jptao's Comments jptao's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/185726/comments DealBook breaks down the $2.3B bath the government takes on CIT Group's (CIT -62.3%) bankruptcy. Finance professor Linus Wilson says the government's TARP investment in the lender was never a good idea, in the red from the start. http://seekingalpha.com/news/market_currents/post/35623?source=feed#comment-740961 740961 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:55:19 -0500 According to a front-page article in today's New York Times, the lack of success of the government's program to ward off foreclosures is because mortgage companies are reluctant to give strapped homeowners a break and forfeit the lucrative fees they collect on delinquent loans. http://seekingalpha.com/news/market_currents/post/29395?source=feed#comment-608043 608043 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:22:14 -0400 The world's wealthiest people are also the largest emitters of greenhouse gases, which is why a new study suggests basing targeted emission cuts on the number of rich people in a given country. http://seekingalpha.com/news/market_currents/post/27369?source=feed#comment-576840 576840 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:57:07 -0400 The biggest villains of the financial crisis. (HuffPo) http://seekingalpha.com/news/market_currents/post/26802?source=feed#comment-563647 563647 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:34:40 -0400 GM (GM) bondholders accept amended debt-for-equity offer. ((CNBC)) Details to follow. Stock halted at $3.11, up 170%. Maybe this is why it wasn't trading at $0.00 yesterday? http://seekingalpha.com/news/market_currents/post/25047?source=feed#comment-521099 521099 Thu, 28 May 2009 09:56:57 -0400 GM (GM) bondholders accept amended debt-for-equity offer. ((CNBC)) Details to follow. Stock halted at $3.11, up 170%. Maybe this is why it wasn't trading at $0.00 yesterday? http://seekingalpha.com/news/market_currents/post/25047?source=feed#comment-521094 521094 Thu, 28 May 2009 09:55:44 -0400 Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News http://seekingalpha.com/article/138418-wall-street-breakfast-must-know-news?source=feed#comment-509400 509400 Tue, 19 May 2009 09:02:06 -0400 Commodities Should Profit from the Bailout Plan http://seekingalpha.com/article/96668-commodities-should-profit-from-the-bailout-plan?source=feed#comment-261201 261201 Isn't that looking in the rear window for progress? We didn't give the housing markets a fair chance to stabilize. I think it won't be at least until 2009 until we can accurately judge the ramifications. I think you're being a little presumptuous. You may be right but it's early.]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:09:49 -0400 Isn't that looking in the rear window for progress? We didn't give the housing markets a fair chance to stabilize. I think it won't be at least until 2009 until we can accurately judge the ramifications. I think you're being a little presumptuous. You may be right but it's early.]]> Apple Guidance Can Turn Negative Sentiment on Its Head http://seekingalpha.com/article/86030-apple-guidance-can-turn-negative-sentiment-on-its-head?source=feed#comment-210985 210985 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:18:48 -0400 Apple Guidance Can Turn Negative Sentiment on Its Head http://seekingalpha.com/article/86030-apple-guidance-can-turn-negative-sentiment-on-its-head?source=feed#comment-210981 210981 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:12:51 -0400 3G iPhone: Growth and High Margins for Apple? http://seekingalpha.com/article/81967-3g-iphone-growth-and-high-margins-for-apple?source=feed#comment-188440 188440 I think that's actually the other way around. ]]> Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:55:18 -0400 I think that's actually the other way around. ]]> Yahoo: Disband Quietly - Fast Money Recap (6/12/08) http://seekingalpha.com/article/81238-yahoo-disband-quietly-fast-money-recap-6-12-08?source=feed#comment-184881 184881 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:59:02 -0400 Time to Buy Copper....Again? http://seekingalpha.com/article/74883-time-to-buy-copper-again?source=feed#comment-159391 159391 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:22:34 -0400