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Dealbreaker http://dealbreaker.com Wall Street Insider – Financial News, Headlines, Commentary and Analysis - Hedge Funds, Private Equity, Banks Fri, 10 May 2013 15:04:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 40.72596-73.994564breakingmediahttp://feedburner.google.com Carl Icahn Sees Silver Lake’s $13.65 Bid For Dell And Raises It To $12 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/breakingmedia/~3/6FNEjAQhWyM/ http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/carl-icahn-sees-silver-lakes-13-65-bid-for-dell-and-raises-it-to-12/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 14:58:38 +0000 Matt Levine http://dealbreaker.com/?p=103125 <p><a href="http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/carl-icahn-sees-silver-lakes-13-65-bid-for-dell-and-raises-it-to-12/"><img width="150" height="200" src="http://dealbreaker.com/uploads/2013/05/icahn-schmoo-150x200.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Hey, this is the deal." title="Hey, this is the deal." style="float:left;margin: 0 15px 15px 0;" /></a></p><p>Let’s take Carl Icahn’s bid for Dell seriously because, y’know, no one else will. At first I was a little underwhelmed by Icahn’s bid of $12 in cash or stock for Dell, which careful noticers will notice is less than the $13.65 offer on the table from Silver Lake and Michael Dell, but that $12…</p> <p><strong><a href="http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/carl-icahn-sees-silver-lakes-13-65-bid-for-dell-and-raises-it-to-12/">Continue reading »</a></strong></p><br /><hr style="clear:both" /><h3 style="text-align: center"><em>Follow Dealbreaker on <a href="http://twitter.com/dealbreaker">Twitter</a> or become a fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/DealbreakerOfficial">Facebook</a>.</em></h3><hr /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=6FNEjAQhWyM:rUwQHtKbC_U:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=6FNEjAQhWyM:rUwQHtKbC_U:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=6FNEjAQhWyM:rUwQHtKbC_U:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=6FNEjAQhWyM:rUwQHtKbC_U:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=6FNEjAQhWyM:rUwQHtKbC_U:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=6FNEjAQhWyM:rUwQHtKbC_U:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=6FNEjAQhWyM:rUwQHtKbC_U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=6FNEjAQhWyM:rUwQHtKbC_U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=6FNEjAQhWyM:rUwQHtKbC_U:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=6FNEjAQhWyM:rUwQHtKbC_U:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/breakingmedia/~4/6FNEjAQhWyM" height="1" width="1"/> http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/carl-icahn-sees-silver-lakes-13-65-bid-for-dell-and-raises-it-to-12/feed/ 0 http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/carl-icahn-sees-silver-lakes-13-65-bid-for-dell-and-raises-it-to-12/ Opening Bell: 05.10.13 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/breakingmedia/~3/nWMQcxzuzZU/ http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/opening-bell-05-10-13/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 12:16:50 +0000 Dealbreaker http://dealbreaker.com/?p=103124 <p><a href="http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/opening-bell-05-10-13/"><img width="150" height="172" src="http://dealbreaker.com/uploads/2013/05/icahnsittingontable-150x172.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="icahnsittingontable" title="icahnsittingontable" style="float:left;margin: 0 15px 15px 0;" /></a></p><p>Icahn and Southeastern Ready Rival Bid for Dell (DealBook) The effort by Mr. Icahn and Southeastern, disclosed in a letter to Dell’s board Thursday night, is intended as a last-ditch effort to fight the management buyout led by Michael S. Dell, the company’s founder and chief executive, and the private equity firm Silver Lake. Unlike…</p> <p><strong><a href="http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/opening-bell-05-10-13/">Continue reading »</a></strong></p><br /><hr style="clear:both" /><h3 style="text-align: center"><em>Follow Dealbreaker on <a href="http://twitter.com/dealbreaker">Twitter</a> or become a fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/DealbreakerOfficial">Facebook</a>.