Tag Archives: asia-stock-markets


Mayor Bloomberg Fears National Debt Crisis

September 18, 2008 : Permalink

New York Post – The next issue for concern in the battered economy is whether there are going to be buyers for the nation’s billions in debt, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday. Speaking to students at Georgetown University, Bloomberg pointed out […]

Short-sellers have banks worried

September 15, 2008 : Permalink

International Herald Tribune – In May, David Einhorn, an outspoken hedge fund manager, took the microphone at a large industry gathering and laid out his case against the investment bank Lehman Brothers. The firm, he told the crowd, had used "accounting […]

Lehman Declares Largest Bankruptcy Filing in History

September 15, 2008 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Despite valiant efforts to find investors and stay afloat the credit crisis, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is now at the center of the biggest bankruptcy filing in history. The fourth-largest investment bank filed for Chapter 11 […]

Candidates Must Decide on Government Role in Financial Markets

September 9, 2008 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The recent controversial moves of Henry Paulson and the U.S. Treasury have Washington divided not only on the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but on government’s new role in the U.S. mortgage market.    […]

Paulson Wants a Say in Hedge Fund Breakdowns

July 23, 2008 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson outlined a plan yesterday that may give some power to the U.S. government when hedge funds come to the end of the road. Paulson said that in the event of trouble, he […]