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Carl Icahn, man in the middle again
Some guys never seem far from the spotlight. So it is with Carl Icahn, 74, who has launched a hostile offer for Hollywood studio Lionsgate Entertainment. The New York Times takes the opportunity to
Goldman Sachs good for society?
Veteran Wall Street bank analyst Michael Mayo has asked a surprising question: "What part of Goldman Sachs is good for the country?" The question is not surprising for the bank's many critics, but
Was Pandit's prediction rash?
Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit ( Vikram Pandit news) made headlines when he predicted the bank would be able to earn $20 billion a year by 2012--which strikes many as requiring a whole lot of earnings
Must Bank of America shrink?
There's a been a lot talk about too-big-to-fail banks, risk management ( risk management news), systemic threats and what the Fed and other regulators ought to do. But there's apparently a simpler
Goldman Sachs on hot seat over Build America Bonds
There's a lot of investment banking ( investment banking news) work to be had in the noncorporate world--municipal bonds, public-private financings, country debt work and the like. But when the
Does Wells Fargo have a shot in investment banking?
Traditional commercial banks ( commercial banks news) have long had a love-hate relationship with investment banking ( investment banking news). There was a day when the top investment banks were
Whitney on the state of the industry
Will 2010 present a big opportunity for the banking industry to ride a recovering economy? Will it be able to put the pain of the past two years behind it? My sense is that the big bailouts ( bailout
Another wrinkle in JPMorgan, Banco Santander email issue
TheStreet.com has reported an email written by a JPMorgan ( JPM ) investment banker that describes a meeting that included CEO Jamie Dimon and Banco Santander Chairman Emilio Botin. The discussion has
Morgan Stanley compensation ratio to fall
At first blush, Morgan Stanley's ( MS ) compensation-to-revenue ratio looks shockingly high. At Goldman Sachs ( GS ), compensation accounted for 36 percent of its $45.17 billion in 2009 revenue, the
What to make of Bank of America's $4 billion in bonuses?
Like other banks, Bank of America ( BAC ) faced some tricky PR challenges when letting it be known that it will pay $4 billion in bonuses for work done in 2009. But it has several facts working in its