</em></h3><hr /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=nWMQcxzuzZU:gWcQFMr80wk:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=nWMQcxzuzZU:gWcQFMr80wk:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=nWMQcxzuzZU:gWcQFMr80wk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=nWMQcxzuzZU:gWcQFMr80wk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=nWMQcxzuzZU:gWcQFMr80wk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=nWMQcxzuzZU:gWcQFMr80wk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=nWMQcxzuzZU:gWcQFMr80wk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=nWMQcxzuzZU:gWcQFMr80wk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=nWMQcxzuzZU:gWcQFMr80wk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=nWMQcxzuzZU:gWcQFMr80wk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/breakingmedia/~4/nWMQcxzuzZU" height="1" width="1"/> http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/opening-bell-05-10-13/feed/ 19 http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/opening-bell-05-10-13/ Write-Offs: 05.09.13 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/breakingmedia/~3/mgUeG_YAyaA/ http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/write-offs-05-09-13/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 22:43:17 +0000 Dealbreaker http://dealbreaker.com/?p=103122 <p>$$$ Fannie Mae to Pay Treasury $59.4 Billion After Record Profit [Bloomberg] $$$ California Sues J.P. Morgan on Card Collections [WSJ] $$$ Goldman cuts investment fund pledges in half since Dodd-Frank-filings [Reuters / Lauren Tara LaCapra] $$$ Paulson hedge fund puts hotel unit in bankruptcy to escape lawsuit, “terrorization” [Reuters] $$$ Everyone Who Started Watching…</p> <p><strong><a href="http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/write-offs-05-09-13/">Continue reading »</a></strong></p><br /><hr style="clear:both" /><h3 style="text-align: center"><em>Follow Dealbreaker on <a href="http://twitter.com/dealbreaker">Twitter</a> or become a fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/DealbreakerOfficial">Facebook</a>.</em></h3><hr /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=mgUeG_YAyaA:bwvcBjYGU2w:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=mgUeG_YAyaA:bwvcBjYGU2w:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=mgUeG_YAyaA:bwvcBjYGU2w:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=mgUeG_YAyaA:bwvcBjYGU2w:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=mgUeG_YAyaA:bwvcBjYGU2w:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=mgUeG_YAyaA:bwvcBjYGU2w:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=mgUeG_YAyaA:bwvcBjYGU2w:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=mgUeG_YAyaA:bwvcBjYGU2w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=mgUeG_YAyaA:bwvcBjYGU2w:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=mgUeG_YAyaA:bwvcBjYGU2w:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/breakingmedia/~4/mgUeG_YAyaA" height="1" width="1"/> http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/write-offs-05-09-13/feed/ 0 http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/write-offs-05-09-13/ KPMG Doesn’t Fire Every Client It’s Accused Of Being Less-Than-Independent With Regard To http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/breakingmedia/~3/axhwfLZi8mk/ http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/kpmg-doesnt-fire-every-client-its-accused-of-being-less-than-independent-with-regard-to/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 22:19:18 +0000 Jon Shazar http://dealbreaker.com/?p=103106 <p><a href="http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/kpmg-doesnt-fire-every-client-its-accused-of-being-less-than-independent-with-regard-to/"><img width="150" height="97" src="http://dealbreaker.com/uploads/2013/05/scottlondonbrianshawseccomplaint-150x97.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="scottlondonbrianshawseccomplaint" title="scottlondonbrianshawseccomplaint" style="float:left;margin: 0 15px 15px 0;" /></a></p><p>KPMG’s problems extend beyond some misunderstandings about the propriety of sharing some anecdotes with golfing buddies in exchange for cash at its Los Angeles office. The Financial Reporting Council will investigate whether KPMG “was independent” when it audited the annual accounts of Nottingham, England-based Pendragon Plc for 2010 and 2011. The regulator is also probing…</p> <p><strong><a href="http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/kpmg-doesnt-fire-every-client-its-accused-of-being-less-than-independent-with-regard-to/">Continue reading »</a></strong></p><br /><hr style="clear:both" /><h3 style="text-align: center"><em>Follow Dealbreaker on <a href="http://twitter.com/dealbreaker">Twitter</a> or become a fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/DealbreakerOfficial">Facebook</a>.</em></h3><hr /><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/kpmg/">KPMG</a>, <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/scott-london/">Scott London</a>, <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/whiffs-of-impropriety/">whiffs of