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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Options Update: European money center's volatility low]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/09/02/options-update-european-money-centers-volatility-low/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/09/02/options-update-european-money-centers-volatility-low/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/09/02/options-update-european-money-centers-volatility-low/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/options/" rel="tag">Options</a></p><p><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/deutsche-bank-ag/db/nys/option-chains"><strong><img alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/09/flywall_final_logo_mini.gif" align="right" /></strong>Deutsche Bank</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/deutsche-bank-ag/db/nys/option-chains">DB</a>) closed at $64.23. DB September option implied volatility is at 49, October is at 51; below its 26-week average of 66, according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement. </p>
<p><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/credit-suisse-group/cs/nys/option-chains">Credit Suisse</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/credit-suisse-group/cs/nys/option-chains">CS</a>) closed at $47.94. CS October option implied volatility of 47 is below its 26-week average of 62 according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement. </p>
<p><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-new/ubs/nys/option-chains">UBS AG</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-new/ubs/nys/option-chains">UBS</a>), Switzerland's biggest bank, closed at $17.02. UBS September option implied volatility is at 54, October is at 56; below its 26-week average of 70, according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement.</p>
<p><em>Option Update is provided by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com.</em><br /></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/09/02/options-update-european-money-centers-volatility-low/">Options Update: European money center's volatility low</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/09/02/options-update-european-money-centers-volatility-low/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19148318/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/09/02/options-update-european-money-centers-volatility-low/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Credit Suisse</category><category>CreditSuisse</category><category>cs</category><category>db</category><category>Deutsche Bank</category><category>DeutscheBank</category><category>option implied volatility</category><category>OptionImpliedVolatility</category><category>ubs</category><category>UBS AG</category><category>UbsAg</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Foster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[UBS AG (UBS) fourth quarter earnings preview]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/02/09/ubs-ag-ubs-fourth-quarter-earnings-preview/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/02/09/ubs-ag-ubs-fourth-quarter-earnings-preview/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/02/09/ubs-ag-ubs-fourth-quarter-earnings-preview/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/international-markets/" rel="tag">International Markets</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/rumors/" rel="tag">Rumors</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/employees/" rel="tag">Employees</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/financial-crisis/" rel="tag">Financial Crisis</a></p><img hspace="4" border="0" align="right" vspace="4" alt="UBS AG" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2007/09/ubs-ubs-logo.jpg" />The earnings parade continues tomorrow, and in the morning Wall Street will get to see how Swiss Bank <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-switzerland/ubs/nys">UBS AG</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-switzerland/ubs/nys">UBS</a>) made out for its fourth quarter. <br /><br />The company is going to be reporting in the morning, and expectations are not running very high for the troubled bank. Analysts on average are looking to see the company show a loss for the quarter of $1.15 per share. While this looks pretty bad at first glance, it would be a great improvement over the same period last year in which the company showed an actual loss of $5.43 per share.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/02/09/ubs-ag-ubs-fourth-quarter-earnings-preview/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>UBS AG (UBS) fourth quarter earnings preview</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/02/09/ubs-ag-ubs-fourth-quarter-earnings-preview/">UBS AG (UBS) fourth quarter earnings preview</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:40:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/02/09/ubs-ag-ubs-fourth-quarter-earnings-preview/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1454867/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/02/09/ubs-ag-ubs-fourth-quarter-earnings-preview/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>banking</category><category>earnings</category><category>earnings previews</category><category>EarningsPreviews</category><category>employees</category><category>europe</category><category>Jerker Johansson</category><category>JerkerJohansson</category><category>layoffs</category><category>Switzerland</category><category>UBS</category><category>UBS AG</category><category>UbsAg</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Fowlkes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Options Update: Deutsche Bank volatility elevated at 91 into Q4 warning]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/01/14/options-update-deutsche-bank-volatility-elevated-at-91-into-q4/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/01/14/options-update-deutsche-bank-volatility-elevated-at-91-into-q4/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/01/14/options-update-deutsche-bank-volatility-elevated-at-91-into-q4/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/earnings-reports/" rel="tag">Earnings Reports</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/analyst-upgrades-and-downgrades/" rel="tag">Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/options/" rel="tag">Options</a></p><p><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/deutsche-bank-ag-germany/db/nys/option-chains"><img align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/01/flywall_final_logo_mini.gif" /><strong>Deutsche Bank</strong></a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/deutsche-bank-ag-germany/db/nys/option-chains">DB</a>) warned of a loss of about 4.8 billion euros in Q4. DB is recently trading at $28.36 in pre-open trading, below its close of at $31.90. DB January option implied volatility of 91 is above its 26-week average of 71, according to Track Data, suggesting larger price movement. </p>
<p><strong><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/credit-suisse-group/cs/nys/option-chains">Credit Suisse</a></strong> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/credit-suisse-group/cs/nys/option-chains">CS</a>) closed at $25.20. CS option implied volatility of 87 is above its 26-week average of 72 according to Track Data, suggesting larger price movement. </p>
<p><strong><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-switzerland/ubs/nys/option-chains">UBS AG</a></strong> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-switzerland/ubs/nys/option-chains">UBS</a>), Switzerland's biggest bank, closed at $13.43. UBS February option implied volatility of 81 is near its 26-week average of 78, according to Track Data, suggesting non-directional price movement.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/banco-santander-central-hispano-s-a/std/nys/option-chains">Banco Santander</a></strong> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/banco-santander-central-hispano-s-a/std/nys/option-chains">STD</a>) closed at $8.67. STD was cut to Sell from Neutral at UBS Warburg. STD overall option implied volatility of 63 is near its 26-week average according to Track Data, suggesting non-directional price movement.</p>
<p><em>Option Update is provided by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com</em></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/01/14/options-update-deutsche-bank-volatility-elevated-at-91-into-q4/">Options Update: Deutsche Bank volatility elevated at 91 into Q4 warning</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:33:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/01/14/options-update-deutsche-bank-volatility-elevated-at-91-into-q4/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1429205/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/01/14/options-update-deutsche-bank-volatility-elevated-at-91-into-q4/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Banco Santander</category><category>BancoSantander</category><category>Credit Suisse</category><category>CreditSuisse</category><category>cs</category><category>db</category><category>Deutsche Bank</category><category>DeutscheBank</category><category>inthenews</category><category>option implied volatility</category><category>OptionImpliedVolatility</category><category>std</category><category>ubs</category><category>UBS AG</category><category>UbsAg</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Foster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:33:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Option Update: UBS and Credit Suisse volatility up into capital infusions]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/10/16/option-update-ubs-and-credit-suisse-volatility-up-into-capital/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/10/16/option-update-ubs-and-credit-suisse-volatility-up-into-capital/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/10/16/option-update-ubs-and-credit-suisse-volatility-up-into-capital/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/options/" rel="tag">Options</a></p><p><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-switzerland/ubs/nys/option-chains"><img border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2008/10/flywall_final_logo_mini.gif" alt="" />UBS AG</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-switzerland/ubs/nys/option-chains">UBS</a>), Switzerland's biggest bank, was forced into a $59.2 billion government bailout. UBS closed at $16.65. UBS over all option implied volatility of 96 was above its 26-week average of 59 according to Track Data, suggesting larger price movement.</p>
<p><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/credit-suisse-group/cs/nys/option-chains">Credit Suisse</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/credit-suisse-group/cs/nys/option-chains">CS</a>) closed at $37.59. CS will tap about $8.8 billion in private fund to boost its capital and pursue growth opportunities. CS over all option implied volatility of 92 is above its 26-week average of 40 according to Track Data, suggesting larger price movement. </p>
<p><a href="http://finance.aol.com/lookup/vix/usa">Volatility Index S&amp;P 500 Options</a>: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/lookup/vix/usa">VIX</a> at 69.25; 10-day moving average is 56.69.</p>
<p><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/cboe-nasdaq-volatility-index/%24vxn.x/opr">Volatility Index NASDAQ 100</a>: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/cboe-nasdaq-volatility-index/%24vxn.x/opr">VXN</a> at 72.93; 10-day moving average is 61.36.</p>
