Archive - 2009

Seems Mad-Man overestimated his triathlon skills in getting to Tetterboro and the Mad-Jet before the FBI could catch up with him.

In what might be a blatant example of investment banking schizophrenia, or merely a good-ole "talking up the book", two of UBS key "strategists", Larry Hathaway and David Bianco, in the span of 1 business day, manage to come out with two essentially contradictory reports.

In what might be a blatant example of investment banking schizophrenia, or merely a good-ole "talking up the book", two of UBS key "strategists", Larry Hathaway and David Bianco, in the span of 1 business day, manage to come out with two essentially contradictory reports.

Well, it isn't apartment 14A/B in 740 Park, but Bernie's $7 million Guantanamo will make most studio and one bedroom NY dwellers green with unponziated envy.

Well, it isn't apartment 14A/B in 740 Park, but Bernie's $7 million Guantanamo will make most studio and one bedroom NY dwellers green with unponziated envy.

As we reported on January 9, the likelihood of a Nortel bankrtupcy filing this coming Wednesday (coupon payment date) is high to quite high. Recent rumors from the underground community had suggested that Huawei was licking its chops at NT's metropolitan ethernet business and would pay up to $1 billion. However, based on reports from forbes and debtwire from earlier today, the deal is dead in the water. Ooops.

BN 17:55 *U.S. GOVERNMENT SAYS IT WILL APPEAL MADOFF BAIL RULING

Time to refuel the Embraer

BN *GERMAN COALITION PARTIES AGREE TO SPEND EU50 BLN ON STIMULUS

Good thing people are at least buying their bonds...mmm wait, nevermind... Oh well, fire up the reichsmark printing press and get those wheelbarrels ready

Landry's stock tumbled today to an all time low of $6.63, before regaining a little and closing 50% down after announcing in a very cryptic press release that it is cancelling its LBO/MBO with Fertitta Holdings, the family that own

Landry's stock tumbled today to an all time low of $6.63, before regaining a little and closing 50% down after announcing in a very cryptic press release that it is cancelling its LBO/MBO with Fertitta Holdings, the family that own

All is well.... Repeat All is well.... In fact we can't wait to tell this to you asap.

BN 16:20 *JPMORGAN CHASE HAD EXPECTED TO RELEASE 4Q EARNINGS ON JAN. 21

BN 16:20 *JPMORGAN CHASE SETS NEW DATE OF JAN. 15 FOR 4Q RELEASE :JPM US

BN 16:20 *JPMORGAN CHASE SETS NEW DATE FOR 4Q EARNINGS RELEASE :JPM US

All you ever needed to know about Icon Wealth Management, that the Government already knew of course. Courtesy of Marc Schrenker

http://www.adviserinfo.sec.gov/IAPD/Content/Search/iapd_OrgSearch.aspx

type in Icon Wealth and read to your heart's delight.

Looks like this is Mini-Bernie at best. He has filed $27mm in assets with the SEC, and only 182 accounts.

This explains pretty well why some people still choose to make the mega rich even mega richer (although less so with each passing day). Why there is a video of it out there is really odd... Props to hedgefundblogger for tracking this down.