impropriety</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=axhwfLZi8mk:YQCkOFbhz4w:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=axhwfLZi8mk:YQCkOFbhz4w:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=axhwfLZi8mk:YQCkOFbhz4w:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=axhwfLZi8mk:YQCkOFbhz4w:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=axhwfLZi8mk:YQCkOFbhz4w:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=axhwfLZi8mk:YQCkOFbhz4w:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=axhwfLZi8mk:YQCkOFbhz4w:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=axhwfLZi8mk:YQCkOFbhz4w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=axhwfLZi8mk:YQCkOFbhz4w:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=axhwfLZi8mk:YQCkOFbhz4w:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/breakingmedia/~4/axhwfLZi8mk" height="1" width="1"/> http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/kpmg-doesnt-fire-every-client-its-accused-of-being-less-than-independent-with-regard-to/feed/ 2 http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/kpmg-doesnt-fire-every-client-its-accused-of-being-less-than-independent-with-regard-to/ Gary Cohn Would Just As Soon Jettison The Friendly Small Talk With His Father http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/breakingmedia/~3/hQplXjg763Y/ http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/gary-cohn-would-just-as-soon-jettison-the-friendly-small-talk-with-his-father/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 21:57:08 +0000 Bess Levin http://dealbreaker.com/?p=103114 <p><a href="http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/gary-cohn-would-just-as-soon-jettison-the-friendly-small-talk-with-his-father/"><img width="150" height="100" src="http://dealbreaker.com/uploads/2013/05/gary-cohn-150x100.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="gary-cohn" title="gary-cohn" style="float:left;margin: 0 15px 15px 0;" /></a></p><p>The theme Mr. Cohn kept returning to was the primacy of clients. Asked what his daily routine looked like, his answer was simple. “The most important thing I do is deal with clients, client situations and opportunities for the firm,” he said. Mr. Cohn, a former trader, also said he had become a “better listener.”…</p> <p><strong><a href="http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/gary-cohn-would-just-as-soon-jettison-the-friendly-small-talk-with-his-father/">Continue reading »</a></strong></p><br /><hr style="clear:both" /><h3 style="text-align: center"><em>Follow Dealbreaker on <a href="http://twitter.com/dealbreaker">Twitter</a> or become a fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/DealbreakerOfficial">Facebook</a>.</em></h3><hr /><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/gary-cohn/">Gary Cohn</a>, <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/goldman-sachs/">Goldman Sachs</a>, <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/ice-cold/">ice cold</a>, <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/talk-to-the-grundle-cause-the-face-aint-listening/">talk to the grundle cause the face ain't listening</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=hQplXjg763Y:f--NAgSUDG0:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=hQplXjg763Y:f--NAgSUDG0:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=hQplXjg763Y:f--NAgSUDG0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=hQplXjg763Y:f--NAgSUDG0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=hQplXjg763Y:f--NAgSUDG0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=hQplXjg763Y:f--NAgSUDG0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=hQplXjg763Y:f--NAgSUDG0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=hQplXjg763Y:f--NAgSUDG0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=hQplXjg763Y:f--NAgSUDG0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=hQplXjg763Y:f--NAgSUDG0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/breakingmedia/~4/hQplXjg763Y" height="1" width="1"/> http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/gary-cohn-would-just-as-soon-jettison-the-friendly-small-talk-with-his-father/feed/ 1 http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/gary-cohn-would-just-as-soon-jettison-the-friendly-small-talk-with-his-father/ Spandex-Clad, Billy-Club Brandishing Roller Girl Also Moonlights As ‘Ethical Fiscal Fairy’ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/breakingmedia/~3/bRY0o5EM_EQ/ http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/spandex-clad-billy-club-brandishing-roller-girl-also-moonlights-as-ethical-fiscal-fairy/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 21:34:04 +0000 Bess Levin http://dealbreaker.com/?p=103094 <p><a href="http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/spandex-clad-billy-club-brandishing-roller-girl-also-moonlights-as-ethical-fiscal-fairy/"><img width="150" height="112" src="http://dealbreaker.com/uploads/2013/05/Ethical-Fiscal-Fairy-150x112.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Ethical Fiscal Fairy" title="Ethical Fiscal Fairy" style="float:left;margin: 0 15px 15px 0;" /></a></p><p>Roller Girl/Bank Reform Bitch/EFF at a “small but fierce protest against Bank of America yesterday in the torrential rain.” This alter ego may at first glance appear slightly less intimidating than the ones that include hand-cuffs and bullwhips, but rest assured she won’t hesitate to stick that crown where the sun don’t shine. Earlier: Spandex-Clad…</p> <p><strong><a href="http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/spandex-clad-billy-club-brandishing-roller-girl-also-moonlights-as-ethical-fiscal-fairy/">Continue reading »</a></strong></p><br /><hr style="clear:both" /><h3 style="text-align: center"><em>Follow Dealbreaker on <a href="http://twitter.com/dealbreaker">Twitter</a> or become a fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/DealbreakerOfficial">Facebook</a>.