[James Cox, a professor of corporate and securities law at Duke University, thought the judge's decision was unlikely to delay the NYSE's schedule for pushing through the deal, which is subject to regulatory approval and a seatholder vote.] Strategically I think it is to their advantage to get a strong vote from the membership going forward. I think that strengthens the NYSE's hand in the litigation arena, ... It's not uncommon to do the deal and litigate on the sidelines. |
Every position is up for grabs. For me, it's almost like the weight was taken off my shoulders. Because now everyone can go out there and compete and have fun. I think it actually took the weight off. |
He didn't go very far. The currents there tend to pull you under and keep you there. |
Hedge funds have become increasingly sexy for the average widow, widower and orphan. |
I don't want to say a sense of relief. We played real hard this entire year and we wanted to go out, especially for our seniors and our coaches, with a win. It was tough. We played a real tough game and everybody fought hard. But it didn't work out for us. |
I don't want to say it's a sense of relief. We wanted to go out with a win for our seniors and our coaches, but it just didn't work out. It's sad to see all these coaches go. Every guy out here loves these coaches and what they've done for us. But at the same time, the program is going in a new direction. |
I think it's a good idea. The Bangor School System is the gold standard as far as education goes, at least in this part of the state. |
I think Liberty Corner will get to know the enforcement staff at the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) real well, |
I think Liberty Corner will get to know the enforcement staff at the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) real well. |
I think they had to do a deal of this type and I think that this is the best deal on The Street. |
I think what this does is create more issues as the SEC goes up the Hill and asks for funding, ... I think this really did politicize the commission and it will take a long time to get past that. |
I'd expect a few more of these good-sized settlements, then the smaller ones will tend to dribble out over time. Insurance companies want to put these investigations behind them fairly quickly because of the impact on their reputations. |
I've been a thug since 1966, and this feels good. When people come up and you look into their faces and see all the sadness, and then they thank you like you are the one giving this stuff to them, it makes you tear up. |
I've been aghast about how rapidly they've lost trading volume. |
If Hank Greenberg is on one side and AIG is on the other, it's bigger than just commissions. |