Archive - Feb 5, 2009 - Story
Congressional Panel Finds TARP Has Overpaid By 30% So Far
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/05/2009 16:43 -0500
According to a government watchdog group, the federal government has massively overpaid for assets it has so far purchased on its TARP program.
Some More On Today's Gruesome Unemployment Numbers
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/05/2009 16:26 -0500
Despite the schizo market action yet again (market is up because yen is down, yen is down because market is up), we wanted to go back to today's deplorable unemployment number.
Some More On Today's Gruesome Unemployment Numbers
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/05/2009 16:26 -0500
Despite the schizo market action yet again (market is up because yen is down, yen is down because market is up), we wanted to go back to today's deplorable unemployment number.
Another Apollo Name Goes Under, This Time Chapter 22
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/05/2009 15:48 -0500
Prominent Fifth Avenue Jeweler Fortunoff, which last time we checked gave free $199 diamond earnings to anyone who would even enter the store, filed for bankruptcy protection. The company (which is in dire need of updating its investor relations site) was acquired in an acquisition gone horribly wrong in March 2008 for $110 million.
Paulson Angry After Finally Losing Money, Goes Activist
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/05/2009 14:49 -0500
Hell hath no fury like the only hedge fund manager who is making money scorned. In a shocking turn of events for Paulson's M&A arbitrage fund (i.e.
Paulson Angry After Finally Losing Money, Goes Activist
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/05/2009 14:49 -0500
Hell hath no fury like the only hedge fund manager who is making money scorned. In a shocking turn of events for Paulson's M&A arbitrage fund (i.e.
Paulson Angry After Finally Losing Money, Goes Activist
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/05/2009 14:49 -0500
Hell hath no fury like the only hedge fund manager who is making money scorned. In a shocking turn of events for Paulson's M&A arbitrage fund (i.e.
January Same Store Sales
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/05/2009 13:41 -0500We will provide a summary once all retailers are done reporting numbers but feast on Saks Fifth Avenue's -23.7% year over year drop in sales.
Jobless Claims Worse Even Than Worst Case
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/05/2009 13:30 -0500Actual: 626k, Survey: 580k, top end of estimate 620k.
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Early Feb 5 Headlines
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/05/2009 12:58 -0500- Second-biggest reinsurer Swiss Re asks for $2.6 billion from Warren to keep rating (Bloomberg)
- Russia in Asia - we wrote about this, but WSJ thinks it is serious enough to bear repeating (WSJ)
- Not Ken Lewis' fault? Blame Bernanke - U.S.
Late Wednesday Headlines
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/05/2009 03:32 -0500Brief headlines here as we go thru the Madoff list and try to determine if Kim Kardashian is now trustfundless:
Full Madoff Client List Released, Published Here
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/05/2009 02:43 -0500Late Wednesday, Manhattan Bankruptcy Court released the full list of Madoff "clients" who have lost money with the ponz. List can be downloaded here. The list, prepared by AlixPartners, has 162 pages of 84 single-space lines identifying all the victims. We won't disclose any names for privacy reasons (which is probably counter intuitive as this list is public domain now), but readers will be surprised by some curious revelations.
Overview of Recent Secondary Market Bond Repurchases
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/05/2009 01:15 -0500In the past 2 months, while many investors were concerned that the bottom is falling out of the market, CFOs were busy buying back debt in the secondary market. Note that this is not buying back debt in formal registered exchanges, which due to prevailing distressed levels, would have been classified as distressed exchanges which usually are branded as events of defaults by rating agencies. So instead companies decided to buyback existing debt at substantial discounts, netting not only no rating agency attention but a potential upgrade down the line.
Overview of Recent Secondary Market Bond Repurchases
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/05/2009 01:15 -0500In the past 2 months, while many investors were concerned that the bottom is falling out of the market, CFOs were busy buying back debt in the secondary market. Note that this is not buying back debt in formal registered exchanges, which due to prevailing distressed levels, would have been classified as distressed exchanges which usually are branded as events of defaults by rating agencies. So instead companies decided to buyback existing debt at substantial discounts, netting not only no rating agency attention but a potential upgrade down the line.
