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...street cred is definitely there, she being the first person to head both the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), two large non-government industry regulatory bodies, and also a former SEC commissioner under Ronald Reagan. There are no disputes about her leadership qualities or her fine reputation as a consensus builder in the clubby world of financial agencydom. But even her strongest supporters, like Senate finance leader Sen. Charles Schumer of New York wonder aloud if she has what it will take, if she's "willing to take no prisoners...
...benefited from his investment management nearly as much as his wealthy clients did. This was not unlike the unwritten rule at Bear Stearns that partners were to give a large portion of their bonuses to charity. The collapse of Madoff's funds and Bear destroyed what the heads of non-profits had believed for years, which is that the wealthy in society would always be generous enough to help the less fortunate...
...German automaker owns a 19.9% stake in Chrysler but wrote down the value of the shares to zero last autumn (how's that for pessimism). Negotiations begun by Cerberus back in September to purchase Daimler's stake broke down. However, Daimler could transfer the Chrysler shares to Fiat for non-cash consideration such as patents or technology. (See pictures of the remains of Detroit...
...possible scenario under the many current agreements could have the Treasury exercising its warrants for non-voting shares, Fiat raising its stake to 55%, Daimler holding onto its share, and Cerberus and the executives holding the rest. Or, nobody could choose to exercise their rights, and Cerberus would remain the majority owner. (See the 50 worst cars of all time...
...Even non-industrial groups not yet affected by the recession have kept the 35-hour week - or developed alternatives to it. Executives at the Paris headquarters of communications company Vivendi continue to work 35-hour weeks, or swap it for an arrangement in which extra hours worked can be exchanged for days off. (Vivendi's other workers continue to work under the 35-hour arrangement...