AIG and the New Victim Mentality

I'm hurt.

Some of you made harsh comments about what I wrote about AIG. I said that AIG should sue the U.S. government and...

AIG Stock Sale Makes it a "Buy" (NYSE: AIG)

The U.S. Treasury Department has sold off its remaining shares of American International Group (NYSE:

AIG Stock Sale Doesn't Justify Bailout Package

The U.S. government, for the first time since 2008, is officially a minority stakeholder in American International Group Inc. (NYSE:

AIG to Borrow from Treasury as Part of Exit Plan

The U.S. government and American International Group Inc. (NYSE:

AIG and Government Looking to Accelerate Exit Strategy

Government officials are huddling with executives from American International Group Inc. (NYSE:

AIG Bailout Second-Guessed by Government Watchdog

A bipartisan Congressional watchdog panel reviewing the government's bailout of American International Group Inc. (NYSE:

Germany's Short-Selling Ban Lacks the Political Muscle to Go Global

Hoping to win more public and political support for its involvement in the bailout of Greece, Germany has banned the naked short-selling of European...

What Does Germany's Credit-Default-Swap Ban Mean for You?

Germany did something on Tuesday that I've been hoping would happen for three years: It outlawed naked short-selling and speculation on European...

Shareholder Concerns Snag Prudential's $35.5 Billion Deal For AIG's Asian Unit

Prudential PLC's (NYSE ADR: PUK) much-ballyhooed buyout of American International...

"Capital Waves" Point to High-Tide Profits for Commodities, Tech and Emerging Markets

It was November 2008, and a global financial crisis that started in the U.S. credit markets had already leveled such one-time corporate stalwarts...

Prudential-AIG Deal Another Case of Corporate Empire Building

To inattentive observers, the recent announcement that the British insurance company Prudential PLC (

How Banks Are "Crowding Out" the U.S. Rebound

When U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled the $787 billion "stimulus" bill of extra spending and modest tax cuts last year, it became clear...

Warning: This is Not Another Wall Street Conspiracy Theory, These are the Facts

Just last week, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing on the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to directly pay...

MetLife Closing in on AIG's Alico Unit

MetLife is reportedly negotiating to buy the American Life Insurance Co. from its parent American International Group Inc. (NYSE: