$$; Fed said to be looking for deTARPing plans; Apollo still looking for NYSE l

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AIG’s Rescue Bedevils U.S. Start Date Is Critical in Ponzi Plan Madoff liquidator seeks fees of $22.1m Fed Said to Ask Stress-Tested Banks to Submit Plans on TARP Billions in Lehman accounts unfrozen Black’s Apollo Revives Plan for New York Stock Exchange Listing U.K. Bankers Chafe Under ...
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Jamie Dimon for Treasury! — sounds like a lot of wishful thinking; No takers: B of A’s CEO search could drag into 2010; Goldman answers some AIG questions; Pay disclosure for top UK bankers?; Chieftain: Personality conflicts said to fuel hedge fund split

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Jamie Dimon seen as good fit for Treasury BofA May Name Stopgap Chief If Board Needs More Time for Search Goldman’s Response to Questions About A.I.G. UK: Top bank traders face pay disclosure Investment Firm Splits in Two Over Internal Rifts Microsoft, News Corp. In Early Talks On Web Deal Would ...
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File this under accidents waiting to happen: FHA making easy big loans to those with little cash down #EasyMoney #CreditCrunch #RealEstate #FHA

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Sounds like they’ve learned little, if nothing during the real estate meltdown. According to the NY Times the FHA is making easy money for big mortgages available to those with virtually no cash down. It recently loaned three nearly cashless twenty-something guys the scratch to buy a 2 ...
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Goldman Sachs bonuses now said to be coming under assault from large shareholders; SEC must fix the way it chooses who to investigate; Former Pequot guy told his therapist he was fired after he stopped providing tips to Samberg; Tough day at the office fo

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Goldman Holders Miffed at Bonuses SEC told to improve ways it chooses probe targets Pequot Worker Told Therapist That Samberg Sought Tips House Attacks Fed, Treasury Commodities to Get Record $60 Billion, Barclays Says Giuliani Said to Consider Run for U.S. Senate Over Governorship Problem ...
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Video: Jon Stewart on Goldman Sachs’ apology $GS #JonStewart #TheDailyShow #GoldmanSachs

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More Goldman Sachs love from Jon Stewart on The Daily Show…. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Things Not to Be Thankful For – Silverdome, Goldman Sachs & Congressional Recess www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political ...
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Video: Tim Geithner getting a wee bit testy during his congressional testimony

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Timmy had kind of a tough day on the congressional hot seat, enduring slings and arrows. Here’s one of the exchanges…. Video - Arts - Atari - Expert Witnesses - Business
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Big talent drain at Goldman says Whitney; Small businesses dialing for Goldman dollars; Former Galleon #2 guy emerges as another Galleon ring link; Citadel looking to bounce back from dreadful ‘08; Geithner: “This credit crunch is not over”; Lehman credi

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Whitney Says Goldman Sachs Lost ‘Tremendous’ Talent Small Businesses Turn to Goldman New Link Seen in Galleon Insider-Trading Case Geithner: ‘The credit crunch is not over’ A Hedge-Fund King Comes Under Siege Lehman Brothers Creditors File $824 Billion in Claims Thain self be ...
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Apologies for their credit crisis role and millions to assist small businesses from Goldman; Report says that if AIG collapsed, yes, Goldman would have been screwed; B of A’s Moynihan skewered in congressional testimony; Some Citigroup execs get big stock

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Goldman apologises for role in crisis Report Rebuts Goldman’s Claim on AIG Goldman, Buffett Establish $500 Million Small-Business Program It’s BofA-foonery! Citi Pays Forese, Gerspach, Volk $11.7 Million Shares Boats seized in Madoff scandal sell for $2 million Gold hits record near ...
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Lehman is suing Barclays over windfall profit; FDIC getting buried under foreclosed real estate; Geithner getting heat over AIG payments; TARP can’t save all banks; You may have to repay some of that stimulus tax credit you may have received; Buffett’s la

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Lehman Sues Barclays Capital America’s Newest Land Baron: FDIC Geithner under fire over AIG payments Audit Is Critical of N.Y. Fed in AIG Bailout New York Fed under fire over crisis bank payments TARP Can’t Save Some Banks Millions may have to repay part of stimulus tax ...
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Ivanka Trump isn’t so happy with the Crains NY story about her and Jared

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Crain’s NY published a piece on Ivanka Trump and her new hubby Jared Kushner. Doesn’t seem like she’s so pleased with the piece given her Twitter tweets: IvankaTrump Crain’s wrote a cover story on me and my husband this week that was both misinformed and pointless. 11/16, ...
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Bernie & Ruth’s personal loot fetches $900K; Did B of A strong arm Uncle Sam into making Merrill loans?; Lots of hedge funds still below high water mark and won’t get paid; Fixed income the key to UBS turnaround?; Deutsche Bank CEO on global banking regul

