March 16, 2008
UPDATE: Sunday evening, 03/16/2008: Bear Stearns to be acquired by JPMorgan Chase for $2.00 in stock swap deal. That is NOT a typo! The stock closed at $30 on Friday. On Thursday, it was $57.00. And yes, it was $150 last summer. This, essentially became a giant margin call on Bear Stearns. Apparently, cash — [...]
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March 15, 2008
The news surrounding Bear Stearns on Friday morning was not good! There are several important elements to this story. The first element is the most important one: Bear Stearns appears to be out of cash. If you’ve ever traded on margin (or know someone that does), running out of cash happens from time to time. [...]
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Lehman: Going Private?
July 17, 2008In the coming months and years, you will hear more publicly traded companies than ever before discussing the idea of GOING PRIVATE. Even with the mortgage mess, there is STILL access to capital. Management often gets fed up trying to build long term businesses and gain market share on a long term basis, while struggling [...]