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Disney Looks to Earn $1B from Internet

Company says Lost , Grey's Anatomy online ads paid big dividends

(Newser) - Disney is ramping up its Internet efforts and expects to reap greater returns thanks to hit shows being streamed online, such as Lost and Grey’s Anatomy, reports the AP. The company expects to earn $1 billion in fiscal 2008, a sizable jump over last year, said CEO Robert Iger...

Financials, $108 Oil Sink Stocks
Financials, $108 Oil Sink Stocks
MARKETS
Mar 10, 2008 3:49 PM CDT

Financials, $108 Oil Sink Stocks

Crude shatters record price; recession fears prevail

(Newser) - US stocks fell today for a third consecutive day as fears of recession continued to spread, MarketWatch reports. With Ambac’s revival uncertain and Countrywide facing a possible securities fraud probe, shares of both financial giants plummeted, pressuring the overall market downward. The Dow lost 153.54 to close at...

Goldman Analysts Warn of Next Crisis

Commercial real estate outlook even worse than subprime situation

(Newser) - Commercial real estate could be the next victim of the current economic downturn, and if it is, expect it to cause another full-fledged crisis, the Wall Street Journal reports. Commercial real estate values could fall as much as 26% over the next 2 years, Goldman Sachs analysts predict, leading to...

Bear Stearns CEO Will Step Down
Bear Stearns CEO Will
Step Down
Jan 8, 2008 7:11 AM CST

Bear Stearns CEO Will Step Down

Add Cayne to roster of victims of subprime collapse

(Newser) - Add Bear Sterns CEO Jimmy Cayne's to the list of rolling heads in the subprime mortgage market collapse, reports the Wall Street Journal. Cayne, 73, has been the target of board and shareholder angst over the 53% drop in the bank’s stock last year—the largest of any of...

Bear Stearns Posts First Loss
Bear Stearns Posts First Loss
Dec 20, 2007 9:19 AM CST

Bear Stearns Posts First Loss

Subprime writedowns hobble 'bond shop,' loss almost four times what analysts expected

(Newser) - Analysts expected Bear Stearns to post its first-ever loss today, they just expected it to be smaller. After $1.9 billion in subprime writedowns, the company posted a $6.91 loss per share, dwarfing the $1.82 analysts predicted. Executives gave up their bonuses, as revenue from debt sales and...

Feds Investigate Bear Stearns Fund Manager

Insider-trading probe targets $2M move ahead of fund collapse

(Newser) - The manager of hedge funds that lost $1.6 billion when they went bankrupt in July has left Bear Stearns, and federal investigators are looking into whether he withdrew his own money before the collapse. Ralph Cioffi moved $2 million in March—before the funds tanked in the subprime collapse—...

No Bonus for Bear Stearns Execs
No Bonus for Bear Stearns Execs
Dec 19, 2007 7:41 AM CST

No Bonus for Bear Stearns Execs

On the eve of announcing its first quarterly loss ever, top execs pass on bonuses

(Newser) - Bear Stearns’ CEO and other top executives, poised to announce the company’s first quarterly loss in its 84-year history tomorrow, are expected to bypass millions of dollars in annual bonuses, an acknowledgment of the dismal year the firm had, driven down by the collapse of the subprime mortgage market...

Pervy Billionaire or 21st-Century Hugh Hefner?

Oops: Epstein 'playmates' turned out to be underaged

(Newser) - He owns the largest residence in Manhattan, several planes, and a private island. A superstar financial adviser to seriously wealthy clients, Jeffrey Epstein is also a patron of cutting-edge scientists and an FOB. But, New York magazine writes, he inhabits a sexual dream world populated by young girls giving "...

NY Subpoenas Wall Street Heavies in Subprime Probe

Cuomo looking into firms' risk assessment

(Newser) - Several high-profile Wall Street firms that packaged and sold subprime mortgages have been subpoenaed by New York prosecutors, the Wall Street Journal reports today. Merrill Lynch, Bear Stearns, and Deutsche Bank—among others—will be asked to explain how the offerings were reviewed before they were sold to investors, and...

Goldman Leads Wall Street Bonus War
Goldman Leads Wall Street Bonus War
Nov 19, 2007 11:56 AM CST

Goldman Leads Wall Street Bonus War

Under pressure to keep talent, losing firms shell out big

(Newser) - The Big Five Wall Street securities firms will pay $38 billion in bonuses this year—up from $36 billion last year—while shareholders tote up $74 billion in losses, their worst year since 2002, Bloomberg reports. All but Goldman Sachs lost more than 20% of their market value, says an...

