Missed the airing.. but here's the article:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/03/24/60minutes/main1438812.shtml
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/03/24/60minutes/main1438812.shtml
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SAC & Gradient Sued by Bioval - 60 minutes
- Thread starter tireg
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did you see the airing?
the below quote from the article was mentioned by the narrator, i believe, word by word during the show.
i remembered it, b/c i found owning a hockey rink was funny
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On the other side is Biovail's Eugene Melnyk, also successful and wealthy. While Steven Cohen has a hockey rink on his property, Melnyk owns an NHL hockey team. This fight between the hedge fund owner and the CEO could get brutal.
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the below quote from the article was mentioned by the narrator, i believe, word by word during the show.
i remembered it, b/c i found owning a hockey rink was funny
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On the other side is Biovail's Eugene Melnyk, also successful and wealthy. While Steven Cohen has a hockey rink on his property, Melnyk owns an NHL hockey team. This fight between the hedge fund owner and the CEO could get brutal.
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This guy is pretty good:
"Melnyck's Drug Problem": http://nakedshorts.typepad.com/nakedshorts/2006/03/melnyks_drug_pr.html#more
"Melnyck's Drug Problem": http://nakedshorts.typepad.com/nakedshorts/2006/03/melnyks_drug_pr.html#more
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Wow, that Gradient spokeswoman just on CNBC really scrambled and backtracked when Charlie pressed.
Sure seems like all of those involved like Gradient, Herb, Cramer, etc, are in extreme "damage control" mode.
What they should have done, if innocent, was stand tall and say "I welcome the investigation and subpoenas. I have nothing to hide, as I have done nothing wrong. I too want a fair market place..."
The way Herb is popping up like a jack-in-the-box at every opportunity to bleat and whine looks, well, guilty as hell. JMHO
Sure seems like all of those involved like Gradient, Herb, Cramer, etc, are in extreme "damage control" mode.
What they should have done, if innocent, was stand tall and say "I welcome the investigation and subpoenas. I have nothing to hide, as I have done nothing wrong. I too want a fair market place..."
The way Herb is popping up like a jack-in-the-box at every opportunity to bleat and whine looks, well, guilty as hell. JMHO
Monday, March 27, 2006
Leslie Stahl vs. the Supreme Court
I watched the highly anticipated 60 Minutes segment on hedge funds last night, and my first question is why would anybody in their right mind ever watch 60 Minutes?
The way I grasp the show is this: a bunch of extremely old, infirm, out-of-touch peopleâall white with the exception of the ridiculous looking, earring-wearing Ed Bradleyâpretend to ask tough questions while the camera tries to make them look somewhat younger than Keith Richards.
Is that about it?
And to paraphrase Andy Rooney (who strikes me as not so much a humorist but just a really bitter old guy), I donât know about you but Leslie Stahl seemed to me so financially illiterate sheâd have trouble making a withdrawal from an ATM machine.
Still, the show carries some weight, so I watched. And I did learn something new.
It is, apparently, terribly suspicious behavior when a person arranges a conference call with analysts and then provides those analysts with information, especially when the person arranging the call has a financial stake in the company and hopes to benefit from a movement in the stock.
If this is soâand since Leslie Stahl thinks itâs so, who am I to quibbleâthen this country is in big trouble.
Because the arranging of conference calls by interested parties with analysts, in order to influence those analysts and the reports they write to clients, is (it seems to me) precisely what all CEOs and CFOs do each time they hold an earnings call with Wall Street analysts.
So if Ms. Stahl is to be believed, all those CEOs and CFOs attempting to influence analyst opinion every quarter are doing something terribly terribly evil.
As is anybody in America who talks to a reporter, hoping to influence a story.
And wouldnât this apply also to lawyers speaking before the Supreme Court, hoping to influence the outcome of a case?
I just have one question for Ms. Stahl: how is she going do her next story if nobody is supposed to talk to her?
Jeff Matthews
I Am Not Making This Up
© 2005 Jeff Matthews
The content contained in this blog represents the opinions of Mr. Matthews. Mr. Matthews also acts as an advisor and clients advised by Mr. Matthews may hold either long or short positions in securities of various companies discussed in the blog based upon Mr. Matthews' recommendations.
Leslie Stahl vs. the Supreme Court
I watched the highly anticipated 60 Minutes segment on hedge funds last night, and my first question is why would anybody in their right mind ever watch 60 Minutes?
The way I grasp the show is this: a bunch of extremely old, infirm, out-of-touch peopleâall white with the exception of the ridiculous looking, earring-wearing Ed Bradleyâpretend to ask tough questions while the camera tries to make them look somewhat younger than Keith Richards.
Is that about it?
And to paraphrase Andy Rooney (who strikes me as not so much a humorist but just a really bitter old guy), I donât know about you but Leslie Stahl seemed to me so financially illiterate sheâd have trouble making a withdrawal from an ATM machine.
Still, the show carries some weight, so I watched. And I did learn something new.
It is, apparently, terribly suspicious behavior when a person arranges a conference call with analysts and then provides those analysts with information, especially when the person arranging the call has a financial stake in the company and hopes to benefit from a movement in the stock.
If this is soâand since Leslie Stahl thinks itâs so, who am I to quibbleâthen this country is in big trouble.
Because the arranging of conference calls by interested parties with analysts, in order to influence those analysts and the reports they write to clients, is (it seems to me) precisely what all CEOs and CFOs do each time they hold an earnings call with Wall Street analysts.
So if Ms. Stahl is to be believed, all those CEOs and CFOs attempting to influence analyst opinion every quarter are doing something terribly terribly evil.
As is anybody in America who talks to a reporter, hoping to influence a story.
And wouldnât this apply also to lawyers speaking before the Supreme Court, hoping to influence the outcome of a case?
I just have one question for Ms. Stahl: how is she going do her next story if nobody is supposed to talk to her?
Jeff Matthews
I Am Not Making This Up
© 2005 Jeff Matthews
The content contained in this blog represents the opinions of Mr. Matthews. Mr. Matthews also acts as an advisor and clients advised by Mr. Matthews may hold either long or short positions in securities of various companies discussed in the blog based upon Mr. Matthews' recommendations.