Quote from xflat2186:
Buying BSC for 2 when the clearing business is reported to be worth 20 tell you just how shitty the rest of the crap on their books is.
Quote from rjv27:
Don't forget the below:
Bear Stearns's profit exceeded $2 billion in 2006, yet the price JPMorgan is paying is about one quarter the value of the securities firm's headquarters building in midtown Manhattan. The 1.2 million-square-foot, 45-story structure built in 2001 is worth about $1.2 billion, based on the average $1,000 per- square-foot that comparable office space in the city is currently fetching.