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Bookkeeping: Some Selective Purchases
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I am hoping the market itself sort of calms down and stays in a relatively wide range (although tomorrow at 2 PM will provide the normal nonsense knee jerk reaction to Fed announcement) and we can perhaps get back to stock picking for the first time since summer 2008. That said, I've been saying that for the better part of a year... but it almost feels "normal" at this moment.
Fidelity National Financial (FNF) was down about 3% after hours on the first blush on earnings but obviously my blog entry turned the tide ;) [Fidelity National Financial Misses; Underlying Metrics the Real Story] It ...
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Bookkeeping: Starting Greenhill & Co (GHL)
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I've been watching the 'boutique' investment firms for about half a year contemplating an investment. These companies are smaller (much) versions of a Goldman Sachs type of firm, but without the hedge fund/trading desk/prime brokerage arms of the business. Basically they do a lot of transaction type of work such as mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, et al...
As the capital markets recover from the absolute dearth of IPOs, mergers, and the like we've seen most of the past year these companies should benefit. Further, this is a business about connections and human capital. Many sharp...
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What Happened In The Market Today…4 Feb 09
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 What’s Happening In The Market Now..
<>The market opened the day mixed with investors mulling over jobs data that was better than expected and earnings reports that missed expectations.
ADP Employer Services reported private employers cut 522,000 jobs in January versus a revised 659,000 jobs lost in December. The December job cuts were originally reported at 693,000. Economists had expected 530,000 private sector job cuts in January.
In earnings news Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT), Walt Disney Co. (DIS) and Time Warner Inc. (TWX) have reported worse than expected fourth quarter numbers.
<>Sectors s...
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Will investors sue Apple on weak disclosure of Jobs's health problems?
Filed under: Apple Inc (AAPL)  Former Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs is famous for the great products he's introduced and for his "reality distortion field." These twin forces are getting Apple into trouble now that some doctors speculate that Jobs may need an operation to remove his pancreas -- requiring massive insulin injections to keep him from getting severe diabetes.<>If Jobs did not come up with so many great products, then his health would not be of such a concern to Apple shareholders. And if he was not so intent on forcing those around him to repeat his version of reality to...
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Lazard: Feasting on the bankruptcy boom
Filed under: Deals, Nortel Networks (NT) <> It definitely looks like M&A activity will decline in 2009. What's more, it appears that private financings and public offerings will continue to remain lackluster.
This is bad news for investment banks. However, some of these operators are finding ways to maneuver around by focusing on restructuring work.
Perhaps one of the biggest beneficiaries is Lazard Ltd (NYSE: LAZ).
In fact, this week the firm snagged Timothy R. Pohl, the co-head of restructuring practice at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.
Pohl will certainly be busy as Lazard is currently wo...
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