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Apr.16
2:57 PM ET
Wednesday, 16 Apr 2008
SRM Global Likes Countrywide--And A YouTube Look At Job Market

Hedge Fund SRM Global Master Fund is buying more Countrywide [CFC  Loading...      ()   ] shares. The fund has boosted its stake from 32 million shares, to 47 million, or slightly more than 8 percent of shares. Most of the shares were bought in the last few days, at prices ranging from $4.83 to $5.69--so they've made some money, lost some money.

SRM thinks Bank of America [BAC  Loading...      ()   ] should pay more for Countrywide. In a couple of weeks, the Federal Reserve will be holding meetings here in Los Angeles on what the public thinks about the sale. I will be at those meetings. Should be interesting.

Meantime, Ray T. forwarded me this hilarious YouTube video on the current job market.

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