I did a piece recently, New Candidates for the Dow Jones, and since then, things have gotten even worse for Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C) and a handful of other DJIA names. While the Index Editor who oversees the Dow, John Prestbo, has gone on record saying there won’t be any changes right now,…
Zombie Banks
Lindsey Graham Looking For Zombies
S.C. Senator Lindsey Graham: Is AIG a “Zombie”? Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke: Umm, No. Graham: So if AIG isn’t a zombie, who is? Bernanke: There aren’t any large zombie institutions that I know of. Hey Ben – Reality called, it said to check in sometime, it’s been awhile. What is a Zombie Bank? (The Big…
Hot Links: Zombie Banks, the Trader Tax & Doug Kass
Hot Links for Weekend Reading On The Big Picture this week, Barry Ritholtz explained the definition of a Zombie Bank, complete with a table of companies that currently qualify as zombies. TheStreet.com‘s James “Rev Shark” DePorre has certainly been busy this week with the launch of his petition to combat the “Trader’s Tax“. It seems…
