12/11 Yahoo! Finance: Diversified Investments Industry News

Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. Yahoo! Finance: Diversified Investments Industry News [$$] How Goldman Can Scare the Bears (at RealMoney by TheStreet.com) December 10, 2009 at 5:41 pm [video] News Hub: Goldman to Forgo Top Exec Cash Bonuses [3.6 min] (at MarketWatch) December 10, 2009 at 5:29 pm The top 30 executives at Goldman Sachs will go without cash bonuses for 2009. WSJ's Susanne Craig and MarketWatch's Alistair Barr explains these efforts to address compensation criticism and the potential impact, in the News Hub. CBOE reveals plans for IPO (AP) December 10, 2009 at 5:03 pm The Chicago Board Options Exchange said Thursday it plans to seek approval to change from a member-owned organization to a publicly traded stock company. [$$] CBOE Draws Up Plans for Stock Listing (at The Wall Street Journal Online) December 10, 2009 at 5:03 pm Goldman Sachs execs won't get 2009 cash bonus (AP) December 10, 2009 at 4:58 pm Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s top executives will not receive cash bonuses this year, as the Wall Street giant bows to sharp criticism over its pay practices. France Joins Britain in Tax on Big Bank Bonuses (at The New York Times) December 10, 2009 at 4:31 pm Goldman's Announcement Now A 'Bonus' To Critics (at CNBC) December 10, 2009 at 3:53 pm Is a bonus tax in our future? (at Fortune) December 10, 2009 at 3:53 pm Though the United Kingdom's levy seems unlikely to spread to these shores, a bonus backlash could yet hammer U.S. banks. MarketWatch First Take: Goldman is cutting bonuses? Be suspicious (at MarketWatch) December 10, 2009 at 3:45 pm You may have heard that Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is cutting pay. But that's not what's happening. It can't be. Mayor of Philadelphia to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell (GlobeNewswire) December 10, 2009 at 3:41 pm Bonus Backlash May Boost Wall Street Pay (at Forbes.com) December 10, 2009 at 2:59 pm EastBridge Investment Group Announces SEC Filing by Wonder Education Group (Marketwire) December 10, 2009 at 2:27 pm [$$] Goldman Bows to Pressure Over Pay (at The Wall Street Journal Online) December 10, 2009 at 2:19 pm Ameritrans Announces Results of Special Meeting of Shareholders (Business Wire) December 10, 2009 at 2:17 pm Goldman Alters Bonus Policy to Quell Uproar (at The New York Times) December 10, 2009 at 2:14 pm Americans: Angry and Very Confused (at Minyanville.com) December 10, 2009 at 2:05 pm A new poll highlights the obstacles to economic solutions. Top Goldman Execs to Get Only Stock in Bonuses (at BusinessWeek) December 10, 2009 at 1:44 pm Pacific International Group Holdings LLC Commences Tender Offer to Acquire All Outstanding Shares of Common Stock of Platinum Energy Resources, Inc. (Business Wire) December 10, 2009 at 1:41 pm LAS VEGAS----Pacific International Group Holdings LLC announced today that it is commencing a cash tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Platinum Energy Resources, Inc. for $0.50 per share in cash. Geithner moots Tarp exemption for small banks (at FT.com) December 10, 2009 at 1:40 pm Tim Geithner, US Treasury secretary, on Thursday advocated exempting small businesses from restrictions attached to the bank bail-out programme that Goldman Sachs , Citigroup and other large banks have been anxious to escape. Goldman Sachs execs won't get 2009 cash bonus (AP) December 10, 2009 at 1:32 pm Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s top executives will not receive cash bonuses this year, as the Wall Street giant bows to sharp criticism over its pay practices. Goldman executives to forgo cash bonuses this year (Reuters) December 10, 2009 at 1:29 pm Goldman Sachs Group Inc plans to pay top managers their 2009 bonuses in stock, rather than cash, as it seeks to deflect outrage over a near-record pay haul months after it repaid billions of dollars in taxpayer aid. Goldman to scrap cash bonuses for leaders (at FT.com) December 10, 2009 at 1:15 pm Goldman Sachs unveiled plans to eliminate cash bonuses for its top 30 executives this year and give the bank's shareholders a chance to vote on its compensation programs in a bid to quell public anger on executive pay. Tortoise Energy Infrastructure plans $63.1 million sale of preferred stock (at bizjournals.com) December 10, 2009 at 1:05 pm Representatives From China Nuokang Bio-Pharmaceutical Inc. to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell (GlobeNewswire) December 10, 2009 at 12:57 pm Goldman Top Execs to Forgo Cash Bonuses (at TheStreet.com) December 10, 2009 at 12:47 pm Goldman Alters Pay Plan for Top Executives (at The New York Times) December 10, 2009 at 12:41 pm No cash bonuses for top Goldman execs (at CNNMoney.com) December 10, 2009 at 12:18 pm CEO Lloyd Blankfein and 29 other members of firm's management committee will instead get restricted stock; company also institutes shareholder 'say on pay'. David Callaway: British bankers can find new home -- in Frankfurt (at MarketWatch) December 10, 2009 at 12:08 pm After Britain's tax on banker bonuses, maybe Frankfurt can be the new financial hub of Europe, says David Callaway. Goldman Sachs Announces Changes to 2009 Compensation Program (Business Wire) December 10, 2009 at 11:45 am NEW YORK----The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors has approved changes to compensation for 2009. They include the following: The firm’s entire 30-person management committee, which comprises all global divisional and regional leadership, will receive 100 percent of their discretionary compensation in the form of Shares at Risk, which are subject to restrictions for five years. Fickle bunch is hard to please (at FT.com) December 10, 2009 at 11:00 am Spread bets on stock market indices are the most popular short-term trades among UK private investors, followed by bets on shares, currencies, and commodities - but the one commodity they put little value on is ... loyalty. Weyerhaeuser says tender offer has expired (AP) December 10, 2009 at 9:52 am Weyerhaeuser Co. said Thursday that its tender offer to buy up to $500 million outstanding notes due 2012 has expired. The forest products company said approximately $364.2 million of the 6.75 percent notes were validly tendered and accepted for purchase. ICE Futures Europe Sets Daily Volume Record; Over 1.2 Million Contracts Traded on December 9; Record Volume for Brent and WTI Crude Futures (PR Newswire) December 10, 2009 at 9:38 am ICE U.S. Dollar Index Sets Daily Volume Record; Second Record for USDX in a Week (PR Newswire) December 10, 2009 at 8:30 am [$$] Gold Prices Hover Near Three-Week Low (at The Wall Street Journal Online) December 10, 2009 at 6:35 am Panasonic Gets Majority Stake in Sanyo (at TheStreet.com) December 10, 2009 at 5:47 am Americans Are Furious at Wall Street (at BusinessWeek) December 9, 2009 at 10:36 pm   This email was sent to gatdemit001@gmail.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.