<p>Option Update is provided by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/10/16/option-update-ubs-and-credit-suisse-volatility-up-into-capital/">Option Update: UBS and Credit Suisse volatility up into capital infusions</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:54:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/10/16/option-update-ubs-and-credit-suisse-volatility-up-into-capital/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1343984/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/10/16/option-update-ubs-and-credit-suisse-volatility-up-into-capital/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Credit Suisse</category><category>CreditSuisse</category><category>option implied volatility</category><category>OptionImpliedVolatility</category><category>UBS AG</category><category>UbsAg</category><category>Volatility Index NASDAQ 100-VXN</category><category>Volatility Index SP 500 Options-VIX</category><category>VolatilityIndexNasdaq100-vxn</category><category>VolatilityIndexSp500Options-vix</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Foster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:54:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newspaper wrap-up: Some banks consider selling money management units]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/07/23/newspaper-wrap-up-some-banks-consider-selling-money-management/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/07/23/newspaper-wrap-up-some-banks-consider-selling-money-management/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/07/23/newspaper-wrap-up-some-banks-consider-selling-money-management/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/newspapers/" rel="tag">Newspapers</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/magazines/" rel="tag">Magazines</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/fnm/" rel="tag">Federal Natl Mtge (FNM)</a></p><strong><a href="http://www.theflyonthewall.com/splashPage.php?source=AOL"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2008/07/fly-logo-(aol).gif"  alt="" /></a>MAJOR PAPERS:</strong><br />
<ul>
    <li>The <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121676894647675303.html?mod=sp_deals"><em>Wall Street Journal's</em></a> "Fund Track" reported that some banks struggling to raise capital may sell their money management units. <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/national-city-corporation/ncc/nys">National City Corporation</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/national-city-corporation/ncc/nys">NCC</a>) is selling its Allegiant Funds, <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/fifth-third-bancorp/fitb/nas">Fifth Third Bancorp</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/fifth-third-bancorp/fitb/nas">FITB</a>) is considering selling its Fifth Third Asset Management, and <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/keycorp-new/key/nys">KeyCorp</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/keycorp-new/key/nys">KEY</a>) will possibly sell its Victory Capital Management unit.</li>
    <li>The <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121677389287975701.html?mod=hps_us_whats_news&amp;apl=y&amp;r=533073"><em>Wall Street Journal</em></a> also reported that Andrew Cuomo, the New York state Attorney General, is preparing to file civil securities-fraud charges against <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-switzerland/ubs/nys">UBS AG</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-switzerland/ubs/nys">UBS</a>), possibly as early as this week. Sources said the lawsuit may include allegations of malfeasance by senior UBS executives.</li>
</ul>
<strong>WEB SITES:</strong><br />
<ul>
    <li><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;sid=a4CcrYaAt_vo&amp;refer=home"><em>Bloomberg</em></a> reported that money manager John Paulson, the owner of Paulson &amp; Co., is launching a hedge fund that will provide capital to financial firms which have been damaged by the housing crisis. Paulson, who wants to open the fund by December, used bets against the U.S. housing market to help him earn $3.7B in 2007.</li>
    <li>After U.S. lawmakers reached a deal on legislation to alleviate the housing recession, the House of Representatives will today vote on a rescue plan for Fannie Mae -- <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/federal-national-mortgage-association/fnm/nys">Federal National Mortgage Association</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/federal-national-mortgage-association/fnm/nys">FNM</a>) -- and Freddie Mac -- <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/federal-home-loan-mortgage-corporation/fre/nys">Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/federal-home-loan-mortgage-corporation/fre/nys">FRE</a>). Representative Barney Frank said that the package, which increases the likelihood Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will get the authority to inject capital into the two, is "fully acceptable," <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&amp;sid=aCy_Dl.5rdv0"><em>Bloomberg </em></a>reported.</li>
    <li>Oil trading losses forced SemGroup LP, which used to be America's 12th largest private company, to declare bankruptcy yesterday. <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSN2227689520080723"><em>Reuters</em></a> noted that SemGroup LP's parent company is <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/semgroup-energy-partners-l-p-common-units-representing-limited-partner-interests/sglp/nas">SemGroup Energy Partners LP</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/semgroup-energy-partners-l-p-common-units-representing-limited-partner-interests/sglp/nas">SGLP</a>).</li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/07/23/newspaper-wrap-up-some-banks-consider-selling-money-management/">Newspaper wrap-up: Some banks consider selling money management units</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:50:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/07/23/newspaper-wrap-up-some-banks-consider-selling-money-management/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1264591/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/07/23/newspaper-wrap-up-some-banks-consider-selling-money-management/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Andrew Cuomo</category><category>AndrewCuomo</category><category>Attorney General</category><category>AttorneyGeneral</category><category>Barney Frank</category><category>BarneyFrank</category><category>Fannie Mae</category><category>FannieMae</category><category>Fifth Third</category><category>Fifth Third Bancorp</category><category>FifthThird</category><category>FifthThirdBancorp</category><category>FITB</category><category>FNM</category><category>FRE</category><category>Freddie Mac</category><category>FreddieMac</category><category>Henry Paulson</category><category>HenryPaulson</category><category>John Paulson</category><category>JohnPaulson</category><category>KEY</category><category>KeyCorp</category><category>money management</category><category>MoneyManagement</category><category>National city</category><category>NationalCity</category><category>NCC</category><category>Paulson Co</category><category>PaulsonCo</category><category>securities fraud</category><category>SecuritiesFraud</category><category>SemGroup</category><category>SGLP</category><category>UBS</category><category>UBS AG</category><category>UbsAg</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laurie Pasternack]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:50:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newspaper wrap-up: Freddie Mac considering stock sale]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/07/18/newspaper-wrap-up-freddie-mac-considering-stock-sale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/07/18/newspaper-wrap-up-freddie-mac-considering-stock-sale/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/07/18/newspaper-wrap-up-freddie-mac-considering-stock-sale/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/newspapers/" rel="tag">Newspapers</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/magazines/" rel="tag">Magazines</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/msft/" rel="tag">Microsoft (MSFT)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/yhoo/" rel="tag">Yahoo! (YHOO)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/twx/" rel="tag">Time Warner (TWX)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/sbux/" rel="tag">Starbucks (SBUX)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/nws/" rel="tag">News Corp'B' (NWS)</a></p><strong><a href="http://www.theflyonthewall.com/splashPage.php?source=AOL"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2008/07/fly-logo-(aol).gif"  alt="" /></a>MAJOR PAPERS:</strong><br />
<ul>
    <li>According to people familiar with the matter, the <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121634565697564389.html?mod=hps_us_whats_news"><em>Wall Street Journal </em></a>reported that <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/federal-home-loan-mortgage-corporation/fre/nys">Federal Hole Loan Mortgage Corporation</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/federal-home-loan-mortgage-corporation/fre/nys">FRE</a>) --Freddie Mac -- is considering raising capital by selling up to $10B in new shares to investors. The sources believe this effort may have the potential to avoid a full-blown government rescue.</li>
    <li>The <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121631085489462359.html?mod=todays_us_money_and_investing"><em>Wall Street Journal</em></a> also reported that, amid U.S. investigations into allegations it helped American clients evade taxes,<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-switzerland/ubs/nys"> UBS AG</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-switzerland/ubs/nys">UBS</a>) said some Swiss-based private bankers will stop offering American clients Swiss bank accounts and other services.</li>
    <li><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/starbucks-corporation/sbux/nas">Starbucks Corporation</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/starbucks-corporation/sbux/nas">SBUX</a>) will close store in 44 states plus the District of Columbia, including 88 closures in California, 59 in Florida and 57 in Texas, the <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121633639681663785.html?mod=hps_us_whats_news"><em>Wall Street Journal</em></a> reported.</li>
</ul>
<strong>WEB SITES:</strong><br />
<ul>
    <li>After <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/cleveland-cliffs-inc/clf/nys">Cleveland Cliffs Inc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/cleveland-cliffs-inc/clf/nys">CLF</a>) bought <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/alpha-natural-resources-inc/anr/nys">Alpha Natural Resources Inc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/alpha-natural-resources-inc/anr/nys">ANR</a>), there may be many more acquisitions in the coal industry, <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&amp;sid=azV5oCZvpec4"><em>Bloomberg</em></a> said.</li>
    <li><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN1749553920080718?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=technologyNews"><em>Reuters</em></a> noted that, according to a person with knowledge of the plans, <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/yahoo-inc/yhoo/nas">Yahoo! Inc</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/yahoo-inc/yhoo/nas">YHOO</a>) could renew talks over <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/news-corporation/nws/nys">News Corporation's</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/news-corporation/nws/nys">NWS</a>) Web properties if <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/microsoft-corporation/msft/nas">Microsoft Corporation</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/microsoft-corporation/msft/nas">MSFT</a>) gets in the way of discussions with <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/time-warner-inc/twx/nys">Time Warner Inc's</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/time-warner-inc/twx/nys">TWX</a>) AOL. Yahoo! is in contact with News Corp. about the assets, but the search engine's talks with Time Warner about AOL are more advanced, the source added. <br /></li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/07/18/newspaper-wrap-up-freddie-mac-considering-stock-sale/">Newspaper wrap-up: Freddie Mac considering stock sale</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:40:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/07/18/newspaper-wrap-up-freddie-mac-considering-stock-sale/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1260045/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/07/18/newspaper-wrap-up-freddie-mac-considering-stock-sale/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Alpha Natural Resources</category><category>AlphaNaturalResources</category><category>ANR</category><category>AOL</category><category>Cleveland Cliffs</category><category>ClevelandCliffs</category><category>CLF</category><category>coal industry</category><category>CoalIndustry</category><category>FRE</category><category>Freddie Mac</category><category>FreddieMac</category><category>Microsoft</category><category>MSFT</category><category>News Corp</category><category>NewsCorp</category><category>NWS</category><category>NWS.A</category><category>SBUX</category><category>Starbucks</category><category>stock sale</category><category>StockSale</category><category>tax evasion</category><category>TaxEvasion</category><category>Time Warner</category><category>TimeWarner</category><category>TWX</category><category>UBS</category><category>UBS AG</category><category>UbsAg</category><category>Yahoo</category><category>YHOO</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laurie Pasternack]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newspaper wrap-up: Fannie, Freddie stabilization becomes a game of political chicken ]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/07/17/newspaper-wrap-up-fannie-freddie-stabilization-becomes-a-game/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/07/17/newspaper-wrap-up-fannie-freddie-stabilization-becomes-a-game/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/07/17/newspaper-wrap-up-fannie-freddie-stabilization-becomes-a-game/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/newspapers/" rel="tag">Newspapers</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/magazines/" rel="tag">Magazines</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/fnm/" rel="tag">Federal Natl Mtge (FNM)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/teva/" rel="tag">Teva Pharm Indus ADR (TEVA)</a></p><strong><a href="http://www.theflyonthewall.com/splashPage.php?source=AOL"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2008/07/fly-logo-(aol).gif"  alt="" /></a>MAJOR PAPERS:</strong><br />
