The Heinz case may have involved a side bet in London. | Mary Jo White is trying to allay skepticism ahead of her Senate confirmation hearing. | Bonus pay on Wall St. rose 9% last year. | Andrew Ross Sorkin warns that “shareholder democracy†can mask abuses. | Banks fear a court ruling in Argentina’s bond debt.
A look back on our reporting of the past week’s highs and lows in finance.
Tribune Company Hires Investment Banks to Weigh a Sale of Its Top Newspapers | The company, which emerged from bankruptcy late last year, has retained JPMorgan Chase and Evercore Partners as advisers, Michael J. de la Merced reported. DealBook »
Chairman of Barnes & Noble Planning Offer for Its Stores, but Not Nook | Leonard Riggio, who built the book-selling empire, wants to buy its 689 stores and create a private company, Mr. de la Merced reported. DealBook »
Japan to Sell Part of Stake in Large Cigarette Maker | The sale of Japan Tobacco shares will net about $10 billion and go toward rebuilding the country’s battered northeast coast, Hiroko Tabuchi reported. DealBook »
J. Crew Chief and American Express Invest in Retailer | Warby Parker, a start-up whose retro-style eyeglasses have been selling mostly through word of mouth, has been selective about its investors, Mr. de la Merced reported. DealBook »
R.B.S. Posts Big Loss and Makes Cuts | The bank said it would sell assets and further cut investment banking to appease regulators and the British government, Julia ! Werdigier reported. DealBook »
Bonus Pay On Wall St. Rose 9% Last Year | Wall Street may be shrinking â€" cutting thousands of jobs over the last year â€" but for those who remain, a report from the New York state comptroller’s office says the pay is still very lucrative. DealBook »
A JPMorgan Chase Deal Maker Is Returning to the Law | James Woolery will join Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. That will leave Chris Ventresca as head of North American mergers and acquisitions, Mr. de la Merced reported. DealBook »
DealBook Column: ‘Shareholder Democracy’ Can Mask Abuses | Andrew Ross Sorkin says that so-calld activist investors take to the media to pump or dump stocks in hopes of creating a fleeting rise or fall in a company’s stock. DealBook »
Breuer Reflects on Prosecutions That Were, and Weren’t | Lanny Breuer, who left the Justice Department today, discusses his days defending President Bill Clinton from impeachment and his upbringing as the son of Holocaust survivors. DealBook »
Heinz Case May Involve a Side Bet in London | The S.E.C. is examining a derivative that allows investors to bet on a change in the price of a stock without owning the shares, Ben Protess and Susanne Craig reported. DealBook »
With a Judge’s Decision, Dewey Is Offic! ially Dis! solved | Al Togut, the law firm’s lead bankruptcy lawyer, said that winding down Dewey & LeBoeuf had moved more swiftly and less contentiously than other law firm liquidations, Peter Lattman reported. DealBook »
Nominee for S.E.C. Tries to Allay Skepticism | Ahead of her confirmation hearing, Mary Jo White is visiting members of the Senate Banking Committee, Mr. Protess reported. DealBook »
- Hearing Is Expected Soon for S.E.C. Nominee | Lawmakers have tentatively scheduled Mary Jo White to appear the week of March 11. DealBook »
Deal Professor: Tax on Trades Is a Simple Idea With Unintended utcomes | Steven M. Davidoff says that a century of experience with a financial transaction tax suggests that it is not as successful as thought. DealBook »
Banks Fear Court Ruling in Argentina Bond Debt | Investors who hold a majority of Argentina’s foreign debt have been left vulnerable, as well as the banks that process the payments to those investors, Peter Eavis reported. DealBook »
St. Joe Co. Investors Lose Appeal of a Fraud Lawsuit | Shareholders sued the company, saying they were blindsided by the assessment of a hedge fund manager, Mr. Lattman reported. DealBook »
Ex-Director of Goldman Told to Repay L! egal Cost! s | A federal judge ordered Rajat K. Gupta to reimburse the bank more than $6.2 million, Mr. Lattman reported. DealBook »
Forget You | Andrew Mason, the former chief of Groupon, could use some Cee Lo Green to inspire him at his next venture: fat camp. DealBook »
