Virtually nobody is going to be able to cover the shorts.
Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.
Posted on 12/09/2009 10:14:47 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster
Hedge Funds Target Euro Zone's Weak
BY JOANNA SLATER, GREGORY ZUCKERMAN AND CASSELL BRYAN-LOW
The sudden spotlight on troubled government borrowers is presenting a long-awaited payday for investors who placed early bets against countries now under pressure.
Investors including Balestra Capital Ltd., Hayman Capital Partners LP, North Asset Management LLP and Pivot Capital Management Ltd. have been anticipating such flare-ups for at a year or longer, betting that some countries would emerge from the financial crisis in much worse shape than others.
Those bearish positions had led to a difficult 2009, as investor confidence picked up and rivals gained by buying risky investments. Kyle Bass's $650 million Hayman Capital suffered losses this year, for ...
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Balestra Capital Ltd.
Balestra Capital’s James Melcher
Hayman Capital Partners LP
Kyle Bass’s Co-workers at Hayman Capital Partners, L.P.
Andrew Jent - Chief Executive Officer
North Asset Management LLP
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Current:Managing Director at North Asset Management LLP Past:Principal at Investcorp International, Mamaging Director at Nikko Europe, Sales Director at NM Rothschild
Pivot Capital Management Ltd
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Mr. Carl Stephen George
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Mr. Par Mellstrom
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Mr. Thomas Fraser Underwood
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Ms. Jovita Vyðniauskienë
Compensation as of Fiscal Year 2009.
10 Looming Geopolitical Disasters
http://www.businessinsider.com/top-10-international-catastrophes-2009-12
Virtually nobody is going to be able to cover the shorts.
" 'The last time Japan faced a major financial problem, they invaded everybody,' says Zeihan. 'Something's going to happen, but I don't know what.' "
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I hope the jokes not on us and we are forced to bail them out.
It’s a pity our current Administration is so clueless!
“American recovery stalls
Risk: Remember that the U.S. is the world’s largest economy with more consumer spending and disposable income than the rest of the world combined.
‘It’s pretty straight forward that whether or not the U.S. sinks or swims has massive impact on the rest of the system,’ says Zeihan of Stratfor.”
Sure is Diana and worse that we will all have to go down with them :(
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