<ul>
    <li>The <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121624520800459813.html?mod=hps_us_whats_news"><em>Wall Street Journal</em></a> reported that it is the Bush Administration versus Democrats versus Republicans to decide the strategy to stabilize <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/federal-national-mortgage-association/fnm/nys">Federal National Mortgage Association</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/federal-national-mortgage-association/fnm/nys">FNM</a>) -- Fannie Mae --  and <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/federal-home-loan-mortgage-corporation/fre/nys">Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/federal-home-loan-mortgage-corporation/fre/nys">FRE</a>) -- Freddie Mac. The Administration's plan would let the Treasury Department advance a credit line and the opportunity for the government to buy equity in either firm. A package is expected to pass but not before the political and economic ramifications are battled out. Democrats and Treasury want it to be a part of a housing rescue plan; Republications oppose it.</li>
    <li>The Clinton Foundation, headed by former President Clinton, believes it has a pricing agreement in place that it expects will make malaria drugs affordable and available to millions of poor people worldwide, the <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121626447476161201.html?mod=hps_us_whats_news"><em>Wall Street Journal</em></a> reported.</li>
    <li>The <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9ad50d4e-5370-11dd-8dd2-000077b07658.html?nclick_check=1"><em>Financial Times</em></a> reported that <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-switzerland/ubs/nys">UBS AG</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-switzerland/ubs/nys">UBS</a>) and Liechtenstein's LGT Group will today be accused by U.S. Congressional investigators of using the "cloak of bank secrecy laws" to help American clients evade billions of dollars in taxes.</li>
</ul>
<strong>OTHER PAPERS:</strong><br />
<ul>
    <li><a href="http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/nodeView.asp?fid=942"><em>Globes</em></a> reported that <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/teva-pharmaceutical-industries-limited-american-depositary-shares/teva/nas">Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/teva-pharmaceutical-industries-limited-american-depositary-shares/teva/nas">TEVA</a>) is talks to acquire <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/barr-pharmaceuticals-inc/brl/nys">Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/barr-pharmaceuticals-inc/brl/nys">BRL</a>). The price tag is said to be between $7B and $7.5B.</li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/07/17/newspaper-wrap-up-fannie-freddie-stabilization-becomes-a-game/">Newspaper wrap-up: Fannie, Freddie stabilization becomes a game of political chicken </a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/07/17/newspaper-wrap-up-fannie-freddie-stabilization-becomes-a-game/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1258847/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/07/17/newspaper-wrap-up-fannie-freddie-stabilization-becomes-a-game/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>acquisition</category><category>Barr</category><category>barr pharmaceutical</category><category>BarrPharmaceutical</category><category>BRL</category><category>Bush Administration</category><category>BushAdministration</category><category>Clinton</category><category>Clinton Foundation</category><category>ClintonFoundation</category><category>Democrats</category><category>fannie mae</category><category>fannie maefreddie mac</category><category>FannieMae</category><category>FannieMaefreddieMac</category><category>FNM</category><category>FRE</category><category>freddie mac</category><category>FreddieMac</category><category>LGT Group</category><category>LgtGroup</category><category>Republicans</category><category>tax evasion</category><category>TaxEvasion</category><category>TEVA</category><category>teva pharmaceutical</category><category>teva pharmaceuticals</category><category>TevaPharmaceutical</category><category>TevaPharmaceuticals</category><category>UBS</category><category>UBS AG</category><category>UbsAg</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laurie Pasternack]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newspaper wrap-up: Justice Department wants UBS AG's U.S. clients who allegedly avoided taxes]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/07/01/newspaper-wrap-up-justice-department-wants-ubs-ags-u-s-client/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/07/01/newspaper-wrap-up-justice-department-wants-ubs-ags-u-s-client/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/07/01/newspaper-wrap-up-justice-department-wants-ubs-ags-u-s-client/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/newspapers/" rel="tag">Newspapers</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/magazines/" rel="tag">Magazines</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/bp/" rel="tag">BP p.l.c. ADS (BP)</a></p><strong><a href="http://www.theflyonthewall.com/splashPage.php?source=AOL"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2008/07/fly-logo-(aol).gif"  alt="" /></a>MAJOR PAPERS:</strong><br />
<ul>
    <li>In a cost cutting move, struggling automaker Chrysler said it will idle its St. Louis South minivan plant in October, and will reduce operations at its St. Louis North Dodge Ram pickup truck plant to one shift in September, the <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121484581164616365.html?mod=hps_us_whats_news"><em>Wall Street Journal</em></a> reported. About 2,400 people will lose their jobs at both plants.</li>
    <li>In an unprecedented move, the Justice Department is pressuring <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-switzerland/ubs/nys">UBS AG</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-switzerland/ubs/nys">UBS</a>), a foreign bank, for the names of wealthy U.S. client who used the bank to avoid paying taxes, reported the <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121486342353917387.html?mod=hpp_us_whats_news"><em>Wall Street Journal</em></a>, and has sought a federal court order to proceed.</li>
</ul>
<strong>OTHER PAPERS:</strong><br />
<ul>
    <li>After learning Moscow authorities have refused to renew the work visas of <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/bp-p-l-c/bp/nys">BP Plc's</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/bp-p-l-c/bp/nys">BP</a>) expatriate staff, the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/02/business/worldbusiness/02russoil.html?_r=2&amp;adxnnl=1&amp;oref=slogin&amp;adxnnlx=1214907165-gi5BXqQ8OFeWg8ml7sJljQ"><em>New York Times</em></a> reported that the British oil company may be in danger of losing control of TNK-BP Holding, its Russian joint venture. If the top officials from the BP side of the venture, including the CEO and CFO, are forced to leave, TNK-BP will fall into the hands of its Russian partners.</li>
    <li>In an upheaval aimed at preventing too much power from being exercised by the company's chairman, the <a href="http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/banking_and_finance/article4247157.ece"><em>UK Times</em></a> reported that UBS has decided to replace four board directors in October. The governance model, which will separate the roles and responsibilities of the board and executive management, will reportedly come into play immediately and will allow the board to delegate the duties formerly allocated to the chairman's office to board committees.</li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/07/01/newspaper-wrap-up-justice-department-wants-ubs-ags-u-s-client/">Newspaper wrap-up: Justice Department wants UBS AG's U.S. clients who allegedly avoided taxes</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/07/01/newspaper-wrap-up-justice-department-wants-ubs-ags-u-s-client/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1242013/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/07/01/newspaper-wrap-up-justice-department-wants-ubs-ags-u-s-client/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>BP</category><category>BP Plc</category><category>BpPlc</category><category>Chrysler</category><category>Dodge Ram</category><category>DodgeRam</category><category>TNK-BP</category><category>UBS</category><category>UBS AG</category><category>UbsAg</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laurie Pasternack]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newspaper wrap-up: UBS reportedly hires Lazard to conduct strategic review]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/25/newspaper-wrap-up-ubs-reportedly-hires-lazard-to-conduct-strate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/25/newspaper-wrap-up-ubs-reportedly-hires-lazard-to-conduct-strate/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/25/newspaper-wrap-up-ubs-reportedly-hires-lazard-to-conduct-strate/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/newspapers/" rel="tag">Newspapers</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/magazines/" rel="tag">Magazines</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/aapl/" rel="tag">Apple Inc (AAPL)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/nok/" rel="tag">Nokia Corp. (NOK)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/rimm/" rel="tag">Research in Motion (RIMM)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/gs/" rel="tag">Goldman Sachs Group (GS)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/wb/" rel="tag">Wachovia Corp (WB)</a></p><strong><a href="http://www.theflyonthewall.com/splashPage.php?source=AOL"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2008/06/fly-logo-(aol).gif"  alt="" /></a>MAJOR PAPERS:</strong><br />
<ul>
    <li>The stock is up 150% over the last year but with its move into the consumer marker BlackBerry maker <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/research-in-motion-limited/rimm/nas">Research in Motion Limited</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/research-in-motion-limited/rimm/nas">RIMM</a>) is entering the fickle world of consumer trendiness, reported the <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121436306447002523.html?mod=todays_us_money_and_investing"><em>Wall Street Journal's</em></a> "Heard on the Street". Analysts are concerned about how big the consumer market can be for them, and then there's <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/apple-inc/aapl/nas">Apple Inc</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/apple-inc/aapl/nas">AAPL</a>) and <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/nokia-corporation/nok/nys">Nokia Corporation</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/nokia-corporation/nok/nys">NOK</a>) beating down the consumer path. Smart products will help, but price is an issue, and the shares could face a hard fall.</li>
