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Will regulators lower the boom on hedge funds?

October 16, 2008 — 11:50am ET | By Jim Kim
Hedge funds were once the poster boys for bad financial behavior, but as the TARP drama unfolds we have heard less about them. Still, the issues regarding funds have not gone away. Jim Cramer has... Read more...

What to do about FAS 157?

October 16, 2008 — 11:49am ET | By Jim Kim
The issue of fair value accounting and its importance was reflected in the... Read more...

No deal yet, tough vote expected

September 29, 2008 — 8:07am ET | By Jim Kim
After a frenzied weekend of haggling and posturing, the administration and Congress hacked out a 110 page document that will be voted on today in the House. Passage is by no means guaranteed. There... Read more...

The public is not buying the bailout

September 25, 2008 — 12:18pm ET | By Jim Kim
Even as Congress seems to be moving toward a final version of the bailout plan, it's clear that the American public is not buying it. This is how the New York Times puts it: "Americans' anger is in... Read more...

Plan unveiled to shore up Fannie, Freddie

July 14, 2008 — 8:52am ET | By Jim Kim
Wow! To think that just a month or so ago, people were saying that the worst of the credit crunch had passed. That line of thinking clearly was way too premature. Not only did the Bush Administration... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Morgan Stanley buys stake in seventh hedge fund; KBW cuts rating on State Street; and much more...

April 3, 2008 — 7:59am ET
Company News: > Morgan Stanley buys stake in seventh hedge fund. Article > RBC cuts Wells Fargo estimates. Read more...

ALSO NOTED: S&P: Merrill Lynch most at risk of downgrade; More on Moody's structured products revenue drop; and much more...

February 11, 2008 — 7:59am ET
Company News:> More on Moody's structured products revenue drop. Article> S&P: Merrill Lynch most at risk... Read more...

Move to hike taxes on private equity continues

November 19, 2007 — 7:59am ET
After the news hit that Congress would not seek a bill to hike taxes on the carried interest of private equity funds, many people, including me, thought the issue was dead. Turns out that judgment... Read more...

Banks sue in face of data breaches

June 25, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

About 300 banks, many of them community banks, have filed a class-action lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Boston against TJX, a company from whom 45.7 million credit and debit cardholders were... Read more...

Blackstone IPO: It's on--and soon

June 19, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

A week earlier than expected, Blackstone will price its IPO--probably on Thursday. It will... Read more...

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