Tag Archives: business insider


30-Something Hedge Fund Billionaire Urges Energy Market Reform

August 6, 2009 : Permalink

The Business Insider – We’re eagerly awaiting the testimony of energy fund billionaire John Arnold before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission today, and not just for the obvious reasons. Former Enron trader Arnold presumably became the second-youngest self-made billionaire in […]

Taleb: I Have Discovered The Solution To The Global Financial Crisis

July 14, 2009 : Permalink

The Business Insider – Nassim Taleb and his hedge-fund partner Mark Spitznagel weigh in in the FT with an analysis of the world’s problem (too much debt) and a reasonable solution (convert some of the debt to equity).  As usual, […]

Hedge Funds Lose In Chrysler Bankruptcy

May 6, 2009 : Permalink

The Business Insider – It looks like the "surgical" 30-60 day bankruptcy may be a go. Late last night, after a marathon session in court, Judge Arthur Gonzalez basically approved the plan to merge Chrysler into Fiat, rejecting the claims […]

Chrysler Hedge Funds Getting Death Threats

May 5, 2009 : Permalink

The Business Insider – Barack Obama’s decision to paint the hedge funds in the Chrysler case as anti-American obstructionists is prompting death threats against them. That’s at least what their lead laywer Thomas Lauria is saying, reports The Detroit News. […]