Financial Meltdown

Global Philanthropy Forum Annual Conference: WATCH LIVE

Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: 2012 Global Philanthropy Forum Annual Conference, India, Philanthropy, Arab Spring, Global Philanthropy Forum, Financial Meltdown, Civil Conflict, United States, China, Impact News

From the Arab Spring and the financial meltdown to weather extremes and civil conflict, we are experiencing rapid and sometimes wrenching change that ...

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Bear Stearns CEO: There's 'Not Much' I Would Have Done Differently

The Huffington Post | Khadeeja Safdar | Posted 03.01.2012

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The former CEO of one of the Wall Street firms most synonymous with financial collapse says in retrospect that there's "not much" he would've done dif...

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Stronger Growth Should Cushion U.S. Economy From Severe European Damage

Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: US Economy, Economist Forecast, US Growth, Video, Euro Zone Recession, Europe Economy, Financial Meltdown, American Economy, Business News

WASHINGTON (Stella Dawson) - A gradual broadening and strengthening of U.S. growth should cushion the American economy against severe damage from ...

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An Imagined Speech, Yearned for by Many

Frank A. Weil | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Deficit, Obama Speech, Obama Economics, Financial Meltdown, President Obama, Obama Economy Speech, Politics News
Frank A. Weil

I would be willing to sacrifice a second term, if I believed that my successor could and would do the things necessary to get your bacon out of the fire.

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ReThink Review: Margin Call -- 'Twas the Night Before the Meltdown...

Jonathan Kim | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Bankruptcy, Margin Call, Jeremy Irons, Economy, Rethink Reviews, Demi Moore, Jonathan Kim, Recession, Movie Reviews, Kevin Spacey, Stanley Tucci, Financial Meltdown, Lehman Brothers, Zachary Quinto, Great Recession, j.c. Chandor, Occupy Wall Street, Simon Baker, 99%, Penn Badgley, Entertainment News
Jonathan Kim

The film Margin Call takes us inside a lightly fictionalized stand-in for Lehman Brothers called HMS, where a young risk analyst discovers the math that proves HMS' imminent demise.

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Let's Value People as an Asset, and Bring Financial Statements into the 21st Century

R. Paul Herman | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: India, The Financial Fix, Financial Meltdown, Managing People, Infosys, Financial Reform, Assets, People, Sustainability, Wharton School, Best Places to Work, Gaap, Cfo, Business News
R. Paul Herman

People are generally classified as expenses on the income statement and liabilities on the balance sheet -- not as an investable asset. Thus, when CEOs seek to increase profit, they cut costs -- like people -- rather than investing in assets -- like people -- that can appreciate.

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Too Big to Jail

Glenn Greenwald | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Mortgage Fraud, Fraud, Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Wall Street, Financial Meltdown, Foreclosure Fraud, Too Big to Fail, Obama Wall Street, Bush Wall Street, Books News
Glenn Greenwald

In protecting Wall Street after the 2008 crash, the executive branch violated its core constitutional duty. It is now clear that there are virtually no limits on the magnitude of the crimes that the nation's most powerful private actors can commit with impunity.

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WATCH: What Will You Do To Help The Struggling Rich?

Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Job Creators, Adopt a Job Creator, Video, Help the Rich, Wall Street, Financial Meltdown, Save the Rich, Satire, Economy, Funkanomics, Economic Crisis, Parody, CEO Bonuses, Wealthiest Ceos, Comedy News

"A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its wealthiest members." --probably Gandhi There's a disturbing sentiment that has been steadi...

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Upside to the Downgrade

Adam Neiman | Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: Downgrade, Standard & Poor's, Obama, Credit Downgrade, Financial Meltdown, Debt Ceiling, Tea Party, Politics News
Adam Neiman

As it is, we all have a decent chance of muddling through. Not very satisfying considering our expectations for change we could believe in. But in light of how truly rotten underlying conditions turned out to be, it could easily and always get worse.