</em></h3><hr /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=bRY0o5EM_EQ:WaA4Uh4SXaY:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=bRY0o5EM_EQ:WaA4Uh4SXaY:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=bRY0o5EM_EQ:WaA4Uh4SXaY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=bRY0o5EM_EQ:WaA4Uh4SXaY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=bRY0o5EM_EQ:WaA4Uh4SXaY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=bRY0o5EM_EQ:WaA4Uh4SXaY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=bRY0o5EM_EQ:WaA4Uh4SXaY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=bRY0o5EM_EQ:WaA4Uh4SXaY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=bRY0o5EM_EQ:WaA4Uh4SXaY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=bRY0o5EM_EQ:WaA4Uh4SXaY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/breakingmedia/~4/bRY0o5EM_EQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/spandex-clad-billy-club-brandishing-roller-girl-also-moonlights-as-ethical-fiscal-fairy/feed/ 3 http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/spandex-clad-billy-club-brandishing-roller-girl-also-moonlights-as-ethical-fiscal-fairy/ How Could Anyone Stay Angry At This Face? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/breakingmedia/~3/ZS7zrxe2rLw/ http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/how-could-anyone-stay-angry-at-this-face/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 21:25:43 +0000 Matt Levine http://dealbreaker.com/?p=103066 <p><a href="http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/how-could-anyone-stay-angry-at-this-face/"><img width="150" height="150" src="http://dealbreaker.com/uploads/2013/05/bernankewhat-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="WHAT." title="WHAT." style="float:left;margin: 0 15px 15px 0;" /></a></p><p>A thing that happens from time to time, and also yesterday, is that people in or around the financial services industry say furious things about Ben Bernanke: “Ben Bernanke is running the most inappropriate monetary policy in the history” of the developed world, said Stanley Druckenmiller, the retired head of Duquesne Capital Management. A thing…</p> <p><strong><a href="http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/how-could-anyone-stay-angry-at-this-face/">Continue reading »</a></strong></p><br /><hr style="clear:both" /><h3 style="text-align: center"><em>Follow Dealbreaker on <a href="http://twitter.com/dealbreaker">Twitter</a> or become a fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/DealbreakerOfficial">Facebook</a>.</em></h3><hr /><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/ben-bernanke/">Ben Bernanke</a>, <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/hedge-funds/">Hedge Funds</a>, <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/stanley-druckenmiller/">Stanley Druckenmiller</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=ZS7zrxe2rLw:pYuK6YSt_7U:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=ZS7zrxe2rLw:pYuK6YSt_7U:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=ZS7zrxe2rLw:pYuK6YSt_7U:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=ZS7zrxe2rLw:pYuK6YSt_7U:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=ZS7zrxe2rLw:pYuK6YSt_7U:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=ZS7zrxe2rLw:pYuK6YSt_7U:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=ZS7zrxe2rLw:pYuK6YSt_7U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=ZS7zrxe2rLw:pYuK6YSt_7U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=ZS7zrxe2rLw:pYuK6YSt_7U:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=ZS7zrxe2rLw:pYuK6YSt_7U:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/breakingmedia/~4/ZS7zrxe2rLw" height="1" width="1"/> http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/how-could-anyone-stay-angry-at-this-face/feed/ 7 http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/how-could-anyone-stay-angry-at-this-face/ Quitting Watch ’13: Brian Moynihan Has Angry Junior Mistmakers On His Hands http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/breakingmedia/~3/EnPV_GSgm_E/ http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/quitting-watch-13-brian-moynihan-has-angry-junior-mistmakers-on-his-hands/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 20:48:27 +0000 Bess Levin http://dealbreaker.com/?p=103083 <p><a href="http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/quitting-watch-13-brian-moynihan-has-angry-junior-mistmakers-on-his-hands/"><img width="150" height="138" src="http://dealbreaker.com/uploads/2013/05/brian_moynihan_2-150x138.