Archive - Jan 2009

January 28th

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New Issuance Fever Hits Market





The primary debt market has taken advantage of people throwing money into the TARP pit, with two high yield energy companies on deck to raise capital over the next few hours (or as long as there is an uptick to the market): Chesapeake, in the form of $500 million 6 year notes, and Inergy, raising $200 million 6 year notes, both to refinance existing debt. As mattress are overflowing with worthless pieces of paper, it is likely that both these issues will be quickly digested by the market...

 

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No Tax Refund for Californians, Now Official





In what is likely the last step before officially declaring insolvency, California has halted the processing of state tax refunds. Per California State Controller John Chiang's office, "Unfortunately, we have asked the California Franchise Tax Board not to send over tax refund claims beginning today because we will not be able to process them and have them out the door by Feb.

 

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Major CDS Last Day Movers





 

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Major CDS Last Day Movers





 

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Breaking News: IMF Estimates Toxic Asset Losses To Raise By $800 Billion to $2.2 Trillion





*IMF SAYS U.S. ECONOMY TO SHRINK 1.6%, EURO AREA DOWN 2% IN '09
*IMF RAISES ESTIMATE OF BANK LOSSES FROM $1.4 TRILLION IN OCT.
*IMF: GLOBAL GROWTH TO BE 0.5% IN '09 VS 2.2% PRIOR ESTIMATE
*IMF SEES LOSSES FROM TOXIC U.S. ASSETS TOTALING $2.2 TRILLION

 

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Porsche About to Get Gestapo-Lite Treatment





After costing most US hedge funds huge losses last year and Adolf Merkle his life, German prosecutors have finally opened an investigation into activities by "responsible people" at Porsche that have led to

 

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NYT Hired Goldman To Sell Red Sox Stake, Posts Horrendous Revenues





The distressed semi-Mexican company announced today it has hired Goldman Sachs to sell its 17.75% stake in New England Sports Ventures, which owns the Boston Red Sox, Fenway Park, 80% of New England Sports Network, and 50% of a Nascar Team. Guess that sale leaseback must not be going all that well.

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More on Wall Street Bonuses





New York State has presented this chart to highlight the massacre that was also known as bonus season. Silver lining (not for NY) - banks wont have to pay taxes "for years to come" due to $31.4 billion in tax credits.

Some other points from the report:

 

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More on Wall Street Bonuses





New York State has presented this chart to highlight the massacre that was also known as bonus season. Silver lining (not for NY) - banks wont have to pay taxes "for years to come" due to $31.4 billion in tax credits.

Some other points from the report:

 

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Early Headlines Jan 28





  • Schwarzman can't wait to burn through more money (Bloomberg)
  • Bill Miller in urgent need of an appointment with Ari Kiev (Bloomberg)
  • Crisis could cost 50 million jobs (
 

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Late Tuesday Headlines





  • Exxon cut to Neutral from Buy at UBS
  • 78,000 fired today (NY Post)
  • Thain called to testify on Merrill bonuses, hires spin doctors (FT, NY Post)
 

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SAC Loses Chief Psychiatrist, Underwater Portfolio Managers Elsewhere Gain Peace and Serenity





If you have ever wondered how one can feel calm, relaxed and empowered after blowing a cool $100 mill on the basis trade that the Merrill salesguy was pitching incessantly as totally risk-free, after ingesting an elephant dose of estrogen in an office with the climatic characteristics of Vladivostok, then wonder no more, for a wealth of information, outsider and vice versa, and a comfy leather coach are about to be fully ac

 

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SAC Loses Chief Psychiatrist, Underwater Portfolio Managers Elsewhere Gain Peace and Serenity





If you have ever wondered how one can feel calm, relaxed and empowered after blowing a cool $100 mill on the basis trade that the Merrill salesguy was pitching incessantly as totally risk-free, after ingesting an elephant dose of estrogen in an office with the climatic characteristics of Vladivostok, then wonder no more, for a wealth of information, outsider and vice versa, and a comfy leather coach are about to be fully acce

 

January 27th

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January 26 CDS Major Movers





 

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January 26 CDS Major Movers





 
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