    <li>The <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121435030532001503.html?mod=todays_us_money_and_investing"><em>Wall Street Journal</em></a> reported that <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/wachovia-corporation/wb/nys">Wachovia Corporation</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/wachovia-corporation/wb/nys">WB</a>) acknowledged it has hired <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/the-goldman-sachs-group-inc/gs/nys">The Goldman Sachs Group Inc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/the-goldman-sachs-group-inc/gs/nys">GS</a>) to study its troubled portfolios of mortgages, a move which many believe indicates the bank is gauging the market value of the loans in order to eventually sell them.</li>
</ul>
<strong>OTHER PAPERS:</strong><br />
<ul>
    <li><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/lazard-ltd/laz/nys">Lazard Ltd</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/lazard-ltd/laz/nys">LAZ</a>) was hired by <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-switzerland/ubs/nys">UBS AG</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-switzerland/ubs/nys">UBS</a>) to undertake a strategic review of the Swiss bank's businesses, the <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/06252008/business/ubs_hires_lazard_for_review_117059.htm"><em>New York Post</em></a> learned.</li>
    <li>The <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/06252008/business/layoffs_are_feared_at_live_nation_117062.htm"><em>New York Post</em></a> also reported some reported turmoil at <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/live-nation-inc/lyv/nys">Live Nation Inc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/live-nation-inc/lyv/nys">LYV</a>), following the abrupt departure of the concert promoter's chairman, Michael Cohl. Employees in the unit that was led by Cohl fear that the company will lay some of them off, and CEO Michael Rapino is accused of not being strongly committed to the company's mega-deal strategy.</li>
    <li>The <a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/business/media/view/2008_06_24_Herald_announces_plans_to_print_paper_off_site/"><em>Boston Herald </em></a>reported that its unions were told the newspaper will lay off 130 to 160 workers, under its new plan to outsource printing operations elsewhere in the state.</li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/25/newspaper-wrap-up-ubs-reportedly-hires-lazard-to-conduct-strate/">Newspaper wrap-up: UBS reportedly hires Lazard to conduct strategic review</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/25/newspaper-wrap-up-ubs-reportedly-hires-lazard-to-conduct-strate/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1236034/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/25/newspaper-wrap-up-ubs-reportedly-hires-lazard-to-conduct-strate/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>AAPL</category><category>Apple</category><category>BlackBerry</category><category>Boston herald</category><category>BostonHerald</category><category>Goldman Sachs</category><category>GoldmanSachs</category><category>GS</category><category>LAZ</category><category>Lazard</category><category>Live Nation</category><category>LiveNation</category><category>LYV</category><category>Michael Cohl</category><category>Michael Rapino</category><category>MichaelCohl</category><category>MichaelRapino</category><category>NOK</category><category>Nokia</category><category>Research in motion</category><category>ResearchInMotion</category><category>RIMM</category><category>strategic review</category><category>StrategicReview</category><category>UBS</category><category>UBS AG</category><category>UbsAg</category><category>Wachovia</category><category>WB</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laurie Pasternack]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newspaper wrap-up: Time to push investment and commercial banks closer together?]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/24/newspaper-wrap-up-time-to-push-investment-and-commercial-banks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/24/newspaper-wrap-up-time-to-push-investment-and-commercial-banks/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/24/newspaper-wrap-up-time-to-push-investment-and-commercial-banks/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/newspapers/" rel="tag">Newspapers</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/magazines/" rel="tag">Magazines</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/goog/" rel="tag">Google (GOOG)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/mer/" rel="tag">Merrill Lynch (MER)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/gs/" rel="tag">Goldman Sachs Group (GS)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/ms/" rel="tag">Morgan Stanley (MS)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/aig/" rel="tag">Amer Intl Group (AIG)</a></p><strong><a href="http://www.theflyonthewall.com/splashPage.php?source=AOL"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2008/06/fly-logo-(aol).gif"  alt="" /></a>MAJOR PAPERS:</strong><br />
<ul>
    <li>The <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121426707151698557.html?mod=todays_us_money_and_investing"><em>Wall Street Journal's</em></a> "The Game" column speculates that one of the results of the Bear Stearns crash could be the push of investment banks and commercial ones closer together, which could result in better handling of volatility with more stability. Some observers think <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/merrill-lynch-and-co-inc/mer/nys">Merrill Lynch &amp; Co</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/merrill-lynch-and-co-inc/mer/nys">MER</a>), <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/morgan-stanley/ms/nys">Morgan Stanley</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/morgan-stanley/ms/nys">MS</a>) or <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/the-goldman-sachs-group-inc/gs/nys">The Goldman Sachs Group Inc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/the-goldman-sachs-group-inc/gs/nys">GS</a>) could go that route by buying a commercial bank. Any move would force them to adhere to better reserve ratios, affect short term bank funding, and shrink balance sheets.</li>
    <li>The <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121425232721997689.html?mod=2_1571_leftbox"><em>Wall Street Journal</em></a> reported that <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/google-inc/goog/nas">Google Inc</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/google-inc/goog/nas">GOOG</a>) will soon make available a new service that measure hits on the Internet with the intent of helping advertisers decide where to buy ads online and would directly compete with <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/comscore-inc/scor/nas">comScore Inc</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/comscore-inc/scor/nas">SCOR</a>) and Nielsen Online. Ad executives said Google's method could make targeting markets more efficient.</li>
    <li>A Manhattan judge dismissed four claims made by <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/american-international-group-inc/aig/nys">American International Group Inc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/american-international-group-inc/aig/nys">AIG</a>) in its fight to regain control of a block of its shares held by Starr International, a company that once founded a lucrative compensation plan for AIG executives. AIG believes the shares held by Starr should continue to be used to fund employee compensation, the <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2e708b6a-4196-11dd-9661-0000779fd2ac.html"><em>Financial Times</em></a> reported.</li>
</ul>
<strong>WEB SITES:</strong><br />
<ul>
    <li>According to Scorpio Partnership, <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&amp;sid=a_yRFUdjfjpM&amp;refer=home"><em>Bloomberg</em></a> reported that <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-switzerland/ubs/nys">UBS AG</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-switzerland/ubs/nys">UBS</a>) and Merrill Lynch had slower growth in assets under management last year due to losses connected to the U.S. subprime crisis.</li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/24/newspaper-wrap-up-time-to-push-investment-and-commercial-banks/">Newspaper wrap-up: Time to push investment and commercial banks closer together?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/24/newspaper-wrap-up-time-to-push-investment-and-commercial-banks/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1234814/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/24/newspaper-wrap-up-time-to-push-investment-and-commercial-banks/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>AIG</category><category>American International</category><category>American International Group</category><category>AmericanInternational</category><category>AmericanInternationalGroup</category><category>commercial banks</category><category>CommercialBanks</category><category>comScore</category><category>Goldman Sachs</category><category>GoldmanSachs</category><category>GOOG</category><category>Google</category><category>GS</category><category>investment banks</category><category>InvestmentBanks</category><category>MER</category><category>Merrill Lynch</category><category>MerrillLynch</category><category>Morgan Stanley</category><category>MorganStanley</category><category>MS</category><category>Neilsen Online</category><category>NeilsenOnline</category><category>SCOR</category><category>subprime</category><category>UBS</category><category>UBS AG</category><category>UbsAg</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laurie Pasternack]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Option Update: Credit Suisse and UBS AG volatility elevated]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/13/option-update-credit-suisse-and-ubs-ag-volatility-elevated/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/13/option-update-credit-suisse-and-ubs-ag-volatility-elevated/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/13/option-update-credit-suisse-and-ubs-ag-volatility-elevated/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/options/" rel="tag">Options</a></p><p><img alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2008/06/flywall_final_logo_mini.gif" align="right" /><strong><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/credit-suisse-group/cs/nys">Credit Suisse</a></strong> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/credit-suisse-group/cs/nys">CS</a>) closed at $46.63 Thursday. CS overall option implied volatility of 40 is above its 26-week average of 34 according to Track Data, suggesting larger price movement. </p>
<p><strong><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-switzerland/ubs/nys">UBS AG</a></strong> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-switzerland/ubs/nys">UBS</a>) closed at $23.09 Thursday. UBS July option implied volatility of 53 is above its 26-week average of 42, suggesting larger price movement.</p>
