On FT Alphaville this week,
- Monday, the GM bankruptcy: owes creditors $172bn, has assets of $82bn.
- JPM says mild inflation good for stocks too.
- Tuesday, a Baltic quagmire.
- Bill Ackman’s all-nighter.
- Flipping Barc: spectacular profits for the Abu Dhabi royals.
- Midweek, the rise and rise of the rating agency, in perspective.
- You’re fired! The problems facing Surallun’s lieutenants.
- Bernanke and the “new normal” according to El-Erian.
- Thursday, the SEC accuses Mozilo of securities fraud.
- Rio breaks with Chinalco, $12bn rights issue likely.
- Friday, How the current equity rally is a function of central bank liquidity ops.
- BGI sale to Blackrock nears, $12bn price tag mooted.