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="brian_moynihan_2" title="brian_moynihan_2" style="float:left;margin: 0 15px 15px 0;" /></a></p><p>A brief follow-up. FYI, here’s a list of people who have left in the last two-three weeks (it’s not exhaustive) 5 First year analysts: 1 in Industrials, 2 in FIG, 1 in Energy and Power, 1 in Tech Palo Alto Second year analysts: more than first years, a lot are starting or trying to start…</p> <p><strong><a href="http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/quitting-watch-13-brian-moynihan-has-angry-junior-mistmakers-on-his-hands/">Continue reading »</a></strong></p><br /><hr style="clear:both" /><h3 style="text-align: center"><em>Follow Dealbreaker on <a href="http://twitter.com/dealbreaker">Twitter</a> or become a fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/DealbreakerOfficial">Facebook</a>.</em></h3><hr /><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/bank-of-america/">Bank of America</a>, <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/bank-of-america-merrill-lynch/">Bank of America Merrill Lynch</a>, <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/exodoi/">exodoi</a>, <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/junior-mistmakers/">junior mistmakers</a>, <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/just-the-beginning/">just the beginning</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=EnPV_GSgm_E:zq_hhoB9ru0:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=EnPV_GSgm_E:zq_hhoB9ru0:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=EnPV_GSgm_E:zq_hhoB9ru0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=EnPV_GSgm_E:zq_hhoB9ru0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=EnPV_GSgm_E:zq_hhoB9ru0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=EnPV_GSgm_E:zq_hhoB9ru0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=EnPV_GSgm_E:zq_hhoB9ru0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=EnPV_GSgm_E:zq_hhoB9ru0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=EnPV_GSgm_E:zq_hhoB9ru0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=EnPV_GSgm_E:zq_hhoB9ru0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/breakingmedia/~4/EnPV_GSgm_E" height="1" width="1"/> http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/quitting-watch-13-brian-moynihan-has-angry-junior-mistmakers-on-his-hands/feed/ 16 http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/quitting-watch-13-brian-moynihan-has-angry-junior-mistmakers-on-his-hands/ ‘My Name Is Ben, And I’m An Easy Monetary Policy-aholic’ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/breakingmedia/~3/LWiX-VU9PzE/ http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/my-name-is-ben-and-im-an-easy-monetary-policy-aholic/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 20:33:28 +0000 Jon Shazar http://dealbreaker.com/?p=103073 <p>Richard Fisher is no fan of QE3, and he’s worried that his colleagues at the Fed have developed an unquenchable, $85 billion-a-month habit. Much as he finds their addiction abhorrent, he isn’t ready to abandon them to their fate—runaway inflation and the eventual loss of their teeth. So he’s pushing a 12-step program. First, admit…</p> <p><strong><a href="http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/my-name-is-ben-and-im-an-easy-monetary-policy-aholic/">Continue reading »</a></strong></p><br /><hr style="clear:both" /><h3 style="text-align: center"><em>Follow Dealbreaker on <a href="http://twitter.com/dealbreaker">Twitter</a> or become a fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/DealbreakerOfficial">Facebook</a>.</em></h3><hr /><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/addiction/">addiction</a>, <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/fed/">Fed</a>, <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/mbs/">MBS</a>, <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/richard-fisher/">Richard Fisher</a>, <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/street-name-qe3/">street name QE3</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=LWiX-VU9PzE:06C8sgEKXxQ:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=LWiX-VU9PzE:06C8sgEKXxQ:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=LWiX-VU9PzE:06C8sgEKXxQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=LWiX-VU9PzE:06C8sgEKXxQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=LWiX-VU9PzE:06C8sgEKXxQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=LWiX-VU9PzE:06C8sgEKXxQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=LWiX-VU9PzE:06C8sgEKXxQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=LWiX-VU9PzE:06C8sgEKXxQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=LWiX-VU9PzE:06C8sgEKXxQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=LWiX-VU9PzE:06C8sgEKXxQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/breakingmedia/~4/LWiX-VU9PzE" height="1" width="1"/> http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/my-name-is-ben-and-im-an-easy-monetary-policy-aholic/feed/ 