<p><em>Option Update is provided by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com.</em></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/13/option-update-credit-suisse-and-ubs-ag-volatility-elevated/">Option Update: Credit Suisse and UBS AG volatility elevated</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:47:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/13/option-update-credit-suisse-and-ubs-ag-volatility-elevated/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1224609/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/13/option-update-credit-suisse-and-ubs-ag-volatility-elevated/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Credit Suisse</category><category>CreditSuisse</category><category>cs</category><category>option implied volatility</category><category>OptionImpliedVolatility</category><category>ubs</category><category>UBS AG</category><category>UbsAg</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Foster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:47:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newspaper wrap-up: Lehman almost raised capital from Korean companies]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/11/newspaper-wrap-up-lehman-almost-raised-capital-from-korean-comp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/11/newspaper-wrap-up-lehman-almost-raised-capital-from-korean-comp/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/11/newspaper-wrap-up-lehman-almost-raised-capital-from-korean-comp/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/newspapers/" rel="tag">Newspapers</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/magazines/" rel="tag">Magazines</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/yhoo/" rel="tag">Yahoo! (YHOO)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/f/" rel="tag">Ford Motor (F)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/c/" rel="tag">Citigroup Inc. (C)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/mer/" rel="tag">Merrill Lynch (MER)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/leh/" rel="tag">Lehman Br Holdings (LEH)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/mbi/" rel="tag">MBIA Inc (MBI)</a></p><strong><a href="http://www.theflyonthewall.com/splashPage.php?source=AOL"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2008/06/fly-logo-(aol).gif"  alt="" /></a>MAJOR PAPERS:</strong><br />
<ul>
    <li>According to <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/yahoo-inc/yhoo/nas">Yahoo! Inc</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/yahoo-inc/yhoo/nas">YHOO</a>), the <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121315209541163427.html?mod=hps_us_whats_news"><em>Wall Street Journal</em></a> reported that a severance plan investor Carl Icahn said is "excessively expensive" would come into play if Icahn is successful in his plan to take control of the company's board; Yahoo! maintained that the plan is structured to prevent Yahoo! from altering or dismantling it while under a proxy challenge.</li>
    <li>The <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aec0aeb6-3715-11dd-bc1c-0000779fd2ac.html"><em>Financial Times</em></a> reported that <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/lehman-brothers-holdings-inc/leh/nys">Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/lehman-brothers-holdings-inc/leh/nys">LEH</a>) almost reached a strategic deal with a group of Korean financial institutions as part of its recent capital raising initiative, and the investment bank may still sign an agreement with the Korean companies this year, inside sources said.</li>
    <li>According to the <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8051c0c4-3715-11dd-bc1c-0000779fd2ac.html"><em>Financial Times</em></a>, <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/merrill-lynch-and-co-inc/mer/nys">Merrill Lynch &amp; Co Inc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/merrill-lynch-and-co-inc/mer/nys">MER</a>), <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-switzerland/ubs/nys">UBS AG</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-switzerland/ubs/nys">UBS</a>) and <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/citigroup-incorporated/c/nys">Citigroup Incorporated</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/citigroup-incorporated/c/nys">C</a>), which are most exposed to <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/mbia-inc/mbi/nys">MBIA Inc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/mbia-inc/mbi/nys">MBI</a>) and <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ambac-financial-group-inc/abk/nys">Ambac Financial Group Inc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ambac-financial-group-inc/abk/nys">ABK</a>), are facing further write downs of up to $10B after the bond insurers lost the battle to keep their triple A credit ratings in tact.</li>
    <li>A source familiar with the matter told <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e00d6a54-3724-11dd-bc1c-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=e8477cc4-c820-11db-b0dc-000b5df10621.html"><em>dealReporter</em></a> that <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/barnes-and-noble-inc/bks/nys">Barnes &amp; Noble Inc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/barnes-and-noble-inc/bks/nys">BKS</a>) is conducting due diligence, but has not established whether it will competitively bid for <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/borders-group-inc/bgp/nys">Borders Group Inc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/borders-group-inc/bgp/nys">BGP</a>). Should Barnes &amp; Noble indicate real interest, the biding process could be delayed, the source said.</li>
</ul>
<strong>OTHER PAPERS:</strong><br />
<ul>
    <li>The <a href="http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080611/AUTO01/806110388"><em>Detroit News</em></a> reported that <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ford-motor-company/f/nys">Ford Motor Company</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ford-motor-company/f/nys">F</a>), in an effort to keep up with changing consumer demand in the U.S., is assembling a plan that will shift entire truck plants to car production.</li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/11/newspaper-wrap-up-lehman-almost-raised-capital-from-korean-comp/">Newspaper wrap-up: Lehman almost raised capital from Korean companies</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/11/newspaper-wrap-up-lehman-almost-raised-capital-from-korean-comp/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1222083/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/11/newspaper-wrap-up-lehman-almost-raised-capital-from-korean-comp/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ABK</category><category>Ambac</category><category>Barnes Noble</category><category>BarnesNoble</category><category>BGP</category><category>BKS</category><category>Borders Group</category><category>BordersGroup</category><category>C</category><category>Carl Icahn</category><category>CarlIcahn</category><category>Citigroup</category><category>F</category><category>Ford</category><category>Icahn</category><category>LEH</category><category>Lehman Brothers</category><category>LehmanBrothers</category><category>MBI</category><category>MBIA</category><category>MBIA Inc</category><category>MbiaInc</category><category>MER</category><category>Merrill Lynch</category><category>MerrillLynch</category><category>proxy</category><category>UBS</category><category>UBS AG</category><category>UbsAg</category><category>write downs</category><category>WriteDowns</category><category>Yahoo</category><category>YHOO</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laurie Pasternack]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newspaper wrap-up: UBS facing more write-downs?]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/10/newspaper-wrap-up-ubs-facing-more-write-downs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/10/newspaper-wrap-up-ubs-facing-more-write-downs/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/10/newspaper-wrap-up-ubs-facing-more-write-downs/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/newspapers/" rel="tag">Newspapers</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/magazines/" rel="tag">Magazines</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/msft/" rel="tag">Microsoft (MSFT)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/yhoo/" rel="tag">Yahoo! (YHOO)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/ge/" rel="tag">General Electric (GE)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/leh/" rel="tag">Lehman Br Holdings (LEH)</a></p><strong><a href="http://www.theflyonthewall.com/splashPage.php?source=AOL"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2008/06/fly-logo-(aol).gif"  alt="" /></a>MAJOR PAPERS:</strong><br />
<ul>
    <li><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-switzerland/ubs/nys">UBS AG</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-switzerland/ubs/nys">UBS</a>) won't comment on write-down estimates, but according to the <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121304663750558563.html?mod=hps_us_whats_news"><em>Wall Street Journal</em></a>, investors are expecting it as prices for mortgage securities have significantly gotten worse over the past several weeks as evidenced by <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/lehman-brothers-holdings-inc/leh/nys">Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/lehman-brothers-holdings-inc/leh/nys">LEH</a>) profit warnings.</li>
    <li>Yesterday Lehman's stock fell 8.7% as the firm announced a projected $2.8B second quarter loss and a $6B capital raise. Options activity indicated a lessening volatility, the <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121306642333559857.html?mod=todays_us_money_and_investing"><em>Wall Street Journal</em></a> reported, a sign that perhaps the worst may be over.</li>
    <li>According to a person familiar with the matter, the <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/99b161b4-3675-11dd-8bb8-0000779fd2ac.html"><em>Financial Times</em></a> reported that China's Qingdao Haier has approached investment banks to advise it on a bid for <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/general-electric-company/ge/nys">General Electric Company's</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/general-electric-company/ge/nys">GE</a>) appliance business. </li>
</ul>
<strong>OTHER PAPERS:</strong><br />
<ul>
    <li>A brief filed by plaintiffs in a shareholder lawsuit against <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/yahoo-inc/yhoo/nas">Yahoo! Inc</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/yahoo-inc/yhoo/nas">YHOO</a>) and its directors claimed that an employee severance plan put in place to protect workers after a merger with <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/microsoft-corporation/msft/nas">Microsoft Corporation</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/microsoft-corporation/msft/nas">MSFT</a>) should be repealed immediately. The <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/10/technology/10yahoo.html?_r=1&amp;ref=technology&amp;oref=slogin"><em>New York Times</em></a> reported that the plaintiffs believe the plan could skew the outcome of a proxy battle between Yahoo! and Carl Icahn for control of the company.</li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/10/newspaper-wrap-up-ubs-facing-more-write-downs/">Newspaper wrap-up: UBS facing more write-downs?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:40:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/10/newspaper-wrap-up-ubs-facing-more-write-downs/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1220773/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/10/newspaper-wrap-up-ubs-facing-more-write-downs/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>activist</category><category>appliance business</category><category>ApplianceBusiness</category><category>Bear Stearns</category><category>BearStearns</category><category>Carl Icahn</category><category>CarlIcahn</category><category>GE</category><category>general electric</category><category>general electric ge</category><category>GeneralElectric</category><category>GeneralElectricGe</category><category>Icahn</category><category>LEH</category><category>lehman brothers</category><category>lehman brothers hold...</category><category>LehmanBrothers</category><category>LehmanBrothersHold...</category><category>merger</category><category>Microsoft</category><category>MSFT</category><category>qingdao</category><category>shareholder lawsuit</category><category>shareholder lawsuits</category><category>ShareholderLawsuit</category><category>ShareholderLawsuits</category><category>UBS</category><category>UBS AG</category><category>UbsAg</category><category>volatility</category><category>write down</category><category>write downs</category><category>WriteDown</category><category>WriteDowns</category><category>Yahoo</category><category>YHOO</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laurie Pasternack]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rogues gallery of banks block investor access to $330 billion]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/06/rogues-gallery-of-banks-block-investor-access-to-330-billion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/06/rogues-gallery-of-banks-block-investor-access-to-330-billion/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/06/rogues-gallery-of-banks-block-investor-access-to-330-billion/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/c/" rel="tag">Citigroup Inc. (C)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/jpm/" rel="tag">JPMorgan Chase (JPM)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/bac/" rel="tag">Bank of America (BAC)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/mer/" rel="tag">Merrill Lynch (MER)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/gs/" rel="tag">Goldman Sachs Group (GS)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/ms/" rel="tag">Morgan Stanley (MS)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/leh/" rel="tag">Lehman Br Holdings (LEH)</a></p><p><em><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601213&amp;sid=aAH2ChDscVkA&amp;refer=home">Bloomberg News</a></em> reports that 10 of the biggest names in investment banking are blocking investors from getting their hands on their share of the $330 billion Auction Rate Securities (ARS) that they were told was as safe as a money market fund.</p>
