Anton Valukas

Alexander Eichler

Report Highlights Legality Of Lehman Brothers 'Gut Feeling' Business

HuffingtonPost.com | Alexander Eichler | Posted 12.09.2011

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In the years leading up to its collapse, Lehman Brothers nearly doubled its risk and took a scattershot approach to valuing its assets, according to a...

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Lehman Probe Focuses On Emails That Say 'Stupid'

BusinessWeek | Linda Sandler | Posted 05.25.2011

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June 11 (Bloomberg) -- "Just between us," it may be "stupid" to use certain words in e-mail to "discuss" the "big trouble" you might face if you're ev...

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DK Matai | Posted 05.25.2011

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DK Matai

Editor's Note: This post has been removed from the Huffington Post....

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Next, Banking Reform

Robert Kuttner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Kuttner

It was a pleasure to see President Obama exercise some leadership and muscle towards health reform. Now, we need to see a similar display of presidential leadership on financial reform.

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Regulation Has To Come From Within

Vicky Ward | Posted 05.25.2011

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Vicky Ward

Does more regulation stop human urges like the excess at Lehman Brothers? You can try, as D.C. is trying now. But in the end, the only person who can stop ambition turning into something insidious is you.

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Dick Fuld, ex-Lehman Brothers CEO

nypost.com | MARK DeCAMBRE | Posted 05.25.2011

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He may be one of the most vilified men coming out of the financial crisis, but ex-Lehman Brothers boss Dick Fuld is feeling vindicated in the wake of ...

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Lehmangate and Enron

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Diane Francis

The latest disturbing news to crawl out from under a rock this weekend was that Lehman's used offshore accounting gimmicks to mislead the world about its financial problems.

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"Time for the Truth"

Eliot Spitzer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eliot Spitzer

We believe that the Valukas report cries out for an immediate Congressional investigation. As we did with A.I.G., we demand the release of the e-mails and internal documents from the New York Fed and Lehman executives.

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Why Did Lehman Behave So Idiotically?

Vicky Ward | Posted 05.25.2011

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Vicky Ward

Lehman was so rotten at the top, so corrupt, so unwilling to tolerate dissension, and Dick Fuld and Joe Gregory so obsessed with clinging to their seats, that eventually, housing bubble or not, it would have failed.

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Shahien Nasiripour

Lehman Bankruptcy Report: Top Officials Manipulated Balance Sheets, JPMorgan And Citi Contributed To Collapse

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scroll down to read the first part of the report The examiner in charge of investigating the collapse of venerable Wall Street investment house Lehma...

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Feds Interviewed Tribune Co. Chief Sam Zell In Blagojevich Probe

Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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A published report says federal prosecutors have interviewed Tribune Co. Chairman Sam Zell as a potential witness in their criminal investigation of f...

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