Which financial company will go bankrupt next?

Discussion in 'Stocks' started by The Kin, Jun 11, 2008.

Which company should stop being allowed to beg at the discount window and go belly up

  1. LEH

    70 vote(s)
    34.3%
  2. ABK

    23 vote(s)
    11.3%
  3. MBI

    5 vote(s)
    2.5%
  4. WM

    48 vote(s)
    23.5%
  5. CFC

    11 vote(s)
    5.4%
  6. C

    8 vote(s)
    3.9%
  7. MER

    14 vote(s)
    6.9%
  8. TMA

    12 vote(s)
    5.9%
  9. HOV

    6 vote(s)
    2.9%
  10. MF

    7 vote(s)
    3.4%

  1. You mean to tell me these investment banks have been driving up oil causing more and more inflation, and then to top it off the fed is giving them free money from the US tax payers.

    Get rid of these crooks, they are killing America.
     
    #71     Jul 7, 2008
  2. Aaron wrote....

    You mean to tell me these investment banks have been driving up oil causing more and more inflation, and then to top it off the fed is giving them free money from the US tax payers.

    Get rid of these crooks, they are killing America.
    ...........................................................................


    Fuld, Blankfein, and Mack....then Paulson....

    in no particular order......

    and just what is MER doing to make a buck....probably
    just selling stuff....
     
    #72     Jul 7, 2008
  3. capmac

    capmac

    LEH not lookin' too good here....
     
    #73     Jul 8, 2008
  4. All of them
     
    #74     Jul 8, 2008
  5. Fannie Mae is getting beat up pretty nice. How the markets are flat is beyong me.
     
    #75     Jul 8, 2008
  6. capmac

    capmac

    09:56

    FRE Freddie Mac ticks lower as Faber on CNBC discusses issues on continued capital concerns for FRE and FNM, and notes that FRE has not decided yet to raise capital which was initially mentioned in May (12.47 -0.99)
     
    #76     Jul 9, 2008
  7. capmac

    capmac

    JP Morgan will probably be bidding on LEH any day now...:D

    Then comes Fannie or Freddie
     
    #77     Jul 10, 2008
  8. FRE and FNM may see their stock goto 0. :D

    Congratulations to anyone who had the foresight to short months ago.
     
    #78     Jul 10, 2008
  9. capmac

    capmac

    Reuters

    Lehman debt protection costs jump as shares dive

    Friday July 11, 10:27 am ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The cost to insure Lehman Brothers (NYSE:LEH - News) debt against default surged on Friday, as its stock price plunged for the second day.

    Credit default swaps on Lehman Brothers debt widened 55 basis points to 380 basis points, or $380,000 per year for five years to insure $10 million in debt, according to Phoenix Partners Group. Lehman's stock also plunged more than 14 percent.

    (Reporting by Karen Brettell; Editing by James Dalgleish)
     
    #79     Jul 11, 2008
  10. and its gone down 99 percent since i made that post
     
    #80     Jul 11, 2008