<p>I first <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/02/27/when-the-collapsed-auction-rate-securities-ars-market-gets-per/">posted</a> about this back in February and now it has 4,325 comments from people trying to get at their money. <em>Bloomberg</em> quotes one victim of frozen ARS syndrome: Franklin Biddar, a 65-year old real estate investor who can't get his $100,000. "I can't do anything," said Biddar, who was so eager to unlock his money that he was willing to accept 11 percent less than what he paid for the securities. "<strong><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/bank-of-america-corporation/bac/nys">Bank of America</a></strong> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/bank-of-america-corporation/bac/nys">BAC</a>) got me into these securities that are supposed to be as safe as a money market, and now they won't get me out."</p>
<p>Here's a list of the banks involved in this money blocking operation and the volume of municipal ARSs they issued between 2001 and 2007:</p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/06/rogues-gallery-of-banks-block-investor-access-to-330-billion/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Rogues gallery of banks block investor access to $330 billion</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/06/rogues-gallery-of-banks-block-investor-access-to-330-billion/">Rogues gallery of banks block investor access to $330 billion</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:26:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/06/rogues-gallery-of-banks-block-investor-access-to-330-billion/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1217901/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/06/rogues-gallery-of-banks-block-investor-access-to-330-billion/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>auction rate</category><category>auction rate securit...</category><category>AuctionRate</category><category>AuctionRateSecurit...</category><category>bank of america</category><category>BankOfAmerica</category><category>bear stearns</category><category>bear stearns cos</category><category>bear stearns cos bsc</category><category>bear stearns cos.</category><category>BearStearns</category><category>BearStearnsCos</category><category>BearStearnsCos.</category><category>BearStearnsCosBsc</category><category>citigroup</category><category>citigroup inc.</category><category>citigroup inc. c</category><category>CitigroupInc.</category><category>CitigroupInc.C</category><category>goldman sachs</category><category>goldman sachs group</category><category>goldman sachs group ...</category><category>GoldmanSachs</category><category>GoldmanSachsGroup</category><category>GoldmanSachsGroup...</category><category>lehman brothers</category><category>lehman brothers hold...</category><category>lehman brothers vent...</category><category>LehmanBrothers</category><category>LehmanBrothersHold...</category><category>LehmanBrothersVent...</category><category>merrill lynch</category><category>MerrillLynch</category><category>morgan stanley</category><category>morgan stanley ms</category><category>MorganStanley</category><category>MorganStanleyMs</category><category>ubs</category><category>ubs ag</category><category>ubsag</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Cohan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:26:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newspaper wrap-up: Host of factors could stop InBev from bidding for Anheuser]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/05/28/newspaper-wrap-up-host-of-factors-could-stop-inbev-from-bidding/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/05/28/newspaper-wrap-up-host-of-factors-could-stop-inbev-from-bidding/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/05/28/newspaper-wrap-up-host-of-factors-could-stop-inbev-from-bidding/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/newspapers/" rel="tag">Newspapers</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/magazines/" rel="tag">Magazines</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/aapl/" rel="tag">Apple Inc (AAPL)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/bud/" rel="tag">Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/iphone/" rel="tag">iPhone</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/bsc/" rel="tag">Bear Stearns Cos (BSC)</a></p><strong><a href="http://www.theflyonthewall.com/splashPage.php?source=AOL"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2008/05/fly-logo-(aol).gif"  alt="" /></a>MAJOR PAPERS:</strong><br />
<ul>
    <li>In part two of a series to help explain the reasons why <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/the-bear-stearns-companies-inc/bsc/nys">The Bear Stearns Companies Inc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/the-bear-stearns-companies-inc/bsc/nys">BSC</a>) collapsed, the<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121193290927324603.html?mod=hps_us_whats_news"><em> Wall Street Journal</em></a> said that executives believed they were about to turn a corner, but fear and rumors sent lenders, trading partners and clients running.</li>
    <li>The <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121193288177324589.html?mod=hps_us_whats_news"><em>Wall Street Journal</em></a> also reported that a host of factors could derail InBev NV from bidding for <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/anheuser-busch-companies-inc/bud/nys">Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/anheuser-busch-companies-inc/bud/nys">BUD</a>), including the cultural differences between the two, protests by politicians over foreign ownership of a U.S. company during an election year and possible unrest from Anheuser distributors and employees.</li>
    <li>Following the recent indictment of one of the bank's former senior executives, the <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/060c5c38-2c17-11dd-9861-000077b07658.html"><em>Financial Times</em></a> reported that <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-switzerland/ubs/nys">UBS AG</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-switzerland/ubs/nys">UBS</a>) told members of its former private banking team not to travel to America. The restrictions suggest UBS is concerned investigations by the SEC may widen.</li>
</ul>
<strong>WEB SITES: </strong><br />
<ul>
    <li>The latest set of photos that supposedly show parts of <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/apple-inc/aapl/nas">Apple Inc's</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/apple-inc/aapl/nas">AAPL</a>) 3G iPhone, released by Dutch website iPhoneclub.nl, look identical to the previously released pictures that were supposedly photos of the 3G iPhone, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/27/even-more-leaked-3g-iphone-photos-make-it-out/"><em>Engadget</em></a> reported.</li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/05/28/newspaper-wrap-up-host-of-factors-could-stop-inbev-from-bidding/">Newspaper wrap-up: Host of factors could stop InBev from bidding for Anheuser</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Wed, 28 May 2008 08:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/05/28/newspaper-wrap-up-host-of-factors-could-stop-inbev-from-bidding/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1207791/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/05/28/newspaper-wrap-up-host-of-factors-could-stop-inbev-from-bidding/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>3g iphone</category><category>3gIphone</category><category>AAPL</category><category>anheuser</category><category>anheuser busch</category><category>anheuser-busch</category><category>anheuserbusch</category><category>Apple</category><category>bear stearns</category><category>bear stearns bailout</category><category>bear stearns cos</category><category>bear stearns cos bsc</category><category>bear stearns cos.</category><category>BearStearns</category><category>BearStearnsBailout</category><category>BearStearnsCos</category><category>BearStearnsCos.</category><category>BearStearnsCosBsc</category><category>BSC</category><category>BUD</category><category>InBev</category><category>iphone</category><category>SEC</category><category>UBS</category><category>UBS AG</category><category>UbsAg</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laurie Pasternack]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 08:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newspaper wrap-up: Citigroup may have to repay some hedge fund losses]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/05/20/newspaper-wrap-up-citigroup-may-have-to-repay-some-hedge-fund-l/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/05/20/newspaper-wrap-up-citigroup-may-have-to-repay-some-hedge-fund-l/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/05/20/newspaper-wrap-up-citigroup-may-have-to-repay-some-hedge-fund-l/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/newspapers/" rel="tag">Newspapers</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/magazines/" rel="tag">Magazines</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/c/" rel="tag">Citigroup Inc. (C)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/aig/" rel="tag">Amer Intl Group (AIG)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/bcs/" rel="tag">Barclays plc ADS (BCS)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/leh/" rel="tag">Lehman Br Holdings (LEH)</a></p><strong><a href="http://www.theflyonthewall.com/splashPage.php?source=AOL"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2008/05/fly-logo-(aol).gif" /></a>MAJOR PAPERS:</strong><br />
<ul>
    <li>The <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121125194188006275.html?mod=hps_us_whats_news"><em>Wall Street Journal</em></a> reported that a federal judge said that the government had "sufficient evidence" for a jury to conclude that a conspiracy to fraudulently boost the financials of <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/american-international-group-inc/aig/nys">American International Group Inc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/american-international-group-inc/aig/nys">AIG</a>) began with former CEO Maurice R. "Hank" Greenberg. That led to a transaction that artificially inflated AIG's loss reserves.</li>
    <li><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/citigroup-incorporated/c/nys">Citigroup Incorporated's</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/citigroup-incorporated/c/nys">C</a>) Falcon Strategies fixed income hedge fund is down 75%, the <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121123180257104985.html?mod=hps_us_whats_news"><em>Wall Street Journal</em></a> reported, bad news for the three U.S. banks that invested in it to help increase returns on employee life insurance. One of the banks, <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/fifth-third-bancorp/fitb/nas">Fifth Third Bancorp</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/fifth-third-bancorp/fitb/nas">FITB</a>), is suing Transamerica Life and Smith Barney, both of whom helped to arrange the investment, and some are now questioning whether Citigroup will be forced to give back some of the investments as they have with individual investors.</li>
