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Corzine Is the Invisible Man - Wall Street Journal
... over the strategy, including pushing MF Global's board in 2010 or early 2011 to approve a new subcommittee that could give quicker authorization for European trades going beyond previously set limits, according to people familiar with the matter.
February 2, 2012


Who Is RayWJ? YouTube's Top Star - Wall Street Journal
But people familiar with the matter say that for every two million views, performers who have partnered with YouTube receive $3000 to $9000, depending in part on the country and the platform where the video is viewed. To put that in perspective, ...
February 2, 2012


Congress's Number Cruncher Comes Under Fire - Wall Street Journal
... made privately to the investigators by a former CBO economist that she was fired for producing work at odds with Wall Street research favored by her supervisors, according to people familiar with the matter and documents related to the inquiry.
February 2, 2012


Facebook Taps Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan - Wall Street Journal
Facebook has pursued a more conservative course, wanting to avoid distractions and minimize the impact of the IPO on the company's business, people familiar with the matter said. Morgan Stanley snagged the coveted "lead-left" position on the ...
February 1, 2012


Global Shipping Prices Face More Choppy Waters - Wall Street Journal
"The vessels have been built, so the tonnage will be there," said an analyst at a shipping firm who declined to be named. "It's going to be a tough couple of years for the shipping market." This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only.
February 1, 2012


EU Considers Loosening Rules on Bank Liquidity - Wall Street Journal
In recent meetings with senior FSA and Bank of England officials, British bank executives have pushed for the inclusion of other assets, according to people familiar with the matter. Among those are "covered bonds" backed by assets on the banks' ...
February 1, 2012


Shares In Brazil Homebuilder Gafisa Soar Amid Takeover Talk - Wall Street Journal
"I know there is at least one investment fund interested in Gafisa, but I don't know if it already made an offer or not," said one fund manager, who asked not to be named and declined to provide the name of the fund. "It is an investment fund not a ...
February 1, 2012


Rinehart Buys Nearly 8% of Fairfax - Wall Street Journal
Investment bank Morgan Stanley was running a bookbuild Tuesday night for Ms. Rinehart, who was seeking 9.9% of the company, according to people familiar with the matter. Five blocks of shares in Fairfax traded at 81.77 Australian cents a share, ...
February 1, 2012


Obama Seeks Refinancing Aid to Lift Housing - Wall Street Journal
Senior administration officials said they hoped such a requirement would help build support on Capitol Hill and address critics who ask why the government is helping people who borrowed more than they could afford. The refinancing effort would ...
February 1, 2012


Rating Firms Face Pressure on Hill - Wall Street Journal
His office is meeting with representatives from the rating firms to discuss the draft bill, according to a person familiar with the matter, and the language could change. The bill, as it reads now, would "amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to ...
February 1, 2012


Blackstone Spies Retail Recovery - Wall Street Journal
The former Centro properties' annual net income amounts to a roughly 8% yield on Blackstone's $9.4 billion investment, according to people familiar with the matter. These days, top-quality shopping centers tend to trade at cap rates of 4% to 6%.
February 1, 2012


Europe's Debtors Look West - Wall Street Journal
In January, Commerzbank cut its exposure to the company by unloading part of the remaining debt, according to people familiar with the matter. The German lender is pushing to reduce the amount of risky assets, such as high-yield debt, on its balance ...
February 1, 2012


US Plans Charges on Bond Fraud - Wall Street Journal
... Federal prosecutors are preparing to file criminal charges against former Wall Street traders alleging they misstated the value of mortgage bonds, an issue central to the 2008 financial crisis, according to people familiar with the matter.
February 1, 2012


This Adviser Enjoys Friends in High Places - Wall Street Journal
When Mr. Makan and his team left Goldman Sachs and moved to Morgan Stanley in 2008, he received a signing bonus of roughly $20 million, according to people familiar with the matter. The bonus was repayable as a loan over a period of several years, ...
February 1, 2012


Worry Over Euro Collapse Derails Catalonia Office Deal - Wall Street Journal
... ($657.2 million) Spanish property deal between Catalonia's regional government and foreign money managers collapsed, in part because of disagreements over terms linked to a potential breakup of the euro, a senior government official said Tuesday.
January 31, 2012


Euro Breakup Fears Sink Big Barcelona Property Deal - Wall Street Journal
... collapse of a EUR500 million Spanish property deal between Catalonia's regional government and foreign money managers was partly due to disagreements over terms linked to a potential breakup of the euro, a senior government official said Tuesday.
January 31, 2012


Cruise-Line Official Questioned About Disaster - Wall Street Journal
... a unit of Carnival Corp., about cellphone calls he received from the ship's captain, Francesco Schettino, moments after the massive ship struck a rock off the coast of the Tuscan island of Gilgio, according to people familiar with the matter.
January 31, 2012


Kaufman Bros. Joins Ranks of Small Wall Street Firms to Close - Wall Street Journal
Ticonderoga was in talks to raise capital but the talks fell through, according to a person familiar with the situation last week. During the first week of 2012, 100-person WJB Capital Group Inc. also shut down. According to its regulatory filing with ...
January 31, 2012


Euro Breakup Fears Sink EUR500M Catalonia Property Deal - Wall Street Journal
... collapse of a EUR500 million Spanish property deal between Catalonia's regional government and foreign money managers was partly due to disagreements over terms linked to a potential breakup of the euro, a senior government official said Tuesday.
January 31, 2012


Apple Takes Gamble On New Retail Chief John Browett - Wall Street Journal
Apple hired executive search firm Egon Zehnder International to help with the search, according to people familiar with the matter, and the choice was applauded by market watchers who have followed Browett's career. Browett is a product of one of the ...
January 31, 2012


Merkel Seeks to Boost Europe, China Ties - Wall Street Journal
The chancellor will seek to restore confidence in European leaders' efforts to stabilize the situation in the single currency bloc, said the official, who declined to be identified, during a briefing on Ms. Merkel's trip. Ms. Merkel will outline the ...
January 31, 2012


Germany's Merkel To Lobby In China For Trust In Euro Zone -Official - Wall Street Journal
... Angela Merkel will use her trip to China to lobby for trust in the euro zone that is struggling hard to solve its debt crisis by imposing tougher budget rules and implementing bigger rescue funds, a senior government official said Tuesday.
January 31, 2012


Apple Hires Dixons Chief to Run Retail Stores - Wall Street Journal
The company considered a range of executives from the US and Europe, according to a person familiar with the matter. Apple also considered Steve Cano, an Apple retail executive who was one of Mr. Johnson's lieutenants, according to this person.
January 31, 2012


Aegis Plans US Listing - Wall Street Journal
... $350 million and $400 million from a US initial public offering, following a sale of some shares to individual investors first, a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday, in the latest US listing by an Indian business process outsourcing firm.
January 31, 2012


Germany's Merkel To Lobby In China For Trust In Euro Zone - Official - Wall Street Journal
BERLIN (Dow Jones)--German Chancellor Angela Merkel will use her trip to China to lobby for trust in the euro zone, a senior government official said Tuesday. The chancellor will lobby to restore confidence in European leaders' efforts to stabilize the ...
January 31, 2012


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