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  • Rajat Gupta
    Figure in Insider Case Sought to Quit Goldman

    Rajat K. Gupta, the former Goldman Sachs director accused by the government of passing insider information about the Wall Street firm, had tried to resign from the Goldman board in the middle of the 2008 financial crisis, only weeks before he is said to have provided the tips to the hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam, the New York Times reports.

  • Ralph Rosenberg
    KKR Just Tapped This Goldman Prop Trading Superstar to Run Its Real Estate Business

    Ralph Rosenberg, ex-Goldman Sachs and Eton Park partner has just been made the chief of global real- estate investing at KKR.

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    Earnings Roundup: Feb. 23

    What follows is a roundup of corporate earnings reports for Wednesday, Feb. 23

  • Hospital Corporation of America headquarters in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, July 24, 2006. HCA board members have approved a deal to be purchased by a group of investors for about $21.3 billion and is recommending it to its shareholders. (AP Photo/John Russell)
    HCA to Scale Back IPO to $3.5 Billion

    Valued at about $3.5 billion, the initial public offering of the hospital company HCA Holdings is expected to be the largest-ever new domestic stock issue sold by private-equity firms.

  • Questions About Private Equity Bid for Sara Lee

    By all accounts a group of private equity firms led by Apollo are working hard to submit a bid for Sara Lee, but there are plenty of question marks about whether such a deal will get to the finish line.

  • Stocks End Down as Rally Stalls; Merck Sinks

    Stocks bounced off the lows of the session but ended lower as disappointing economic news halted the market's rally and as Merck dragged down the Dow amid problems with a key blood-clotting drug. Merck and Alcoa slumped, as Home Depot rose.

  • Stocks Decline Before Close, Led by Merck

    Stocks slumped more in the final hour of trading as disappointing economic news halted the market's rally and a disappointing drug trial for Merck dragged down the Dow. Merck and Alcoa fell, while Home Depot rose.

  • Lightning Round: KKR Financial, TransGlobe Energy, AT&T and More

    Cramer makes the call on viewers' favorite stocks.

  • Outside the New York Stock Exchange in lower Manhattan.
    Nielsen IPO Likely to Price at $20-22; Road Show Starts

    Emboldened by a rallying stock market, the media company Nielsen Holdings will launch its pre-IPO road show on Monday, according to people familiar with the matter, with meetings between company management and Wall Street salespeople this morning.

  • Citibank
    Citigroup Seeks Buyers for CitiFinancial

    Citigroup is seeking buyers for CitiFinancial, the largest consumer finance company in the US, in a deal that could raise hundreds of millions of dollars and mark a milestone in the bank’s efforts to break with its troubled past. The FT reports.

  • Money Managers Finally Ready to Bet on Kravis and Schwarzman?

    So as M&A fever hits a milestone, it seems private equity senses the moment is ripe for a public debut. Yet Blackstone—which just Tuesday raised $15 billion in its largest-ever fund— has performed miserably as a public entity: trading at around $14 per share, down more than 50 percent from its IPO price of $31.  So why are some money managers seeing opportunity in private equity stocks this time around?

  • Stocks End Lower for the Week; Cisco Climbs

    Stocks finished the week lower Friday during a shortened trading session amid lingering uncertainty surrounding Europe's debt worries and a warning from North Korea.

  • Stocks Slip, Led by Materials; Cisco Gains

    Stocks were under pressure during a shortened trading session Friday amid lingering uncertainty surrounding Europe's debt worries and a warning from North Korea.

  • Futures Slide Amid Euro Zone Fears

    Stock index futures pointed to a 1 percent drop at the open Friday ahead of a shortened post-holiday session, as investors fled from risk on worries that euro zone debt problems may continue to spread.

  • Stocks Reverse to End Higher; Flat for the Week

    Stocks closed modestly higher after rising in the last minutes of trading Friday to end relatively flat for the week. Disney and Boeing fell, while HP rose.

  • Stocks Turn Higher Ahead of the Close

    Stocks were slightly higher heading into the close of trading Friday, but the late-session boost may not be enough to push the markets higher for the week. Disney and Boeing fell, while HP rose.

  • Stocks Fall Slightly; GE Rises, Disney Declines

    Stocks declined, although prices were off their lows of the session, on news that China would take a second step to tighten monetary conditions.  Disney and BofA fell, while GE rose.

  • Futures Fall After China Tightens; Cisco Rises

    U.S. stock index futures fell ahead of the open Friday after China announced a second measure to tighten monetary conditions in two weeks. China's decision was released at the same time Federal Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke was speaking in defense a Federal Reserve policy to stimulate the economy.

  • Lightning Round: Pfizer, Green Mountain Coffee, Motorola and More

    Cramer makes the call on viewers' favorite stocks.

  • Hospital Corporation of America headquarters in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, July 24, 2006. HCA board members have approved a deal to be purchased by a group of investors for about $21.3 billion and is recommending it to its shareholders. (AP Photo/John Russell)
    HCA Pays a $2 Billion Dividend to PE Owners

    We can now decisively say that two of the mega-leveraged buyouts that took place from 2005-2007 were a success.