    <li>After it stopped offering some mortgages last month because it was swamped by volumes of new applications, the <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e0dd9374-25d0-11dd-b510-000077b07658.html"><em>Financial Times</em></a> reported that First Direct, a unit of <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/hsbc-holdings-plc/hbc/nys">HSBC Holdings Plc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/hsbc-holdings-plc/hbc/nys">HBC</a>), has resumed lending to new customers. The bank said it has continued to receive "significant interest" in its mortgages from existing customers.</li>
</ul>
<strong>OTHER PAPERS:</strong><br />
<ul>
    <li>In an effort to raise capital from shareholders, the <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/05/20/cnbarc120.xml"><em>Telegraph</em></a> reported that <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/barclays-plc/bcs/nys">Barclays Plc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/barclays-plc/bcs/nys">BCS</a>) is considering a takeover bid for a rival in the U.S. or UK. Sources believe Barclays may attempt to acquire an investment bank, a struggling bank or a deal in a fast-moving economy. Potential names mentioned include<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-switzerland/ubs/nys"> UBS AG</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-switzerland/ubs/nys">UBS</a>) and <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/lehman-brothers-holdings-inc/leh/nys">Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/lehman-brothers-holdings-inc/leh/nys">LEH</a>).</li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/05/20/newspaper-wrap-up-citigroup-may-have-to-repay-some-hedge-fund-l/">Newspaper wrap-up: Citigroup may have to repay some hedge fund losses</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Tue, 20 May 2008 08:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/05/20/newspaper-wrap-up-citigroup-may-have-to-repay-some-hedge-fund-l/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1200420/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/05/20/newspaper-wrap-up-citigroup-may-have-to-repay-some-hedge-fund-l/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>AIG</category><category>american internation...</category><category>AmericanInternation...</category><category>barclays</category><category>barclaysbank</category><category>BCS</category><category>C</category><category>citigroup</category><category>citigroup inc.</category><category>citigroup inc. c</category><category>CitigroupInc.</category><category>citigroupinc.c</category><category>fifth third</category><category>fifth third bancorp</category><category>FifthThird</category><category>FifthThirdBancorp</category><category>First Direct</category><category>FirstDirect</category><category>FITB</category><category>hank greenberg</category><category>HankGreenberg</category><category>HBC</category><category>HSBC</category><category>hsbc holdings</category><category>HsbcHoldings</category><category>inthenews</category><category>LEH</category><category>lehman</category><category>lehman bros</category><category>lehman bros.</category><category>lehman brothers</category><category>LehmanBros</category><category>LehmanBros.</category><category>lehmanbrothers</category><category>Maurice hank greenberg</category><category>MauriceHankGreenberg</category><category>ubs</category><category>ubs ag</category><category>ubsag</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laurie Pasternack]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 08:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newspaper wap-up: Tech firms to invest in wireless]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/05/07/newspaper-wap-up-tech-firms-to-invest-in-wireless/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/05/07/newspaper-wap-up-tech-firms-to-invest-in-wireless/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/05/07/newspaper-wap-up-tech-firms-to-invest-in-wireless/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/newspapers/" rel="tag">Newspapers</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/magazines/" rel="tag">Magazines</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/goog/" rel="tag">Google (GOOG)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/msft/" rel="tag">Microsoft (MSFT)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/yhoo/" rel="tag">Yahoo! (YHOO)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/intc/" rel="tag">Intel (INTC)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/s/" rel="tag">Sprint Nextel Corp (S)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/cmcsa/" rel="tag">Comcast Cl'A' (CMCSA)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/wb/" rel="tag">Wachovia Corp (WB)</a></p><strong><a href="http://www.theflyonthewall.com/splashPage.php?source=AOL"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2008/05/fly-logo-(aol).gif"  alt="" /></a>MAJOR PAPERS:</strong><br />
<ul>
    <li>The <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121010437224271501.html?mod=hps_us_whats_news"><em>Wall Street Journal</em></a> reported that an alliance of cable, Internet and chip titans will announce plans to invest $3.2B in a company that will deliver Web access for laptops and cellphones using WiMax. The venture, valued at over $12B, includes <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/sprint-nextel-corporation/s/nys">Sprint Nextel Corporation</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/sprint-nextel-corporation/s/nys">S</a>) and <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/clearwire-corporation/clwr/nas">Clearwire Corporation</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/clearwire-corporation/clwr/nas">CLWR</a>) and will be backed by <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/comcast-corporation/cmcsa/nas">Comcast Corporation</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/comcast-corporation/cmcsa/nas">CMCSA</a>), <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/time-warner-cable-inc/twc/nys">Time Warner Cable Inc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/time-warner-cable-inc/twc/nys">TWC</a>), <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/intel-corporation/intc/nas">Intel Corporation</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/intel-corporation/intc/nas">INTC</a>) and <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/google-inc/goog/nas">Google Inc</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/google-inc/goog/nas">GOOG</a>).</li>
    <li>According to people familiar with the matter, Robert Verrone, one of the most zealous commercial real-estate lenders during the industry's boom, will leave <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/wachovia-corporation/wb/nys">Wachovia Corporation</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/wachovia-corporation/wb/nys">WB</a>) within the next week, the <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121011756316572337.html?mod=hps_us_whats_news"><em>Wall Street Journal </em></a>reported.</li>
</ul>
<strong>WEB SITES:</strong><br />
<ul>
    <li><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;sid=aNHEUuWKtL_M&amp;refer=home"><em>Bloomberg</em></a> reported that the Department of Justice is probing whether <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-switzerland/ubs/nys">UBS AG</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-switzerland/ubs/nys">UBS</a>) helped clients evade American taxes. In an e-mailed statement, the firm said one senior bank employee was "briefly detained" by authorities.</li>
    <li><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&amp;sid=atl3yFmV508A"><em>Bloomberg</em></a> also reported that Vallejo, California's city council voted to go into bankruptcy. Officials said that after talks with labor unions failed to win salary concessions from police and fire fighters, the city does not have enough money to pay its bills.</li>
    <li>According to a rumor, <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/06/is-yang-still-in-control-at-yahoo/"><em>TechCrunch</em></a> reported that the <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/yahoo-inc/yhoo/nas">Yahoo Inc</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/yahoo-inc/yhoo/nas">YHOO</a>) board of directors yesterday authorized Yahoo chairman Roy Bostock, rather than CEO Jerry Yang, to call <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/microsoft-corporation/msft/nas">Microsoft Corporation</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/microsoft-corporation/msft/nas">MSFT</a>) CEO Steve Ballmer about re-starting negotiations.</li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/05/07/newspaper-wap-up-tech-firms-to-invest-in-wireless/">Newspaper wap-up: Tech firms to invest in wireless</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Wed, 07 May 2008 08:05:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/05/07/newspaper-wap-up-tech-firms-to-invest-in-wireless/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1188667/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/05/07/newspaper-wap-up-tech-firms-to-invest-in-wireless/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bankruptcy</category><category>Clearwire</category><category>CLWR</category><category>CMCSA</category><category>CMCSK</category><category>Comcast</category><category>Department of Justice</category><category>DepartmentOfJustice</category><category>GOOG</category><category>GOogle</category><category>INTC</category><category>Intel</category><category>Jerry Yang</category><category>JerryYang</category><category>Microsoft</category><category>MSFT</category><category>probe</category><category>S</category><category>Sprint</category><category>sprint nextel</category><category>sprint nextel wimax</category><category>SprintNextel</category><category>SprintNextelWimax</category><category>Steve Ballmer</category><category>SteveBallmer</category><category>Time Warner Cable</category><category>TimeWarnerCable</category><category>TWC</category><category>UBS</category><category>UBS AG</category><category>UbsAg</category><category>Vallejo</category><category>Wachovia</category><category>WB</category><category>WiMax</category><category>Yahoo</category><category>YHOO</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laurie Pasternack]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 08:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newspaper wrap-up: Mixed views of Royal Bank rights issue]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/04/18/newspaper-wrap-up-mixed-views-of-royal-bank-rights-issue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/04/18/newspaper-wrap-up-mixed-views-of-royal-bank-rights-issue/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/04/18/newspaper-wrap-up-mixed-views-of-royal-bank-rights-issue/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/newspapers/" rel="tag">Newspapers</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/magazines/" rel="tag">Magazines</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/c/" rel="tag">Citigroup Inc. (C)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/amd/" rel="tag">Advanced Micro Dev (AMD)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/mer/" rel="tag">Merrill Lynch (MER)</a></p><strong><a href="http://www.theflyonthewall.com/splashPage.php?source=AOL"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2008/04/fly-logo-(aol).gif"  alt="" /></a>MAJOR PAPERS:</strong><br />
<ul>
    <li>The <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120844695149923113.html?mod=hps_us_whats_news"><em>Wall Street Journal</em></a> reported that New York state's attorney general, Andrew Cuomo, has launched an investigation into auction-rate securities and is seeking information from some of Wall Street's biggest institutions including <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-new/ubs/nys">UBS AG</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-new/ubs/nys">UBS</a>), <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/citigroup-incorporated/c/nys">Citigroup Incorporated</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/citigroup-incorporated/c/nys">C</a>) and <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/merrill-lynch-and-co-inc/mer/nys">Merrill Lynch &amp; Co Inc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/merrill-lynch-and-co-inc/mer/nys">MER</a>), a person familiar with the matter said.</li>
