John Reed

JPMorgan Chase: Break Up the Big Banks Now. Here's How.

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.21.2012

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Richard (RJ) Eskow

The JPMorgan Chase scandal -- and yes, it is a scandal -- shows us why we need to break up the big banks as quickly as possible.

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Michael Lewis: The Volcker Rule Should Push Even Harder

The Huffington Post | Khadeeja Safdar | Posted 05.03.2012

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The Volker rule should push even harder to curb banks' bets with their own money than it would do as presently constructed, according to Michael Lewis...

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Ex-Wall Street Banker: Volcker Rule Will Correct A Dangerous Mistake

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 04.18.2012

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Apparently not every banker hates the Volcker rule. Roger Vasey, who used to be in charge of global debt markets at Merrill Lynch, penned a pro-Vol...

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Marcus Baram

Volcker Rule Needs To Be Tougher, Former Citi Chair John Reed Says

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 02.14.2012

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Amid the hue and cry on Wall Street that the Volcker rule goes too far to restrict banking activities, the former CEO of one giant bank thinks that th...

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PHOTOS: Zolotow House For $1.5 Million

Posted 10.25.2011

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A 1957 home by architect John Reed known as the "Zolotow House" is on the market for $1.525 million. The home seamlessly blends California moderni...

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Wall Street Elder Statesmen Favor a Return to Tighter Regulation

LOUIS UCHITELLE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs, William Donaldson, Nicholas Brady, George Soros, John Reed, John Bogle, Paul Volcker, Business News

Put aside for a moment the populist pressure to regulate banking and trading. Ask the elder statesmen of these industries -- giants like George Soros,...

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Shahien Nasiripour

Remorseful Citigroup Banker John S. Reed Parts With Former Colleagues, Calls For Fundamental Financial Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

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The remorseful former banker who made Citigroup what it is today came to Capitol Hill on Thursday and systematically debunked the arguments that his f...

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Shahien Nasiripour

Fed Chairman Blames Banks For Continued High Unemployment

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday blamed banks for slowing the recovery and keeping unemployment high. Despite hundreds of billions i...

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John Reed, Former Citigroup CEO, APOLOGIZES For Creating Monster Of A Bank

The Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 05.25.2011

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It may be the most direct apology of the financial crisis. Former Citigroup chairman and CEO, John Reed, has apologized to a Bloomberg reporter fo...

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Citi Merger "A Mistake," Says Dealmaker

Financial Times | Francesco Guerrera | Posted 05.25.2011

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The landmark merger that created Citigroup was a "mistake" that failed to benefit the financial services conglomerate's investors, customers and emplo...

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