Charting Stocks

In this 2006 interview with Jim Cramer, the Mad Money host admits to market manipulation while running his hedge fund. He calls it “a fun game, and it’s a lucrative game,” while suggesting that other hedge fund managers should do the same. He goes on to say that “No one else in the world would [...]

The SEC is suing a former Minnesota hedge fund manager, alleging that he defrauded investors of almost $16 million.
The lawsuit, which was  filed yesterday in Minneapolis federal court, accuses John Lawton of lying to investors about the performance of his Paramount Partners hedge fund, overstating its balance sheet to hide losses. Lawton, who moved his [...]

Trump Entertainment Resorts in Atlantic City may be filing for bankruptcy.
Charting Stocks speculated that Trump was in trouble in this post.  In November, Trump Entertainment Resorts missed their $53.1 million interest payment due to bondholders. The company was suffering from a collapse in revenues due to the economic depression.
Trump, who owns 28% of the common [...]

Free markets are meant to be fair, but are they really? People & Power investigates.

Larry Summers’ company, D.E. Shaw, announced this week that it has frozen client withdrawals.
Summers, who was tapped to lead President Obama’s White House National Economic Council, served as a managing director to the hedge fund up until the announcement of his cabinet appointment.
D.E. Shaw Co, is a New York based hedge fund with a [...]

We’re naming names! Below are our picks for the best economic forecasters for 2008.
#1 Nouriel Roubini

Professor of Economics at New York University
Chairman, RGE Moniter
Website: www.rgemonitor.com
In his words: (2007) “With residential investment still in free fall, commercial real estate still doing fine until recently but now showing signs of strain, capex spending by the corporate sectors [...]