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The Financial Times said that although Cerberus invested US$7.4-billion in both transactions, it has since sold the majority of the equity to other investors, citing unnamed people familiar with the situation. Cerberus earned fees of up to US$1-billion for the sale of its holdings as it unloaded risk to other investors, the newspaper said. Chrysler [...]

It should be emphasized that the nominees are music enthusiasts, as well as investors, who subscribe to and enjoy the Napster music subscription service. The nominees believe that their combined depth of interest in Napster and their willingness to act as a catalyst for changes necessary to rebuild shareholder value are what is needed at [...]

Stocks rose at the open Thursday, after the last sessions big pullback, with oil futures trading above $123 a barrel but with investors finding relief in decent retail sales from the likes of Wal-Mart Stores. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move.
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In a statement released today, CFO Bob Brust said third-quarter earnings are likely to be 20 to 25 cents per share lower than expected.2
. This is Bob Brusts last quarterly conference call with investors, bringing to an end seven years of invaluable contributions to EK. Homosassa Elementary School principal Bob Brust said he wasnt expecting [...]

According to The Wall Street Journal, “the Cleveland-based regional bank was hammering out final terms of the transaction with a group of investors led by Corsair Capital LLC, a New York private-equity group.” The news is another example of how management at banks doomed their shareholders. When you enter your name and email address, you’ll [...]

Stock futures declined early Thursday following Amazon’s earnings, Starbucks’ profit warnings as well as other companies. In addition, debate over an expected pause in the Federal Reserve recent wave of rate cuts as well as some data seem to leave investors more on a cautious mood this morning. Today, several economic reports are due out. [...]

To get diversification, investors have traditionally had to turn to closed-end funds which are expensive and subject to tracking error. Preferred Stock ETFs are now available as an alternative to closed-end funds with better tracking and lower cost of management. The holdings are heavily weighted towards financials - almost 80% as of March 20. A [...]

Jan Lewan did some jail time however in 2004 after pleading guilty. Jan Lewan was a swindler, and ripped people of milloins of dollars. Jan Lewan sold millions of dollars in fake securities to a bunch of investors. A lot of people liked Jan Lewan and its such a shame someone like that who was [...]

Will aftermarket buyers of the stock have a shot at making a buck? Fertilizer stocks are the hottest securities on Wall Street, and Intrepid Potash (IPI-NYSE) offers investors a pure play on the craze. But Goldman has the books, and even if you have been kissing their butt, chances are your allocation will be looking [...]

Until a group of investors came in and bought those acres for 1.7 million dollars from the people that were handling his estate. Well last month this land officially went on the market..for 22 million bucks! An investment group that owns 138 sage-covered acres above and to the left of the 45-foot-high, steel-and-concrete H put [...]

People who hold a mortgage note can sell them to mortgage note buyers in order to obtain a lump sum of cash. There are many reasons people choose to sell their mortgage note to a private investor. Investors who purchase the note will pay cash to the note holder and take over receiving monthly payments [...]

So when CEO Philip Schoonover hinted Wednesday that the worst may be behind the company, and the electronics retailer announced it had swung to a profit for the quarter ended Feb. 29, investors could not help but react skeptically. The initial reaction was a positive one the stock jumped by 10% in intraday trading, [...]

The Company’s revenues are generated in substantial part through loan securitizations. Over the past few years, First Marblehead has completed a loan securitization in each quarter. The Company has repeatedly stated that its student loan default rate was in line with the Company’s expectations. On October 25, 2007, in a conference call with analysts and [...]