Mar. 24th, 2008
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Mar. 24th, 2008 12:02 pmВдогонку к женщинам
50 ФРАЗ,КОТОРЫЕ ЗА ВСЮ СВОЮ ЖИЗНЬ ДОЛЖЕН СКАЗАТЬ НАСТОЯЩИЙ МУЖЧИНА
1. Всем выпивку за мой счет!
2. Соедините меня с президентом!.. Так разбудите! Это срочно
3. Кэн я си э рашн консул?
4. Пойдем, выйдем.
5. Дорогая, это совсем не то что ты думаешь.
6. Потрогай его, не бойся...
7. Под ноль!
8. Мне кажется, нам нужно пожить отдельно.
9. Доктор, должен предупредить: наркоз на меня не де...
10. Возьмите мою кровь. Группа совпадает.
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vitaluha
50 ФРАЗ,КОТОРЫЕ ЗА ВСЮ СВОЮ ЖИЗНЬ ДОЛЖЕН СКАЗАТЬ НАСТОЯЩИЙ МУЖЧИНА
1. Всем выпивку за мой счет!
2. Соедините меня с президентом!.. Так разбудите! Это срочно
3. Кэн я си э рашн консул?
4. Пойдем, выйдем.
5. Дорогая, это совсем не то что ты думаешь.
6. Потрогай его, не бойся...
7. Под ноль!
8. Мне кажется, нам нужно пожить отдельно.
9. Доктор, должен предупредить: наркоз на меня не де...
10. Возьмите мою кровь. Группа совпадает.
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vitaluhaThe Bear Stearns conspiracy theory
Mar. 24th, 2008 12:27 pmMay I (for shits and giggles only) propose a conspiracy theory regarding the proposed aquisition of Bear by JPM?
Here it is: the so-called aquisition is a ruse. A ruse designed to stave off the panic that threatened Bear's operations and pushed it towards bankruptcy in the first place. Once the panic subsides, Bear will continue to operate independently.
What pushed Bear towards bankruptcy? Lack of credit. Bear's counter-parties decided that Bear ain't no good, and demanded cash upfront for all transactions. Of course, nobody has that much cash on deck, so Bear went into insolvency. Classic "run on a bank" scenario. Now, enter the Gray Cardinal, aka The Brain. The Brain figured that if the counter-parties can be convinced Bear's got some credit backers, the company may survive. He figured the "run" maybe staved off by involving the guy with the biggest pockets -- the Fed -- to back Bear up. But you can't involve Fed in a direct bailout, so enter JPM. They concoct this "takeover" scheme -- $2/share with Fed backing the deal for JPM ("we aint helping Bear, we're helping JPM which is a solid company"). Bear's stock goes down to $3 at the opening the next day, but the deal has 90 days to be closed, and only with Bear's shareholder approval. While that approval is being sought, Bear's stock continues to rise. By the end of 90 days it may reach $20 or more. For Bear's counter-parties, the perception of insolvency may begin to disappear: I mean, Bear is in cahoots with JPM and Fed, what can go wrong. People calm down and business goes on. And at the end of the 90-day shareholder approval period said shareholders do not approve the deal, but the panic is no more and slowly Bear continues to chug along...oh, and JPM peeps get to buy BSC for $3 and sell for $20...
Here it is: the so-called aquisition is a ruse. A ruse designed to stave off the panic that threatened Bear's operations and pushed it towards bankruptcy in the first place. Once the panic subsides, Bear will continue to operate independently.
What pushed Bear towards bankruptcy? Lack of credit. Bear's counter-parties decided that Bear ain't no good, and demanded cash upfront for all transactions. Of course, nobody has that much cash on deck, so Bear went into insolvency. Classic "run on a bank" scenario. Now, enter the Gray Cardinal, aka The Brain. The Brain figured that if the counter-parties can be convinced Bear's got some credit backers, the company may survive. He figured the "run" maybe staved off by involving the guy with the biggest pockets -- the Fed -- to back Bear up. But you can't involve Fed in a direct bailout, so enter JPM. They concoct this "takeover" scheme -- $2/share with Fed backing the deal for JPM ("we aint helping Bear, we're helping JPM which is a solid company"). Bear's stock goes down to $3 at the opening the next day, but the deal has 90 days to be closed, and only with Bear's shareholder approval. While that approval is being sought, Bear's stock continues to rise. By the end of 90 days it may reach $20 or more. For Bear's counter-parties, the perception of insolvency may begin to disappear: I mean, Bear is in cahoots with JPM and Fed, what can go wrong. People calm down and business goes on. And at the end of the 90-day shareholder approval period said shareholders do not approve the deal, but the panic is no more and slowly Bear continues to chug along...oh, and JPM peeps get to buy BSC for $3 and sell for $20...