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Talk About Chutzpa - Wall Street Lecturing America on "Fiscal Responsibility"?

Robert Creamer | Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: Debt Downgrade, Great Recession, Standard and Poors, John Paulson, Wall Street, Hedge Funds, Financial Meltdown, Breaking News, Politics News
Robert Creamer

The very idea that Wall Street -- and Standard and Poor's -- would have the chutzpa to lecture the rest of America about fiscal responsibility should infuriate each and every American.

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How to Live on $0 a Day: My Expert Advice to Tim Geithner

Lesley Stern | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Debt Ceiling, Financial Crisis, Credit Adviser, China, Financial Meltdown, Tim Geithner, Credit Counseling, Federal Budget Deficit, Finance, Budget, Federal Reserve, Congress, The Fed, Senate, Debt, Economic Crisis, Economy, Economic Disaster, Financial Advice, Credit, Debt Crisis, Comedy News
Lesley Stern

Tim, Tim, Tim. You've been throwing around a lot of scary words like "disaster" and "hardship" and you seem a little tense. Don't freak out. You're a babe in the woods when it comes to financial hardship, so let me guide you through this.

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Reading the Pictures: Fukushima Ha Ha

Michael Shaw | Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: Photos, Fukushima, Financial Meltdown, Bagnewsnotes, Japan Nuclear Reactor, Fukushima Daiichi, Japan Fukushima, Japan Earthquake, Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Media News
Michael Shaw

2011-04-07-fukushima.jpgIf "Hey Ma, we found the crack!" is supposed to make me feel better, it just makes me more shaky and convinced how way in over our heads we are.

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In The Public Interest: Congress Still Demonizing Elizabeth Warren, Meanwhile, Chase Rolls Out the $5 ATM Fee

Ed Mierzwinski | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Elizabeth Warren, Shelley Moore Capito, Comptroller of Currency, Jobs, Overdraft Rules, Professor Elizabeth Warren, Atm Free, Mortgage, Chase Bank, Consumer Protection Act, Cfpb, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Debit Card, Banks, Foreclosure, Spencer Bachus, U.S. PIRG, Fees, Wall Street, Consumer Protection, Financial Meltdown, Politics News
Ed Mierzwinski

Washington should be implementing Wall Street reform, not tearing it down.

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Meltdown: Unsafe at Any Screed

Randall Amster | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wind Power, Charlie Sheen, Warwire, Fukushima, Military Industrial Complex, Cnbc, Meltdown, Nuclear Power, War, Green Energy, Radiation, Japan Earthquake, Nuclear Weapons, Financial Meltdown, Japan Nuclear Meltdown, Japan, Technology, Ralph Nader, Solar Power, World News
Randall Amster

The incisive logic of Ralph Nader's Unsafe at Any Speed applies equally to nuclear power -- and furthermore, to the workings of the military-industrial complex with which it is intimately intertwined.

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Where Are the Cops on Wall Street?

Jeff Connaughton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Federal Reserve, Wall Street Crisis, Financial Meltdown, Wall Street, Fed, New York Federal Reserve Bank, Financial Crisis, Business News
Jeff Connaughton

Wall Street should recognize it is in its long-term interests to work with government to curb Wall Street excesses. The actions of a few bad apples -- if they go unpunished -- can put in peril confidence in the entire system.

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ReThink Interview: Charles Ferguson, Director of Inside Job

Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Derivatives, Financial Reform, Charles Ferguson, Rethink Reviews, Credit Default Swaps, Jonathan Kim, Housing Crisis, Economic Meltdown, Wall Street Crisis, Subprime Mortgages, Wall Street, Rethink Interview, Financial Meltdown, Inside Job, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Deregulation, Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Wall Street Bonuses, Financial Regulation, George Soros, Nouriel Roubini, Charles Morris, Alan Sloan, Raghuram Rajan, Simon Johnson, Inside Job Interview, Entertainment News
Jonathan Kim

People interviewed in Inside Job claim that finance professionals deserve their money. But can someone rationally argue that someone earning $30 million/year works 1,000 times harder than someone earning $30,000/year?

