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John Mack secures $9-billion shot-in-the-arm for Morgan Stanley October 13, 2008 at 1:54pm Morgan Stanley’ CEO John J. Mack, dubbed “Mack the Knife,” appeared to have pulled a rabbit out of a hat this morning when he announced a deal with Mitsubishi UFJ for a $9-billion lifeline. Read more → Goldman Sachs cash wends its way to the AL playoffs October 13, 2008 at 8:35am Using some of a windfall sent their way in by the man who is now the U.S. Treasury secretary, a group of Wall Street veterans are getting to see at least one of their investments pay off. Read more →		Valerie Jarrett is the newest top search on Muckety October 12, 2008 at 12:45pm Valerie Jarrtt, a fundraiser for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign was the top new search term on Muckety last week. Read more → Lessons from Bob Simpson’s $100 million cashout at XTO October 12, 2008 at 8:14am CEO Bob Simpson earned about $100 million from the sale of nearly 2.8 million shares of XTO early last week, as he raced to beat the meltdown of the market and his stock. Read more →
Goldman Sachs cash wends its way to the AL playoffs October 13, 2008 Lessons from Bob Simpson’s $100 million cashout at XTO October 12, 2008 Shades of 1929 for Chesapeake’s Aubrey McClendon October 11, 2008 GM discussing merger with Chrysler, Times reports October 11, 2008 Sumner Redstone to sell $400 million stake in CBS and Viacom October 11, 2008		Accused businessman Tom Petters gave piles of cash to nonprofits, politicians October 11, 2008 Weathermen prosecutor dismisses efforts to tie Obama to Ayers October 10, 2008 Nicholas Cafardi resigns as Catholic college trustee after pro-Obama column October 9, 2008 Former ‘HillRaiser’ Norman Hsu faces new charges October 8, 2008 Businessman Tom Petters poses flight risk, judge rules October 8, 2008
View Larger Map Retired AIG exec pays $3.45 million cash for Central Park South coop Robert M. Sandler retired as an executive vice president from American International Group in April – less than six months before the insurance giant was rescued from the brink of collapse by an $85-billion federal bailout. Earlier this week, Sandler and his wife, Annette, paid $3.45 million in cash for a three-bedroom coop at 150 Central Park South.		Homer Simpson: another frustrated voter Homer Simpson’s choice for the next president of the United States has leaked to the internet. According to a clip from an upcoming episode of Fox’s long-running cartoon, The Simpsons, Homer’s endorsement is for Barack Obama.
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