Reuters Columnists

18:04 November 6th, 2009

Still on the hunt for a big hedgie

The biggest insider trading prosecution in two decades still would not be more than a one- or two-day story if it wasn't for the criminal charges against hedge fund titan Raj Rajaratnam. Read more

13:40 November 6th, 2009

Will tax credit do the job for Dems?

By: James Pethokoukis

Talk about a stunning one-two punch for Democrats. First they lose the governorships of deep-blue New Jersey and newly-blue Virginia. Now the Labor Department reports that the national unemployment rate surged to 10.2 percent in October. Read more | Comments (1)

12:28 November 6th, 2009

Bracing for a winter of jobs discontent

By: Christopher Swann

Those looking for good news in the U.S. labor market are increasingly being forced to scrape the bottom of the statistical barrel. Read more | Comments (2)

10:23 November 6th, 2009

Lower Opel costs to help government aid

By: Alexander Smith

General Motors' decision to scrap the sale of Opel rests on the carmaker's calculation that the hole in its European unit's finances is not as deep as previously feared. Read more

10:19 November 6th, 2009

Better the devil you know in Hellas

By: Neil Unmack

Lenders to Wind Hellas have chosen the restructuring proposal put forward by the group's previous shareholders, Weather Investment, snubbing a rival plan from junior creditors. Sticking with the owners that led the Greek telecom operator to near-failure may seem strange, though it is probably the least risky of two imperfect options. But Wind Hellas still has too much debt. Read more

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James Pethokoukis

Political Risk

Unemployment and presidential disapproval ratings Comments (1)

Nov 06

Some interesting charts looking at the linkages between unemployment and presidential disapproval ratings. Read more

America's jobless recovery | Comments (1)

A few more thoughts on the shocking 10.2 percent unemployment rate | Comments (4)

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Felix Salmon

unpredictable and ornery, like a good wine

Doing due diligence on Galleon

Nov 07

I'm late to Sam Jones's article about investors who did due diligence on Galleon and decided to stay away, but I think it raises a number of silly ideas which ought to be put to rest.

Counterparties | Comments (3)

Mutual fund fee datapoint of the day | Comments (4)

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Rolfe Winkler

Contingent Capital

Amendment could neuter FASB Comments (3)

Nov 07

Sarbox isn't the only regulatory regime under threat. As Ryan Grim writes over at HuffPo, an amendment has been introduced that would put FASB under the thumb of the new systemic risk oversight council, and give the council the power to literally do away with inconvenient accounting rules that pose a problem for banks. Read more

Bank failure Friday | Comments (1)

Lunchtime Links 11-6 | Comments (1)

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