This is a very big story and will probably piss off taxpayers like nothing else has thus far. The Wall Street Journal has the list of all the companies that were essentially made whole by the AIG bailout. Basically, these are the firms that were counter-parties in transactions with AIG, the hedge fund that happens…
Goldman Sachs
New Dow Jones Industrial Average Candidates?
As of this writing, there are 4 stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average that are trading under $10 per share (and several others that are close): Citigroup (C) Bank of America (BAC) General Motors (GM) Alcoa (AA) According to Jim Bianco of Bianco Research: “Dow Jones, the keeper of the DJIA, has an unwritten…
Who Else Could Become a Bank Holding Company?
General Motor’s GMAC unit had recieved approval to become a bank holding company…
But here’s the more interesting question…who else could/should apply to become a bank holding company? Below is my not-so-serious list of candidates as more companies and industries look for shelter in this, our Greatest Depression.