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Madoff’s ‘Prisoner’ Watch, Mets Jacket Boost $900,000 N.Y. Sale Madoff’s ill-gotten gains sold off Bank of temerity Hedge Funds Struggle UBS’s Debt Trading, Cause of Near Collapse, Is Key for Revival Deutsche Bank CEO Calls For Careful Global Bank Regulation Gold hits record on weak ...
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Bernie & Ruth’s personal loot fetches $900K; Did B of A strong arm Uncle Sam into making Merrill loans?; Lots of hedge funds still below high water mark and won’t get paid; Fixed income the key to UBS turnaround?; Deutsche Bank CEO on global banking regul

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Madoff’s ‘Prisoner’ Watch, Mets Jacket Boost $900,000 N.Y. Sale Madoff’s ill-gotten gains sold off Bank of temerity Hedge Funds Struggle UBS’s Debt Trading, Cause of Near Collapse, Is Key for Revival Deutsche Bank CEO Calls For Careful Global Bank Regulation Gold hits record on weak ...
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Jamie Dimon Op Ed: Let big banks grow and fail; Now here’s a shocker: Barofsky says TARP will cost taxpayers money (Thanks auto companies!); Duh: Pay czar “very concerned” that pay limits backfiring; Charities like the Robin Hood Foundation are cheering

Published 16 days ago by wsf@wallstreetfolly.com (Wall Street Folly) at Wall Street Folly

Jamie Dimon Op Ed: No more ‘too big to fail’ Barofsky Says TARP ‘Almost Certainly’ Will Bring Loss to U.S. Pay czar backtracks Robin Hood Says ‘Hell Yeah’ to Recovery Led by Goldman Bonuses Corzine to Aid Christie Transition, Has No Post-Governor Plans Citadel’s Moment for ...
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Ex SAC/Balyasny analyst probed in Galleon web; Goldman’s charity tax filing; U.S. may have to change tactics after embarrassing Bear Stearns case loss; A look at past defeats; Bill Gates thinks Wall St pay is too high but thinks gov’t meddling hurt compan

Published 17 days ago by wsf@wallstreetfolly.com (Wall Street Folly) at Wall Street Folly

SAC Capital Ex-Analyst Under Probe in Inside Case Ex-Balyasny Analyst Linked to Fortuna in Galleon Trading Case In Charity Tax Filing, a Glimpse of Goldman Bear Stearns Loss Echoes Long Line of U.S. Prosecution Defeats Feds may change tactics after Bear Billionaire Bill Gates says Wall St pay ...
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Ex SAC/Balyasny analyst probed in Galleon web; Goldman’s charity tax filing; U.S. may have to change tactics after embarrassing Bear Stearns case loss; A look at past defeats; Bill Gates thinks Wall St pay is too high but thinks gov’t meddling hurt compan

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SAC Capital Ex-Analyst Under Probe in Inside Case Ex-Balyasny Analyst Linked to Fortuna in Galleon Trading Case In Charity Tax Filing, a Glimpse of Goldman Bear Stearns Loss Echoes Long Line of U.S. Prosecution Defeats Feds may change tactics after Bear Billionaire Bill Gates says Wall St pay ...
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Ex SAC/Balyasny analyst probed in Galleon web; Goldman’s charity tax filing; U.S. may have to change tactics after embarrassing Bear Stearns case loss; A look at past defeats; Bill Gates thinks Wall St pay is too high but thinks gov’t meddling hurt compan

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SAC Capital Ex-Analyst Under Probe in Inside Case Ex-Balyasny Analyst Linked to Fortuna in Galleon Trading Case In Charity Tax Filing, a Glimpse of Goldman Bear Stearns Loss Echoes Long Line of U.S. Prosecution Defeats Feds may change tactics after Bear Billionaire Bill Gates says Wall St pay ...
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Will Bear Stearns ex-hedge fund managers’ acquittal hamper other cases, like the one against Galleon?; OUCH! Adding insult to prosecutorial injury: Not only didn’t the gov’t make their case, but one juror said she’d even invest with Cioffi and Tannin!; Em

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Bear Managers’ Acquittal May Hamper U.S. Fraud Prosecutions Bear Juror Says U.S. Case So Weak She’d Invest With Defendants E-mail strategy fails in Bear hedge fund case Bear Stearns Case Shows E-mail Isn’t Everything: Ann Woolner Bear Managers’ Acquittal May Hamper U.S. Fraud Prosecutions ...
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Will Bear Stearns ex-hedge fund managers’ acquittal hamper other cases, like the one against Galleon?; OUCH! Adding insult to prosecutorial injury: Not only didn’t the gov’t make their case, but one juror said she’d even invest with Cioffi and Tannin!; Em

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Bear Managers’ Acquittal May Hamper U.S. Fraud Prosecutions Bear Juror Says U.S. Case So Weak She’d Invest With Defendants E-mail strategy fails in Bear hedge fund case Bear Stearns Case Shows E-mail Isn’t Everything: Ann Woolner Bear Managers’ Acquittal May Hamper U.S. Fraud Prosecutions ...
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