The $20 Billion Gamble: The Greatest Coup in Financial History
Paulson made his bets in late 2006 just as the sub-prime mortgage markets were starting to weaken. His timing was impeccable, as was his luck.
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From Wall Street to Neverland: The Year America Didn't Sleep
The public health burden of insomnia on the US is measured in the hundreds of billions of dollars. While we routinely cut calories, or cram in exercise, sleep has not even entered the conversational lexicon.
Fed Releases Rare "Snapshot" on Economy
In a rare glimpse behind the closed-doors of The Federal Reserve, Chairman Ben Bernanke released a snapshot of the economy they have been looking at for months.
The Lloyd's Prayer
Our Chairman, Who Art At Goldman, Blankfein Be Thy Name.
A Reasonable Case For Regulation
How would you feel if you discovered that a highly-rated bond received its grade not because the company is strong, but because the rating agency assumed the government would bail the company out?
My City Is Being Invaded by Banksters
In mere days, my city, Chicago will be overrun by the worst of the worst. The lowest of the low. Criminals who have affected more lives than any mug...
Wiping Blood Off White Buck Shoes
In New York, the oldest and snobbiest financial ventures are called "white shoe" firms. Their arrogance, risky investments and confounding dealing in derivatives threw the rest of us into the Great Recession.
Goldman Turns Into a Financial Frankenstein While the Fed Snoozes Away
Goldman was not assisted by the government to become a voracious and even heftier investment bank. Rather, one can presume that the government's assistance was to prevent systemic failure.
The Case For Dismantling Giant Banks
These 21st century banks have become deadly, systemically risky dominoes that can crush us all if they fail, or can bankrupt us all with debt if we have to bail them out.
Economic Reform is Overdue
One would hope Congress would have approached Wall Street reform with the same gusto they have brought to debating a public option in health care. It's time to tackle the thorny issues that brought us to this point.
Time to Stop the Regulatory Circus and to Steer the Ship to Safe Ground
The real issue for regulators around the globe is a serious definition of the financial world we want to live in. The current focus nearly exclusively on the banking sector could cause authorities to miss the broader picture.
Sorkin On What Happened After Lehman
New York Times' reporter Andrew Ross Sorkin's excerpt microscopically examines the actions of some key regulatory and Wall Street players, in this case during the period immediately after Lehman failed.
Regulating Systemic Risk and Banker Compensation Will Not Fix What Is Broken on Wall Street
The incentives to make big bets and take big risks has survived, but without the accountability. Today, the US Treasury and the Fed are trying to hold the pieces together. But why?
"Happy" Anniversary, Iceland
This has been a very rough year for Iceland, and it's not likely to get better anytime soon. The public's anger continues to grow, and it would not be surprising if this winter sees a repeat of last winter's uprising.
The American Graduation Initiative: Something Even The Banks Should Bank On!
The very same industry that has taken billions of dollars in bailout money from the federal government is not ready to loosen its grip on the cash cow that is the private student loan industry.
Bankers Versus Bankers
A (large) group of bankers has been mauled by the mayhem-igniting actions of another (small) group of bankers.
Paulson's Decision Cost Lehman, Then the World
What, I ask, would have happened if Paulson had simply stepped aside and let Bear Stearns collapse into bankruptcy back in March 2008?
The Financial Crisis One Year Later: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
Perhaps one of the most telling statistics is the number of stand-alone pieces of financial reform legislation passed, one year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers: zero.
The Exchange, Beyond the Numbers
September 15, 2008 -- the day that Lehman died, one year later.
We Need to Support Obama in Overhauling the Financial Industry, Before it's Too Late
I believe its time for the government to exert tough new control over the financial services industry. Polls show that a majority of the American people agree.
Wall Street: The President Is Playing the Market
The president needs the Dow to get to 11,000 over the next year to keep from being routed in the mid-term election.
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