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Aug
12
Jun
Business Insider: Scott Rostan”Keep these 5 things in mind to get the most out of your summer investment banking internship”
http://www.businessinsider.com/5-things-to-consider-during-an-investment-banking-internship-2017-6/#1-keep-in-mind-that-attitude-is-more-important-than-aptitude-1
by Frank Chaparro
Young wannabe investment bankers are descending upon Wall Street for their summer internships.
Many are going in with one main goal: secure an analyst position at the firm at which they are interning.
Scott Rostan is the founder and CEO of Training The Street, a company where aspiring Wall Streeters can pick...
24
May
Financial Times: Scott Rostan “Investment bank internships: a guide for MBAs”
https://www.ft.com/content/24305b38-3f0e-11e7-82b6-896b95f30f58
Students should beware the overconfidence that can often squander opportunities
By: Scott Rostan
May 24, 2017
French philosophers are generally not part of the curriculum covering the skills needed for investment banking and financial modelling. However, with the time for summer internships in the banking industry drawing near, I often find myself repeating...
22
Apr
New York Post: Sears owner has milked iconic retailer dry, analysts say – Robert Rostan quoted
By John Aidan Byrne
http://nypost.com/2017/04/22/sears-owner-has-milked-iconic-retailer-dry-analysts-say/
Sears, the iconic American retailer, is now just a shell of its former self, and Wall Street retail analysts say responsibility for that can be laid at the feet of owner Eddie Lampert and his hedge fund ESL Investments.
However, Lampert — once ranked the richest person in...
12
Apr
Financial Times: Toshiba at increased risk of losing listed status, say experts featuring Robert Rostan
by: Kana Inagaki in Tokyo
Analysts say regulators could force crisis-hit conglomerate off the stock exchange
Toshiba’s shares fell just 1 per cent on Wednesday, and its bond prices barely moved, after it had warned of significant doubt over its future as a going concern.
But experts caution against apparent market complacency, saying...
22
Mar
Marketplace: More trouble for iconic retailer Sears featuring Robert Rostan
By Marielle Segarra
In a financial filing on Tuesday, Sears said "substantial doubt exists related to the company's ability to continue as a going concern." The announcement hit the company's shares hard. Sears reported a loss of more than $2 billion in 2016. What does this disclosure mean for the retailer...
21
Mar
USA Today: Sears and Kmart might not have enough money to stock their shelves featuring Robert Rostan
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2017/03/21/sears-says-substantial-doubt-can-stay-business/99479726/
By Charisse Jones
Sears, an iconic department store chain whose name is as steeped in Americana as apple pie and Levi's jeans warned that it might be going the way of the blue light special, uncertain that it can survive more than another year in the midst of the upheaval that...
15
Mar
Law360: Robert Rostan For Caterpillar, Federal Raid May Mean More Than Tax Trouble
https://www.law360.com/articles/902112/for-caterpillar-federal-raid-may-mean-more-than-tax-trouble
by Vidya Kauri
The IRS has challenged six years of tax returns filed by Caterpillar, but tax troubles may be the least of the construction equipment giant’s problems after a massive surprise raid by federal enforcement authorities signaled the possibility of more serious financial crimes.
The March 2 raid at three Caterpillar Inc....
06
Mar
Poets & Quants: Scott Rostan The Bulge Bracket Rush: Banks Seeking Earlier Access To Biz Undergrads
http://poetsandquantsforundergrads.com/2017/03/06/bulge-bracket-banks-seeking-earlier-access-undergrad-biz-majors/
At the Tippie School of Business at the University of Iowa, Brian Richman has had to adjust to a bracing new reality this year. Leading bulge bracket banks, such as Goldman Sachs and others, have told Richman, director of the school’s Hawkinson Institute of Business Finance, that they are already...
02
Mar
Yahoo Finance: Scott Rostan “Snap stock soars, as Snapchat parent debuts trading on NYSE”
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/snap-stock-soars-as-snapchat-parent-debuts-trading-on-nyse-164851432.html
Stocks (^DJI, ^GSPC, ^IXIC) are giving back Wednesday’s gains at the midday mark, with only the utilities sector (XLU) still in the green and financials (XLF) leading the way down. Alan Valdes, director of floor operations at Silverbear, joins us live from the New York Stock Exchange.
To discuss the other big stories of the day, Alexis Christoforous is joined by...