Bear Stearns Bailout

Former Bear Stearns Chiefs, Ignoring Firm's Faults, Blame Collapse On 'Unjustified', 'Irrational', 'Unfounded' 'Rumors' And 'Speculation'

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

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The former chiefs of failed investment bank Bear Stearns plan to tell an investigative panel Wednesday that the firm's demise was due to nothing more ...

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Fed's Bear Stearns Assets It Swallowed in Firm's Rescue

bloomberg.com | Craig Torres, Bob Ivry and Scott Lanman | Posted 05.25.2011

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April 1 (Bloomberg) -- After months of litigation and political scrutiny, the Federal Reserve yesterday ended a policy of secrecy over its Bear Stearn...

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Bear Stearns Bailout Exposes Fed To Billions In Losses

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Federal Reserve has seen paper losses on real estate assets it acquired when it helped JPMorgan Chase & Co buy Bear Stearns, the Financial Times r...

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Bear Stearns Has Learned Nothing

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 05.25.2011

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We must take action to stop the greed and corruption on Wall Street.

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Book: The Secret History Of Bear Stearn's Boiler Room

Mar. 3, 2009 | William D. Cohan | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK (Fortune) -- Years from now, when academics search for causes of the stock market crash of 2008, they will focus on the pivotal role of mortg...

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Financial Bailout = Patriot Act Redux: Under Cover of Crisis, the Republic is Lost

Pete Cenedella | Posted 05.25.2011

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Forgive me if I smell a similar attempt by the Republicans to ram a lopsided, ready-made and offensive prescription down the throats of the American people under the cover of crisis.

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"Too Big to Fail" Vs. "Too Big to Be Responsible"

Ryan Mack | Posted 05.25.2011

I believe in the free market economy, but once an entity becomes "too big to fail" it introduces the possibility that government intervention is a justifiable remedy.

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Don't Bum Rush a Bad Deal

Charlie Cray | Posted 05.25.2011

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They're talking about pushing through the largest bailout in history without any hearings. No time to debate the issues. Just ram it through. That says a lot by itself. Shock doctrine, anyone?

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Sweetening the Trillion Dollar Bailout

Sasha Abramsky | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's been said so many times this week, it hardly needs restating, but I'll restate it anyway: the financial collapse we're in the middle of, and the ...

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Republicans Prefer Fiction

Christopher Fink | Posted 05.25.2011

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When the financial crisis hit this week, the media swiftly declared that dealing with such a reality helped Obama and the Democrats. McCain was on the defensive because actual issues, such as the economy, had taken the spotlight away from pigs with lipstick.

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Socialism: Brought to You by the Republican Party

Donnie Fowler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Why won't anyone (anyone!) among our nation's leaders call this government bailout business what it is -- corporate socialism?

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JP Morgan's Jamie Dimon: A Leader Steps Up

Bill George | Posted 05.25.2011

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In taking over Bear Stearns just hours before it would have been forced into bankruptcy, JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon took on a broad public responsibility to keep financial markets from unraveling.

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Fannie and Freddie's Rich Uncle

Paul Peete | Posted 05.25.2011

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Those Republicans hate big government but love big bailouts, like Bear Stearns and Fannie Mae. And the help comes fast too, unless you are needy people, like the New Orleans Katrina crowd.

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Freddie and Fannie: Republican victims

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011

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The announcement on Sunday that the Fed and U.S. Treasury will backstop these two financial intermediaries is an entirely predictable, latter-day outcome as a result of cowboy capitalism.

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Ben Bernanke: Socialist

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 05.25.2011

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Poor lending standards have led to the collapse of communities and harder times for cities, beyond Bear Stearns. Shouldn't they be getting some help too?

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My Conversation with Jamie Dimon

Charlie Rose | Posted 05.25.2011

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I recently spoke with Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase about the Bear Stearns buyout, which many argue prevented chaos from spreading across the global market.

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At Bear, Jimmy Cayne's Apology Met With Silence

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mr. Cayne, on his second to last day as chairman of Bear, presided over the meeting at the firm's auditorium, which was filled with more than 400 empl...

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Bear Stearns shareholders OK buyout by JPMorgan

AP | MADLEN READ and JOE BEL BRUNO | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Bear Stearns shareholders have approved JPMorgan Chase's buyout, ending the saga of the 85-year-old pillar of Wall Street that crumbl...

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More Government Bailouts May Be on Way

AP | TOM RAUM | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The economy is listing. So it must be time to bail. While there is little enthusiasm for government bailouts in general, voters ar...

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JPMorgan Raises Bear Purchase Price

AP | JOE BEL BRUNO | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s higher offer for Bear Stearns on Monday gave the investment bank control of nearly 40 percent of its ailing ri...

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Barron's: Bear Stearns Could Get Higher JPMorgan Bid

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bear Stearns Cos (BSC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) could fetch a higher takeover bid from JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N: Quote, Profile, Research), and a...

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Congress And Bush Administration At Odds Over Regulating Wall Street

New York Times | By EDMUND L. ANDREWS and STEPHEN LABATON | Posted 05.25.2011

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As Congress and the Bush administration struggle to contain the housing and credit crises -- and prevent more Wall Street firms from collapsing as Bea...

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Shell-Shocked Bear Stearns Employees Turn To Psychologists

ABC News | Russell Goldman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Facing the loss of their life savings and very possibly their jobs, employees at investment bank Bear Stearns are turning to trained professionals -- ...

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Paulson Defends U.S. Rescue Of Bear Stearns

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Monday defended government moves to rescue Bear Stearns Cos Inc (BSC.N) from bankruptcy, saying it was import...

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Obama, Clinton Cite Economic Distress

AP | TOM RAUM | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Democratic congressional leaders urged President Bush on Monday to do more to address the housing woes at the root of the spreading...

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