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How to Live on $0 a Day: Hey Government, I'm Talking to You

Lesley Stern | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tax Cut Deal, Debt, Federal Deficit, Government Spending, The Fed, Bush Tax Cuts, Getting Out of Debt, Government, Living on a Budget, Debt Consolidation, Tax Cuts for the Rich, Satire, Federal Reserve, Financial Crisis, Interest Rates, Comedy News, Comedy, Financial Meltdown, Trader Joe?S, Depression, Budget Tips, Humor, How To, Deficit Spending, Congress, Nouveau Poor, Recession, Credit, Wall Street, Banks, Expenses, Senate, Economy, Politics, Budget Cuts, Business, Comedy News
Lesley Stern

2010-12-09-obamavideochat.jpgI know we have an image to keep up as a superpower, but you're going to have to cut back on state dinners and other costly social events here and abroad.

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Bernanke Under Fire: 3 Reasons Why an Early Tuesday Turkey Could Roil the Markets

Lawrence G. McDonald | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Federal Reserve, Senate, Congress, Ben Bernanke, Financial Meltdown, Financial Reform, Business News
Lawrence G. McDonald

Could Tuesday be Turkey Day for the financial markets? I think there's a good chance we see some serious "dirty laundry" aired from the Fed which could increase volatility in what normally should be a quiet holiday shortened week.

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The Best Movie You Haven't Heard of: Inside Job

Charles H. Green | Posted 05.25.2011

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Charles H. Green

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How to Live on $0 a Day: Making the Most of Your Halloween Harvest

Lesley Stern | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Candy, Hunger, Halloween, Food Pyramid, Depression, Financial Meltdown, Humor, Trick-or-Treating, Nutrition, Economy, Financial Crisis, Budget-Dining, Trick or Treat, Recession, Autumn-Harvest, Comedy, Comedy News
Lesley Stern

In the current economy, Halloween isn't just a holiday for children, it's also a source of free food for adults trying to feed themselves and their families.

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Wall Street Hopes to Use Republicans to Re-Purchase Congress

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Outsourcing, Wealth Inequality, Mid Term Elections. Republicans, Wall Street, Wall Street Reform, Wall Street Banks, Credit Cards, Chamber of Commerce, Income Inequality, Financial Meltdown, Campaign Contributions, Politics News
Robert Creamer

The same people whose recklessness caused so many everyday working class families to lose their jobs are now stoking the anger caused by their own actions and directing it toward Democrats who have brought them to account.

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In The Public Interest : The More You Know, The More You Know We Need A Strong CFPB

Ed Mierzwinski | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elizabeth Warren, Wall Street Bailout, Wells Fargo, Mortgage Crisis, Gmac, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Predatory Lending, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Financial Meltdown, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Cfpb, Banks, Ed Mierzwinski, U.S. PIRG, Citigroup, Politics News
Ed Mierzwinski

This month's story, dear reader, is about sloppy bank servicing of mortgages, starting with the infamous robo-signers and now escalating to every elem...

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America's Media Mayhem

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Media, Financial Reforms, Financial Meltdown, Goldman Sach, BP Blowout, Bp, Media News
Diane Francis

The roiling blogosphere, blowhards on Fox and news that stalks everyone anywhere, now appears to be driving politics and enhancing corporate risk.

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'Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word'

Saly A. Glassman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Crisis, Wall Street, Financial Meltdown, Financial Institutions, Financial Regulation, Business News
Saly A. Glassman

In the eyes of the investor, financial institutions lost their connection with compassion, understanding, and commitment, and jeopardized their long-term relationships with clients.

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DK Matai | Posted 05.25.2011

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DK Matai

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