Archive for August, 2009

AIG’s new boss: $3 million salary … plus

AIG’s new boss: $3 million salary … plus
AIG’s new boss will make an annual salary of $3 million and receive bonuses and stock options worth millions more, according to a company filing on Monday.
Chief Executive Robert Benmosche, who took over the bailed out insurer’s reins on Aug. 10, will take home $3 million in cash [...]

Oil rises towards $68

Oil rose towards $68 a barrel on Tuesday in line with a broad recovery on Asian and European stock markets after falling the previous day to a two week-low.
U.S. July housing data and producer prices, both due to be released at 8:30 a.m. ET, will provide the next indication of the health of the U.S. [...]

Banks to get bailed out by China?

Stocks plunged around the world Monday amid growing doubts about how strong a global economic recovery will be. But apparently there’s a big contrarian investor out there that’s still pretty bullish: China.
According to reports, China’s sovereign wealth fund is eyeing an investment in the U.S. government’s oft-maligned Public-Private Investment Plan.
That program, known as PPIP, [...]

Newfield Partners Say U.S. Confidence Boost Will Benefit Japan Stocks.

Japanese stocks rose to the highest level since October after U.S. consumer confidence gained and American home prices dropped less than estimated, a trend Newfield Partners say is set to continue.
In a recent note to shareholders, Newfield Partners suggested that many of Japans benchmark stocks would experience a revival in fortunes as the US recovery [...]