0 http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/my-name-is-ben-and-im-an-easy-monetary-policy-aholic/ Expert: You Can Only Fire As Many Employees As You Have, And If You Do, You Will Have To Hire Others http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/breakingmedia/~3/bXM50oRvSlI/ http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/expert-you-can-only-fire-as-many-employees-as-you-have-and-if-you-do-you-will-have-to-hire-others/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 20:27:20 +0000 Jon Shazar http://dealbreaker.com/?p=103071 <p>Economics teaches us that companies do not have an unlimited number of employees to lay off. Data backs this up. “There is only so much companies can cut layoffs before they have to start thinking about adding to headcounts,” said Guy Berger, an economist at RBS Securities Inc. in Stamford, Connecticut, who projected claims would…</p> <p><strong><a href="http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/expert-you-can-only-fire-as-many-employees-as-you-have-and-if-you-do-you-will-have-to-hire-others/">Continue reading »</a></strong></p><br /><hr style="clear:both" /><h3 style="text-align: center"><em>Follow Dealbreaker on <a href="http://twitter.com/dealbreaker">Twitter</a> or become a fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/DealbreakerOfficial">Facebook</a>.</em></h3><hr /><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/layoffs/">Layoffs</a>, <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/mortgage-delinquency/">mortgage delinquency</a>, <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/numerical-limits/">numerical limits</a>, <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/statements-not-too-obvious-to-make-in-print/">statements not too obvious to make in print</a>, <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/unemployment/">unemployment</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=bXM50oRvSlI:1lp9KgZ_7jA:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=bXM50oRvSlI:1lp9KgZ_7jA:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=bXM50oRvSlI:1lp9KgZ_7jA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=bXM50oRvSlI:1lp9KgZ_7jA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=bXM50oRvSlI:1lp9KgZ_7jA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=bXM50oRvSlI:1lp9KgZ_7jA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=bXM50oRvSlI:1lp9KgZ_7jA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=bXM50oRvSlI:1lp9KgZ_7jA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=bXM50oRvSlI:1lp9KgZ_7jA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=bXM50oRvSlI:1lp9KgZ_7jA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/breakingmedia/~4/bXM50oRvSlI" height="1" width="1"/> http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/expert-you-can-only-fire-as-many-employees-as-you-have-and-if-you-do-you-will-have-to-hire-others/feed/ 1 http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/expert-you-can-only-fire-as-many-employees-as-you-have-and-if-you-do-you-will-have-to-hire-others/ Your Leotard Needn’t Sit Unused In The Back Of Your Sock Drawer Anymore http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/breakingmedia/~3/Vk3fLLzmXAw/ http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/your-leotard-neednt-sit-unused-in-the-back-of-your-sock-drawer-anymore/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 19:54:45 +0000 Bess Levin http://dealbreaker.com/?p=103065 <p><a href="http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/your-leotard-neednt-sit-unused-in-the-back-of-your-sock-drawer-anymore/"><img width="150" height="99" src="http://dealbreaker.com/uploads/2013/05/Lunch-Beat-NYTimes-150x99.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Lunch Beat NYTimes" title="Lunch Beat NYTimes" style="float:left;margin: 0 15px 15px 0;" /></a></p><p>Have you often felt but never divulged, not to friends and certainly not to colleagues, that the one thing that’s missing from your job is a designated time to dance your ass off? There’s just something about trading that makes you want to move, no? You’re sitting there, buying, selling, yelling at your sales guy…</p> <p><strong><a href="http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/your-leotard-neednt-sit-unused-in-the-back-of-your-sock-drawer-anymore/">Continue reading »</a></strong></p><br /><hr style="clear:both" /><h3 style="text-align: center"><em>Follow Dealbreaker on <a href="http://twitter.com/dealbreaker">Twitter</a> or become a fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/DealbreakerOfficial">Facebook</a>.