Chinese Pension Fund Considers US Private Equity Deals

Burned by Blackstone, Beijing takes it slow

(Newser) - China, suffering buyer’s remorse after investing in US private equity firm Blackstone, is taking its time before diving back into that end of the financial pool, reports the Financial Times. The Big Three of US equity firms, Carlyle, KKR, and TPG, are each seeking a minority investment from China’...

Afternoon Rally Fades, Revives
Afternoon Rally Fades, Revives
Oct 22, 2007 3:45 PM CDT

Afternoon Rally Fades, Revives

Tech-heavy Nasdaq outperforms other indexes

(Newser) - The markets seesawed today as an afternoon rally faded then revived, led by the tech-heavy Nasdaq. Friday's bloodbath lingered into this morning, but a speech by Fed governor Randall Kroszner raised hopes for a rate cut, reports the Journal. The Dow closed up 44.95 at 13,566.97, the...

Bear Stearns, China's Citic Trade $1B Stakes

Partnership will develop products, services for Chinese and Asian markets

(Newser) - In a welcome boost after this year's devastating subprime losses, Bear Stearns today moved to secure a long-coveted slice of the Chinese market. Stearns and China’s Citic Securities Co. agreed  to invest $1 billion in each other, pooling their Asian resources to develop new products for the Chinese market,...

Stocks Rise on Buffett Rumor
Stocks Rise on Buffett Rumor
Sep 26, 2007 3:46 PM CDT

Stocks Rise on Buffett Rumor

Berkshire CEO may buy 20% of Bear Stearns

(Newser) - The Dow climbed 99.5 points today on the strength of the GM settlement and speculation that billionaire Warren Buffett might buy 20% of beleaguered Bear Stearns. The brokerage helped spur the biggest gain in a week, jumping 7.7% after the Buffett story circulated. Said a trader, “You...

Goldman Up Whopping 76% in 3rd Quarter

Bear Stearns drops 61% on mortgage fund losses

(Newser) - Two financial giants posted dramatic earnings this morning: Goldman Sachs wowed investors with a 79% surge in third quarter net income, while Bear Stearns’ dropped 61% thanks to massive hedge-fund losses. The two were on opposite sides of the subprime collapse. Bear Stearns is among the top packagers of mortgage-based...

Subprime Crisis Sparks a Spate of Legal Battles

Investors, homeowners, banks head to court, but obstacles lie ahead

(Newser) - The troubles plaguing Countrywide and Bear Stearns’ hedge funds will move from the boardroom to the courtroom. Homeowners and banks are suing mortgage lenders, shareholders are suing funds, the SEC is investigating executives, and Congress may conduct hearings into credit agencies' practices. The current mess ensnares “an incredible range...

Billionaire Takes Huge Stake in Bear Stearns

Josephe Lewis becomes largest shareholder with $860M buy

(Newser) - Billionaire Joseph C. Lewis has bought enough stock to become the largest single shareholder in embattled investment bank Bear Stearns, Reuters reports. The reclusive British-born currency trader bought up $860.4 million in shares over the last month, nabbing a 7% stake. Putnam Investing, the second largest shareholder, owns a...

Wall Street Bonuses To Sink
Wall Street Bonuses To Sink
Aug 22, 2007 12:31 AM CDT

Wall Street Bonuses To Sink

Market crisis hits paychecks

(Newser) - The credit crisis, which has surged across the global financial infrastructure like a tsunami, washing away millions of share prices, is about to hit one of Wall Street's most hallowed traditions —the fat bonus. The extra pay for all but an elite few may be cut for the first...

Stocks Seesaw as Credit Crisis Deepens

Dow down over 300 points before rallying on rate-cut rumors

(Newser) - The Dow closed down 15.69 at 12845.78 today, after plummeting 343 points in early morning trading on fears the credit debacle was spilling into the larger market. Investors continued to fret about the rising yen and nervous foreign markets, but rumors that the Fed would cut interest rates...

BNP Paribas Halts Fund Withdrawals
BNP Paribas Halts Fund Withdrawals
Aug 9, 2007 12:35 PM CDT

BNP Paribas Halts Fund Withdrawals

France’s biggest bank can’t value holdings after credit collapse

(Newser) - France's largest bank today froze three investment funds threatened by the subprime mortagage collapse, claiming it can’t “fairly” place a value on their rapidly declining assets. Citing the “complete evaporation of liquidity” in the US securities market, BNP Paribas halted withdrawals from the funds, which were worth...

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