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Jimmy Cayne: Charlie Gasparino Is "The Greatest Reporter In The History Of Reporting"
Nov 02, 2009, 3:47pm
Posted by Bess Levin
Charlie Gasparino's self-described "definitive book on the financial crisis," Up In Smoke, comes out tomorrow. Sadly, one of the main subjects of CG's most recent contribution to literature, Jimmy Cayne, will not be available to make an appearance at the...
Jimmy Cayne Knows A Top Notch CEO When He Sees One
Oct 29, 2009, 4:55pm
Posted by Bess Levin
Soooooo. Here's what Jimmy Cayne had to say about about a bunch of some notable CEOs, as noted by noted by Charlie Gasparino's new book, When Mooks Fail: Cayne usually had nothing but disdain for most of his fellow CEOs...
What Should Charlie Gasparino's Memoirs On (Possibly) Smoking Dope With Jimmy Cayne Be Called?
Oct 27, 2009, 10:00am
Posted by Bess Levin
This is from the prologue of Charlie Gasparino's book, in which the Sellout author discusses having dinner at a Chinese restaurant with Jimmy Cayne on August 5, 2007. When we sat down this was a different Jimmy Cayne than I...
Jimmy Cayne Has Some Questions He'd Like To Ask
Oct 23, 2009, 2:47pm
Posted by Bess Levin
Namely, did Ace Greenberg's million dollar donation in 1998 to New York City hospitals, which paid for Viagra prescriptions for homeless men, reflect poorly or favorably on Bear Stearns? JC ponders this and other questions on the subject of the...
Jimmy Cayne Takes "It's A Bag Of Oregano" Route In Face Of Drug Use Allegations
Oct 21, 2009, 5:49pm
Posted by Bess Levin
As previously mentioned, despite all drugs have done for him, Jimmy Cayne rabidly denies smoking pot or blowing rails during his time running the good ship Bear Stearns. We get why, circa 2007, JC would want to downplay his love...
Jimmy Cayne Denies Keeping Kilo Of Coke In Desk At All Times
Oct 21, 2009, 11:57am
Posted by Bess Levin
Just like he claims to have never touched marijuana despite the fact that former colleagues describe his office at 383 Madison as a "straight-up grow house." Wall Street Marijuana and Cough Syrup Expert Charlie Gasparino, however, is not convinced, and...
Jimmy Cayne's Desk Drawer Of Fun
Oct 19, 2009, 2:00pm
Posted by Bess Levin
As everyone on the planet knows, Jimmy Cayne loves to get high. For some reason, however, he routinely downplays or outright denies any drug use, even though weed has done so much for him. First off, due to its mind...
Caption Contest Wednesday
Feb 18, 2009, 2:10pm
Posted by Bess Levin
I don't think you people truly understood what Goldman Sachs was giving up when it said good-bye to co-prez Jon Winkelried last night....
Better Days
Aug 08, 2008, 1:21pm
Posted by Bess Levin
Speaking of drugs: saw Pineapple Express last night-- AH-MAZING. I highly suggest taking off early this afternoon and seeing it (in related news, synchronize your watches. We're closing this thing up circa 3 today)....
Bear Stearns Execs Absolutely Floored By Extent To Which They Were Able To Con Investors
Jun 19, 2008, 2:15pm
Posted by Bess Levin
As you know, Bear Stearns former hedge fund managers Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin were arrested this morning. The dream team was charged with securities fraud for telling clients in the pair of BSC funds created to invest in that...
Bear Stearns Managers Arrested, Bear Stearns Minions Drunk
Jun 19, 2008, 11:42am
Posted by Bess Levin
Bear Stearns former hedge fund managers Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin were both arrested on criminal charges this morning for their pivotal roles in the whole telling investors the subprime funds were a-okay when in reality...well, you know. One would...
Scenario Contest Friday
Jun 13, 2008, 12:25pm
Posted by Bess Levin
This man was spotted outside the Federal Reserve Bank of New York yesterday at 11:20 am....
This Changes Everything
May 28, 2008, 1:55pm
Posted by Bess Levin
Kate Kelly isn't the only one giving us an early preview of (what's got to be) her forthcoming book on Bear Stearns! For his latest Trader Monthly column, out today, CNBC's Charlie Gasparino hops aboard the J-Cay train, for a...
Hey Kids, You Wanna See A Card Trick?
May 28, 2008, 9:37am
Posted by Bess Levin
Amid the turmoil, Alan "Ace" Greenberg, Bear Stearns's 80-year-old former boss, attempted to break the tension in a lighter way. Wearing his trademark bow tie, Mr. Greenberg, who still trades, performed magic tricks to amuse colleagues. What the Journal...
Bear Employee Surprisingly Upset With Layoff Proceedings At Bear
May 09, 2008, 11:15am
Posted by Bess Levin
I'm not exactly sure what we're supposed to do with this but a (soon to be?) former Bear employee just bcc'd us on this message to a higher up at the bank so we'll put it out there. That's what...
With Petty Jackass, Senile Old Man Running Bear Stearns, It’s A Wonder The Thing Lasted As Long As It Did
May 07, 2008, 4:16pm
Posted by Bess Levin
We thought it was impossible at this point to dig up any more evidence to support the claim that Jimmy Cayne is a dick who cared more about his recreational activities (card playing, drug use, journalism) than the company he...
How To Think About The New Citi Slogan
Posted in The How to Think About Series, May 07, 2008, 11:44am
Posted by Bess Levin
A lot of you have been wondering if C’s new slogan, “Citi Never Sleeps” is for real. It is. I know it’s a stretch to ask a rational human being to accept, but stay with me, ‘cause it’s all about...
Ya Think?
May 01, 2008, 11:19am
Posted by Bess Levin
Forbes notes today that while Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein may have been paid an "obscene" $314,894 a (working) day in 2007, he actually took home less of the bank's overall profits than most of his counterparts on the Street,...
Next Best Thing To A Free Sandwich: A Bunch of Hedge Fund Guys Get Fired
Apr 29, 2008, 12:43pm
Posted by Bess Levin
Here’s a lil’ pick me up for all you bankers thinking you’re the only ones taking it up the tailpipe-- JWM Partners, the fund started by John Meriwether after things started to go downhill at LTCM, which recently lost 24...
JPMorgan Looking For That Jimmy Cayne Feeling
Apr 23, 2008, 1:35pm
Posted by Bess Levin
Don’t let the fact that they’re firing upwards of 9,000 employees fool you—JPMorgan is trying desperately to recreate that Bear Stearns magic over on Park. The Post reports that Jamie Dimon is rallying hard to retain the services of many...