</em></h3><hr /><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/abercrombie-and-fitch/">Abercrombie and Fitch</a>, <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/capital-r-investments/">Capital R Investments</a>, <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/dance-parties/">dance parties</a>, <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/hedge-fund-managers/">hedge fund managers</a>, <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/i-have-to-draw-you/">I have to draw you</a>, <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/thomas-rudy/">Thomas Rudy</a>, <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/waving-a-footlong-foam-glow-stick-and-mouthing-the-words-to-warren-gs-regulate/">waving a footlong foam glow stick and mouthing the words to Warren G’s “Regulate”</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=Vk3fLLzmXAw:nY6RRqwyOxU:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=Vk3fLLzmXAw:nY6RRqwyOxU:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=Vk3fLLzmXAw:nY6RRqwyOxU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=Vk3fLLzmXAw:nY6RRqwyOxU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=Vk3fLLzmXAw:nY6RRqwyOxU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=Vk3fLLzmXAw:nY6RRqwyOxU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=Vk3fLLzmXAw:nY6RRqwyOxU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=Vk3fLLzmXAw:nY6RRqwyOxU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=Vk3fLLzmXAw:nY6RRqwyOxU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=Vk3fLLzmXAw:nY6RRqwyOxU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/breakingmedia/~4/Vk3fLLzmXAw" height="1" width="1"/> http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/your-leotard-neednt-sit-unused-in-the-back-of-your-sock-drawer-anymore/feed/ 8 http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/your-leotard-neednt-sit-unused-in-the-back-of-your-sock-drawer-anymore/ SEC Settlement Stops Short Of Demanding That Phil Falcone Not Commit Fraud Any More http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/breakingmedia/~3/z6MI5G7JhjY/ http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/sec-settlement-stops-short-of-demanding-that-phil-falcone-not-commit-fraud-any-more/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 16:36:06 +0000 Matt Levine http://dealbreaker.com/?p=103053 <p><a href="http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/sec-settlement-stops-short-of-demanding-that-phil-falcone-not-commit-fraud-any-more/"><img width="150" height="194" src="http://dealbreaker.com/uploads/2013/05/philfalconeofficehockeystick-150x194.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="philfalconeofficehockeystick" title="philfalconeofficehockeystick" style="float:left;margin: 0 15px 15px 0;" /></a></p><p>They’re not gratuitously cruel after all: The settlement deal, the people said, is also notable for something that it did not include: a common provision that prohibits defendants from committing future violations with fraudulent intent. The lack of a so-called fraud injunction is an unusual victory for the target of an S.E.C. action. I imagine…</p> <p><strong><a href="http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/sec-settlement-stops-short-of-demanding-that-phil-falcone-not-commit-fraud-any-more/">Continue reading »</a></strong></p><br /><hr style="clear:both" /><h3 style="text-align: center"><em>Follow Dealbreaker on <a href="http://twitter.com/dealbreaker">Twitter</a> or become a fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/DealbreakerOfficial">Facebook</a>.</em></h3><hr /><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/harbinger-capital-partners/">Harbinger Capital Partners</a>, <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/harbinger-group/">Harbinger Group</a>, <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/phil-falcone/">Phil Falcone</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=z6MI5G7JhjY:I9Y4Bwknflg:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=z6MI5G7JhjY:I9Y4Bwknflg:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=z6MI5G7JhjY:I9Y4Bwknflg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=z6MI5G7JhjY:I9Y4Bwknflg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=z6MI5G7JhjY:I9Y4Bwknflg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=z6MI5G7JhjY:I9Y4Bwknflg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=z6MI5G7JhjY:I9Y4Bwknflg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=z6MI5G7JhjY:I9Y4Bwknflg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=z6MI5G7JhjY:I9Y4Bwknflg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=z6MI5G7JhjY:I9Y4Bwknflg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/breakingmedia/~4/z6MI5G7JhjY" height="1" width="1"/> http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/sec-settlement-stops-short-of-demanding-that-phil-falcone-not-commit-fraud-any-more/feed/ 12 http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/sec-settlement-stops-short-of-demanding-that-phil-falcone-not-commit-fraud-any-more/ Non-Binding Vote On Wording Of Jamie Dimon’s Business Cards Should Fix All Of JPMorgan’s Problems http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/breakingmedia/~3/7RQQxuVK03s/ http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/non-binding-vote-on-wording-of-jamie-dimons-business-cards-should-fix-all-of-jpmorgans-problems/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 14:00:18 +0000 Matt Levine http://dealbreaker.com/?p=103024 <p><a href="http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/non-binding-vote-on-wording-of-jamie-dimons-business-cards-should-fix-all-of-jpmorgans-problems/"><img width="150" height="115" src="http://dealbreaker.com/uploads/2013/05/badness-150x115.png" class="attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="NOT TO SCALE. Skilling is really off the chart, even after his resentencing." title="NOT TO SCALE. Skilling is really off the chart, even after his resentencing." style="float:left;margin: 0 15px 15px 0;" /></a></p><p>Is Jamie Dimon too powerful at JPMorgan? I have a wonderful, simple test in mind, though it may be impracticable; anyway here it is: if a majority of shareholders vote in favor of the nonbinding proposal to strip him of his role as chairman of the board, and he remains chairman of the board, then…</p> <p><strong><a href="http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/non-binding-vote-on-wording-of-jamie-dimons-business-cards-should-fix-all-of-jpmorgans-problems/">Continue reading »</a></strong></p><br /><hr style="clear:both" /><h3 style="text-align: center"><em>Follow Dealbreaker on <a href="http://twitter.com/dealbreaker">Twitter</a> or become a fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/DealbreakerOfficial">Facebook</a>.</em></h3><hr /><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/corporate-governance-2/">corporate governance</a>, <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/jamie-dimon/">Jamie Dimon</a>, <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/jpmorgan/">JPMorgan</a>, <a href="http://dealbreaker.com/tag/lee-raymond/">Lee Raymond</a>, <a 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href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=7RQQxuVK03s:w5hUHn3Yo50:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?a=7RQQxuVK03s:w5hUHn3Yo50:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/breakingmedia?i=7RQQxuVK03s:w5hUHn3Yo50:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/breakingmedia/~4/7RQQxuVK03s" height="1" width="1"/> http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/non-binding-vote-on-wording-of-jamie-dimons-business-cards-should-fix-all-of-jpmorgans-problems/feed/ 17 http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/non-binding-vote-on-wording-of-jamie-dimons-business-cards-should-fix-all-of-jpmorgans-problems/ Opening Bell: 05.09.13 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/breakingmedia/~3/T6Hlw7ts90o/ http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/opening-bell-05-09-13/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 11:51:16 +0000 Dealbreaker http://dealbreaker.com/?p=103031 <p><a href="http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/opening-bell-05-09-13/"><img width="150" height="207" src="http://dealbreaker.com/uploads/2013/05/einhornsohn2012-150x207.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="einhornsohn2012" title="einhornsohn2012" style="float:left;margin: 0 15px 15px 0;" /></a></p><p>Einhorn’s advice to investors: don’t take my advice (Reuters) Einhorn, this year’s star attraction at the Sohn Investment Conference, an annual confab where the industry’s top investors share their favorite trade ideas, wrapped up his presentation by offering some words of warning about his public comments. “It doesn’t make sense to blindly follow me or…</p> <p><strong><a href="http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/opening-bell-05-09-13/">Continue reading »</a></strong></p><br /><hr style="clear:both" /><h3 style="text-align: center"><em>Follow Dealbreaker on <a href="http://twitter.com/dealbreaker">Twitter</a> or become a fan on <a 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src="http://dealbreaker.com/uploads/2013/05/michael_worth-Cincinnati-Magazine-150x200.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="michael_worth Cincinnati Magazine" title="michael_worth Cincinnati Magazine" style="float:left;margin: 0 15px 15px 0;" /></a></p><p>$$$ Freddie Posts $4.6 Billion Profit [WSJ] $$$ Goldman Said to Earn $500 Million Arranging Malaysia Bond [Bloomberg] $$$ Small Firm Could Turn the Vote on Dimon [NYT] $$$ Big Funds Undecided On Dimon [WSJ] $$$ Jet Chef [Cincinnati Magazine] $$$ Police hunt woman dressed as the Incredible Hulk over alleged attack outside McDonald’s [DM]…</p> <p><strong><a href="http://dealbreaker.com/2013/05/write-offs-05-08-13/">Continue reading »</a></strong></p><br /><hr style="clear:both" /><h3 style="text-align: center"><em>Follow Dealbreaker on <a href="http://twitter.com/dealbreaker">Twitter</a> or become a fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/DealbreakerOfficial">Facebook</a>.</em></h3><hr /><div class="feedflare"> <a 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