    <li>According to the <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fef6665e-0ca5-11dd-86df-0000779fd2ac.html"><em>Financial Times</em></a>, <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/deutsche-bank-ag/db/nys">Deutsche Bank AG</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/deutsche-bank-ag/db/nys">DB</a>) and other investment banks are working on plans to develop a clearing house for the credit derivatives markets. In an attempt to reduce counterparty risk, the banks are trying to develop a system that would only allow institutions with strong capital bases and credible trading histories to clear trades in the credit default swap markets with a central counterparty.</li>
</ul>
<strong>OTHER PAPERS:</strong><br />
<ul>
    <li>The news that <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/the-royal-bank-of-scotland-group-plc/rbs/nys">The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/the-royal-bank-of-scotland-group-plc/rbs/nys">RBS</a>) is planning a rights issue of between GBP5B and GBP12B received mixed reviews from British analysts and investors, the <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/04/18/bcnrbs118.xml"><em>Telegraph</em></a> reported. The analysts expect the bank to cut its dividend.</li>
</ul>
<strong>WEB SITES: </strong><br />
<ul>
    <li><a href="http://www.digitimes.com/mobos/a20080417PD215.html"><em>DigiTimes</em></a> reported that <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/nvidia-corporation/nvda/nas">Nvidia Corporation</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/nvidia-corporation/nvda/nas">NVDA</a>) is planning to launch the GeForce 9600 GSO GPU in May to compete with <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/advanced-micro-devices-inc/amd/nys">Advanced Micro Devices'</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/advanced-micro-devices-inc/amd/nys">AMD</a>) Radeon HD 3830, according to sources at graphics card makers.</li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/04/18/newspaper-wrap-up-mixed-views-of-royal-bank-rights-issue/">Newspaper wrap-up: Mixed views of Royal Bank rights issue</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/04/18/newspaper-wrap-up-mixed-views-of-royal-bank-rights-issue/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1171157/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/04/18/newspaper-wrap-up-mixed-views-of-royal-bank-rights-issue/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>advanced micro</category><category>advanced micro devices</category><category>AdvancedMicro</category><category>AdvancedMicroDevices</category><category>AMD</category><category>Andrew Cuomo</category><category>AndrewCuomo</category><category>Auction-rate securities</category><category>Auction-rateSecurities</category><category>C</category><category>citigroup</category><category>citigroup inc.</category><category>citigroup inc. c</category><category>CitigroupInc.</category><category>CitigroupInc.C</category><category>DB</category><category>Deutsche Bank</category><category>DeutscheBank</category><category>MER</category><category>Merrill Lynch</category><category>MerrillLynch</category><category>NVDA</category><category>nvidia</category><category>nvidia geforce</category><category>nvidiageforce</category><category>Radeon HD 3830</category><category>RadeonHd3830</category><category>RBS</category><category>royal bank of scotland</category><category>RoyalBankOfScotland</category><category>UBS</category><category>UBS AG</category><category>UbsAg</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laurie Pasternack]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newspaper wrap-up: Merger that created Citigroup was a mistake, one of deal's architects says]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/04/04/newspaper-wrap-up-merger-that-created-citigroup-was-a-mistake/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/04/04/newspaper-wrap-up-merger-that-created-citigroup-was-a-mistake/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/04/04/newspaper-wrap-up-merger-that-created-citigroup-was-a-mistake/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/newspapers/" rel="tag">Newspapers</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/magazines/" rel="tag">Magazines</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/msft/" rel="tag">Microsoft (MSFT)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/yhoo/" rel="tag">Yahoo! (YHOO)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/wag/" rel="tag">Walgreen Co (WAG)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/c/" rel="tag">Citigroup Inc. (C)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/cvs/" rel="tag">CVS Corp (CVS)</a></p><strong><a href="http://www.theflyonthewall.com/splashPage.php?source=AOL"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2008/04/fly-logo-(aol).gif"  alt="" /></a>MAJOR PAPERS: </strong><br />
<ul>
    <li>Luqman Arnold, the former <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-new/ubs/nys">UBS AG</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-new/ubs/nys">UBS</a>) president forced out in 2001, wants the firm to split its investment bank from the private client bank, and look at selling the investment bank and asset management business, according to the <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120725574276087561.html?mod=hps_us_whats_news"><em>Wall Street Journal's</em></a> "Heard on the Street".</li>
    <li><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/microsoft-corporation/msft/nas">Microsoft Corporation's</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/microsoft-corporation/msft/nas">MSFT</a>) bid to acquire <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/yahoo-inc/yhoo/nas">Yahoo! Inc</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/yahoo-inc/yhoo/nas">YHOO</a>) has not gained any steam even though executives of the two companies met this week, the <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120728254600289107.html?mod=hps_us_whats_news"><em>Wall Street Journal</em></a> reported.</li>
    <li>The <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/adb7e4a6-019d-11dd-a323-000077b07658.html"><em>Financial Times</em></a> reported that the landmark merger that created <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/citigroup-incorporated/c/nys">Citigroup Incorporated</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/citigroup-incorporated/c/nys">C</a>) was a "mistake" that failed to benefit the financial services giant's investors, customers and employees, said John Reed, who masterminded the $166B deal with Sandy Weill in 1998. Reed, the former head of Citicorp, has advised Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit at least to consider spin-offs, sources said.</li>
</ul>
<strong>WEB SITES: </strong><br />
<ul>
    <li><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/walgreen-co/wag/nys">Walgreen Co</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/walgreen-co/wag/nys">WAG</a>) is branching out by acquiring two companies that provide health-care services, <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_15/c4079insidewal917146.htm?chan=search"><em>BusinessWeek</em></a> reported, following in its competitor <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/cvs-caremark-corporation/cvs/nys">CVS Caremark Corporation's</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/cvs-caremark-corporation/cvs/nys">CVS</a>) shoes. Some investors are wary of Walgreen's move, but Mark Wiltamuth of Morgan Stanley sees it as a new growth avenue and as a push into services complementary to drugstores.</li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/04/04/newspaper-wrap-up-merger-that-created-citigroup-was-a-mistake/">Newspaper wrap-up: Merger that created Citigroup was a mistake, one of deal's architects says</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/04/04/newspaper-wrap-up-merger-that-created-citigroup-was-a-mistake/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1158448/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/04/04/newspaper-wrap-up-merger-that-created-citigroup-was-a-mistake/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>C</category><category>Citicorp</category><category>citigroup</category><category>citigroup inc. (c)</category><category>CitigroupInc.(c)</category><category>cvs</category><category>cvs caremark</category><category>cvscaremark</category><category>microsoft</category><category>MSFT</category><category>UBS</category><category>UBS AG</category><category>UbsAg</category><category>vikram pandit</category><category>VikramPandit</category><category>WAG</category><category>walgreen</category><category>walgreens</category><category>yahoo</category><category>yahoo!</category><category>YHOO</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laurie Pasternack]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Markets up on UBS, LEH: Jump into financials, but beware of sharks!]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/04/01/markets-up-on-ubs-leh-jump-into-financials-but-beware-of-shar/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/04/01/markets-up-on-ubs-leh-jump-into-financials-but-beware-of-shar/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/04/01/markets-up-on-ubs-leh-jump-into-financials-but-beware-of-shar/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/major-movement/" rel="tag">Major Movement</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/headline-news/" rel="tag">Headline News</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/djia/" rel="tag">DJIA</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/leh/" rel="tag">Lehman Br Holdings (LEH)</a></p><p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2007/10/arrow_up_up_240.jpg" />Where there is fear, there is opportunity. Every day for the past six months some have asked if it was time to get back into investing in the financial sector. I was way too early and now much poorer for it. Whether I am too optimistic about our economic vitality, or just have no fear, or both, is a lingering thought in my mind.</p>
<p>Today marks the first day of a new quarter and there seems to be a lot of good will in the air. This even though <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-new/ubs/nys">UBS AG</a> (NYSR: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ubs-ag-new/ubs/nys">UBS</a>) announced that it will <a href="http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1100&amp;u_sid=10245485">write off $19 billion</a>. UBS writedowns have reached a staggering $40 billion in the past nine months, the largest reported by any bank to date. As UBS Chairman Marcel Ospel stepped down, <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/deutsche-bank-ag/db/nys">Deutsche Bank AG</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/deutsche-bank-ag/db/nys">DB</a>), Germany's largest bank, announced similar writedowns of about $4 billion.</p>
<p>Apparently, these losses by foreign banks have made Wall Street traders giddy as the <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/dow-jones-industrial-average-index/%24indu/dji">Dow Jones Industrial Average</a> was up over 200 points in early trading. Could this be the bottom? Well, I'm not going to call it -- <em>I have no idea.</em></p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/04/01/markets-up-on-ubs-leh-jump-into-financials-but-beware-of-shar/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Markets up on UBS, LEH: Jump into financials, but beware of sharks!</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/04/01/markets-up-on-ubs-leh-jump-into-financials-but-beware-of-shar/">Markets up on UBS, LEH: Jump into financials, but beware of sharks!</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:48:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/04/01/markets-up-on-ubs-leh-jump-into-financials-but-beware-of-shar/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1154595/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/04/01/markets-up-on-ubs-leh-jump-into-financials-but-beware-of-shar/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>DJIA</category><category>featured</category><category>Financial ETF's</category><category>FinancialEtf's</category><category>LEH</category><category>lehman brothers</category><category>LehmanBrothers</category><category>UBS</category><category>ubs ag</category><category>UbsAg</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheldon Liber]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:48:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
