Posts Tagged ‘ Securities Market ’

S.E.C. Changes Policy on Companies’ Admission of Guilt

January 6, 2012

January 6, 2012 S.E.C. Changes Policy on Companies’ Admission of Guilt By EDWARD WYATT WASHINGTON — The Securities and Exchange Commission said on Friday that it was making a major change in how it settles some securities fraud cases, telling co...
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Morgan Stanley Analysis – After the ECB Conference Call

By Bears Chat at The Wall Street Examiner

August 8, 2011

Morgan Stanley Analysis – After the ECB Conference Call

Standard & Poor's downgrade of the US debt rating and increased tension in the Eurozone debt crisis have significantly increased downside risks and the probability of a bigger market correction in the near term. The downgrade, while not unexpected and ...
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Why Is Anyone Surprised?

By Lee Adler

December 9, 2010

A number of pundits noted that in the Fed’s recent data dump about its emergency operations during the 2008 “episode”, the Fed took stocks as collateral. The only thing that surprises me is that people are surprised by the fact that the Fed backstops stock prices. Bernanke even announced on November 3 that a...
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Hey! Where’s My $10 Billion! Professional Edition Fed Report

By Lee Adler

December 2, 2008

That question arose from the fact that that amount disappeared from the Fed’s balance sheet last week in the line items covering loans to and equity investments in the broken AIG. The Fed’s balance sheet as it pertains to custodial accounts for FCBs also makes clear why the Fed was forced to announce yesterday...
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