Today’s going to be a doozy… Art Nadel just surrendered to authorities in Tampa, Florida according to CNBC. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has subpoenaed ex-Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain and one of his henchmen regarding the bonus snafu according to Dealbreaker. Kind of like the final scene of The Godfather when the family takes…
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This Just In: Art Nadel, Where Art Thou? (updated)
My, my, my…and I thought that all of these billionaire “money managers” actually earned the money they were wiping themselves with. CNBC just posted an alert that Art Nadel of Sarasota, Florida-based Valhalla Management is missing, according to his wife, who is “cooperating” with authorities.
CNBC's Most Annoying Commercials
I don’t know if it’s the advertisers who produce the commercial or CNBC who runs them ad nauseumthat I blame, but below is my list of the most obnoxious, annoying and pointless commercials on CNBC. Please put them out of our misery, Network Brass.
OMG: Morgan Stanley and Citi/ Smith Barney?
Reuters is reporting the possibility of Citi and Morgan Stanley getting together. Smith Barney and Morgan Stanley as a possible joint venture…
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Doug Kass Rolls Out 2009 Predictions, Ignore Them At Your Own Peril!
In taking a page from Byron Wein of Morgan Stanley fame, Doug Kass has been listing 20 outlying possible events for the coming year for a while now and in ’08, he absolutely killed it. 60% of his 20 predictions for 2008 came to pass, including some of the more far-fetched ones.
Yesterday, Kass’s 2009 list came out…
Weigh Anchor: Mark Haines
Mark Haines is the best in business. He comes off as completely natural and unpretentious, but can bring the gravitas when the situation calls for it.