Charlie Gasparino: “No one is immune to layoffs…besides Goldman Sachs.”
And you know what? I don’t think buddy boy’s drunk or making shit up this time. According to Gasparino, Merrill will start firing employees tomorrow, with the credit and bond departments most at risk. And they may also announce a $10 billion writedown. And the triumphant return of Stan O’Neal. And “Dinosaurs,” in syndication. As that's the most important piece of information in this post, you can expect that I will elaborate on that later.
Comments
What's with the new category? What are you being asked to do that you might pull a muscle? I thought I had a theory, briefly, but I don't think that's really a muscle. Can you elaborate later?
Posted by: Anonymous | January 2, 2008 01:33 PM
besides Goldman Sachs...and apparently Bob Rubin.
Posted by: Angry Shareholder | January 2, 2008 01:34 PM
she's making a joke about easing back into the working thing
Posted by: answer | January 2, 2008 01:35 PM
Hey! Are you telling me crude oil hit $100.00/bbl today??
Posted by: The Forehead Slapper | January 2, 2008 01:35 PM
The Forehead Slapper: Yessir
Posted by: mrpink | January 2, 2008 01:49 PM
dinosaurs = GREATEST SHOW OF ALL TIME.
Posted by: Anonymous | January 2, 2008 01:51 PM
love that show. i remember the sinclairs being an animatronic african american dinosaur family. thats all i got.
Posted by: HAM'05 | January 2, 2008 01:56 PM
I love the sinclairs!
Posted by: mrpink | January 2, 2008 02:00 PM
yeah it was pretty great
Posted by: Anonymous | January 2, 2008 02:01 PM
is anyone hiring?
Posted by: A-Non | January 2, 2008 02:05 PM
on the topic at hand, add the jokers from charlotte to the list. word on the street is that their shitcan is about to runneth over in a few weeks...I guess you can never have enough fun when investment banking is concerned!
Posted by: investorcluzo | January 2, 2008 02:05 PM
Has this been talked about?
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hz07PMxUPfTEswbqJv5fO8IHqKVgD8TTOISG0
Posted by: Comedy gold | January 2, 2008 02:35 PM
Unless the 'personal friend' was named Bess Levin, I see no relevance.
Posted by: Anonymous | January 2, 2008 03:14 PM
http://theserioustip.blogspot.com/2008/01/my-super-bowl-financial-favorite.html
Posted by: D | January 2, 2008 03:58 PM
Wow... will be interesting to see what happens outside the credit/bond groups. AKA whether all us bankers are going to lose our jobs. :)
Posted by: Inquisitor | January 2, 2008 04:10 PM
There's blood in the streets in the town of Charlotte. BofA and WB are being indiscriminate.
Posted by: Anonymous | January 2, 2008 04:28 PM
http://www.soupandcrackersforbankofamerica.com/
Posted by: ksql | January 2, 2008 04:36 PM
ksql, that is too funny! perhaps they should send a package to the former employees who are left holding a bag full of stock which can't seem to find a bottom...
Posted by: investorcluzo | January 2, 2008 04:52 PM
hahahaha.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/018155.html
Posted by: Ron Paul Supporter | January 2, 2008 06:15 PM
charlie g is a chump , for real for reals
Posted by: fairfield county asshole | January 2, 2008 08:58 PM