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Bear Stearns, Lehman Execs Kept Billions . . .

Everyone knows that senior execs at Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers were paid largely in stock, and that they lost most of their wealth when the companies collapsed, right? Turns out, not so much: “Three professors at Harvard are disputing that logic ...

From BARRY RITHOLTZ, The Big Picture,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Harvard University,  NYSE,  G-20

S&P500 Performance Peak-to-Trough

Unexpectedly, the Bank of Israel raised interest rates by 25 bps to 1%. While their policy has no relevance for the rest of the world in terms of its impact, the reasoning behind the move is worth a read to glean the thoughts of other central bankers. ...

From BARRY RITHOLTZ, The Big Picture,  23 Nov 2009

Bailout Ben iPhone App

Bailout Ben (aka Helicopter Benny), the intrepid pilot of Bail Force One, is on a mission to engineer the biggest bailout in the history of the universe! Benny’s helicopter is flying lower and lower, and if he doesn’t bail out every single company he ...

From BARRY RITHOLTZ, The Big Picture,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: General Motors,  Citigroup,  SPX

Existing Home Sales (SA) Surge on Cheap Condos

Existing-home sales gained in October on a monthly basis as prices fell and cheaper homes predominated sales. Elevated inventory levels also declined. Existing-home sales gained 10.1%, reflecting in large part an outsized seasonal adjustment. Sales ...

From BARRY RITHOLTZ, The Big Picture,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: National Security Agency,  Bank of America,  Citigroup,  Mark Hanson,  U.S. Republican Party

Back in the USSA

Sound unanimous imho……..and overall a consensous, okay shyte happens, we all understand and agree on that, yet, too have no repurcussions is pretty insane. In europe they gutted the top tier of bankers and replaced them. Not saying they are any better ...

From BARRY RITHOLTZ, The Big Picture,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama

Dovish Fed Comments Send Futures Soaring

Asian currencies continue to sell off vs the $ on the heels of the news yesterday that South Korea said they will look into hot money inflows stemming from the $ carry trade and the Bank of Indonesia said they are looking into the foreign buying of ...

From BARRY RITHOLTZ, The Big Picture,  23 Nov 2009

Pinot Noirs for Thanksgiving

Sometime later this week, you will come to the realization that you are either travelling to or hosting a *Thanksgiving dinner. As these tend to be large family affairs, there may be some tensions, arguments and other social problems. I suggest ...

From BARRY RITHOLTZ, The Big Picture,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Robert Mondavi Winery,  Albert Einstein

How Overrated is Sentiment in Economics?

There is a small cadre of Economists — original thinkers, contrarians, out of the box theorists — I respect a great deal. It is a modest list ranging from Richard Thaler to David Rosenberg to Robert Shiller, with lots of econ wonks in between. This ...

From BARRY RITHOLTZ, The Big Picture,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Ben Stein,  New York Yankees,  National Bureau of Economic Research,  Steve Roach,  Nouriel Roubini

How Google Can Encourage “Don’t Be Evil”

I’m a longtime fanboy of Google, an early beta tester of their search product, and one of the few on Wall Street who was allowed to speak about their IPO, as my firm was not an underwriter (I said it was “well worth buying at the IPO price”). Color me ...

From BARRY RITHOLTZ, The Big Picture,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Google Inc.,  AdSense

Animated Unemployment Rates by County 2007 – Present

Asian currencies continue to sell off vs the $ on the heels of the news yesterday that South Korea said they will look into hot money inflows stemming from the $ carry trade and the Bank of Indonesia said they are looking into the foreign buying of ...

From BARRY RITHOLTZ, The Big Picture,  21 Nov 2009

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