• 13 Feb 2009 at 4:12 PM

Write-Offs: 02.13.09

By Bess Levin

$$$ Celebrating Steve Schwarzman’s Big Day [Cityfile]
$$$ Valentine’s Day Burgers on Wall Street [AHT]
$$$ Irish Life CEO, Other Executives Quit Amid Scandal [WSJ]

That’s it for us today. Off for Prez Day, back full time Tuesday, with sporadic updates if we feel the news worthy of them. Have a great weekend and Happy Valentine’s Day!

Comments (17)

  1. 1
    Posted by guest | February 13, 2009 at 4:19 PM

    Interviewed two of crab-hands’ employees this week…no go on either.

  2. 2
    Posted by guest | February 13, 2009 at 4:20 PM

    is that VE or VJ day?

  3. 3
    Posted by guest | February 13, 2009 at 4:25 PM

    http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/tg23.htm

  4. 4
    Posted by guest | February 13, 2009 at 4:38 PM

    @3 – nice catch: Proof that Peer Steinbruck is a traitor!

  5. 5
    Posted by guest | February 13, 2009 at 4:43 PM

    Not so finance related, but heard that Pfizer cut 50% of its sales force. Parting gift was one year’s severance.

  6. 6
    Posted by guest | February 13, 2009 at 4:45 PM

    Those poor crabs!

  7. 7
    Posted by guest | February 13, 2009 at 4:46 PM

    5 Those folks are not high earners, esp by WS standards, plus a lot have long tenure. This type of move sounds generous but is not that expensive for PFE.

  8. 8
    Posted by guest | February 13, 2009 at 5:15 PM

    “Happy Valentine’s Day!”
    I’m so ronery

  9. 9
    Posted by Anal_yst | February 13, 2009 at 5:15 PM

    @3
    Over/under, in radians/degrees, Geithner’s hairline recedes over the next 4 years?
    Also, I have about as much sympathy for pharmaceutical sales people as I do for some of the idiots I knew who sat on sales desks on The Street the past few years.
    Lucky enough to get the job in the first place, often due to good looks/schmoozing skills, generally very little actual value-add.

  10. 10
    Posted by guest | February 13, 2009 at 5:20 PM

    @8- do you have a problem with valentine’s day?

  11. 11
    Posted by guest | February 13, 2009 at 6:13 PM

    Karen Finerman is the dumbest among FastMoney talking heads. Her bets are all losers and yet refused to believe the real winning stocks and markets, then followed by Jeff Macke, another empty head and Minie Me look a like.
    Fast Money MUST change the panel every 6 months, that will be worth watching then!

  12. 12
    Posted by guest | February 13, 2009 at 6:18 PM

    @ 11
    Karen Finerman
    I was told that a lot of millionaire investors were evading her hedge fund company.I think her exposure to FastMoney has negative effect. She isn’t that bright person to begin with.

  13. 13
    Posted by guest | February 13, 2009 at 6:20 PM

    Is Kramer truly bipolar or does he just get his “opinion” from what the market does from 3-4 PM?

  14. 14
    Posted by guest | February 13, 2009 at 6:28 PM

    @13
    LOL

  15. 15
    Posted by trojan | February 13, 2009 at 6:52 PM

    bought the swimsuit issue today. decided im going to marry jessica gomes.

  16. 16
    Posted by guest | February 13, 2009 at 6:55 PM

    Bess – Can I be your valentine? I’ll travel up to the Big Apple, unless you want to get away for a fun weekend in the country!
    The Other Guy From Delaware

  17. 17
    Posted by guest | February 15, 2009 at 8:04 PM

    WTF.
    Your favorite black Congresswoman punching bag (from California) is against bank nationalization, while Sen. Lindsey Graham doesn’t want to rule it out. Chucky Schumer is also against nationalization, but we know who lines his pockets.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFyEBr7kuLs

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