Bank Crisis

Recovery? Try End of 2011

Diane Francis | Posted 07.29.2009 | Business

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Diane Francis

The bottom line is we're at the end of the beginning, not the beginning of the end.

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Obama To Roll Out Vast Overhaul Of System That Governs Wall Street, Banks

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 07.15.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is ready to roll out an overhaul of the intricate rules and systems that govern America's troubled financial...

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Plan B On The Big Banks

Mike Lux | Posted 06.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Wall Street Crisis, Obama Economic Advisers, Tim Geithner, Bank Crisis, Larry Summers, Banks, Obama Economy, Business News
Mike Lux

Obama has clearly chosen a path for the economy, and those of us with a different idea about how to work on these issues have to live with the fact that we have lost the debate, for now, inside the administration.

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Bernanke, Paulson should be charged with securities violations

Diane Francis | Posted 05.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Paulson, Economic Crisis, Economy, Bank Crisis, Wall Street Crisis, Bernanke, Stock Market, Business News
Diane Francis

The Wall Street Journal story today reveals that the Bank of America's CEO claims he was told by Bernanke and Paulson to remain silent about the disas...

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Confidence Game

Robert Kuttner | Posted 05.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Nationalization, Bank Nationalization, Rick Wagoner, Bank Crisis, Banks, Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Recapitalization, Business News
Robert Kuttner

The same Treasury department that did not hesitate to fire GM's CEO seems determined to keep zombie banks and their zombie managers intact at all cost. And all cost, in this case, could be trillions.

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Big Bank Stress Tests To Begin Soon

CNBC | Posted 03.24.2009 | Business

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U.S. financial regulators will soon launch a series of "stress tests" to determine which of the largest U.S. banks may need additional capital cushion...

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Herbert Hoover Copycat: How the Current Financial Rescue Schemes are Following Hoover's Failed Model

Ismael Hossein-zadeh | Posted 03.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tarp, Wall Street Lobby, Economic Stimulus Package, Wall Street, Obama Bush, TARP Money, Tim Geithner, Bank Crisis, Larry Summers, Banks, Timothy Geithner, Lawrence Summers, Politics News
Ismael Hossein-zadeh

The deepening and protraction of the crisis is largely due to policy makers' subservience to the interests of Wall Street gamblers -- shirking their responsibility to protect people's interests.

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Obama's Big Bang Could Do the Trick

Diane Francis | Posted 03.06.2009 | Business

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Diane Francis

What appears to be looming is a massive pre-emptive devaluation of the U.S. dollar as Team Obama readies itself to announce the "Big Bang."

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Depression Economics Explained, Part 2: The Credit Crunch

Zack Exley | Posted 11.17.2008 | Business

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Zack Exley

People are desperate for an explanation of the economy that actually makes sense and they're not getting it from the experts.

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Bank Regulation Isn't Enough, We Need Parasite Repellent

Philip Slater | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Addiction, Cultural Values, Greed, Recession, Global Warming, Happiness, Bank Crisis, Politics News
Philip Slater

Sure, it's always a good idea to lock your door when the crime rate is high, but it doesn't reduce the crime rate. The current crisis suggests we nee...

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Cost of Forest Loss Exceeds Current Banking Crisis

Janet Ritz | Posted 11.10.2008 | Green

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Janet Ritz

The global economy is losing more money from the disappearance of forests than through the current banking crisis, according to an EU-commissioned study.

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Europeans Scramble To Save Failing Banks

AP | MATT MOORE | Posted 11.05.2008 | Business

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STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Germany became the latest country to move to allay fears about the financial meltdown, enhancing a rescue plan for Hypo Real...

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Foreign Banks May Be Included In Bailout

Politico | Mike Allen | Posted 10.22.2008 | Business

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In a change from the original proposal sent to Capitol Hill, foreign-based banks with big U.S. operations could qualify for the Treasury Department's ...

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Paulson Drew The Line At Lehman Brothers, Sparked Frantic End

Wall Street Journal | Deborah Solomon | Posted 10.16.2008 | Business

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One of the most tumultuous weekends in Wall Street's history began Friday, when federal officials decided to deliver a sobering message to the captain...

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Lehman Confirms Plans To File For Bankruptcy

Washington Post | Heather Landy and Neil Irwin | Posted 10.15.2008 | Business

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Lehman Brothers said early Monday it will file for bankruptcy, becoming the largest financial firm to fail in the global credit crisis, after federal ...

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Two Storied Wall Street Institutions Falter

New York Times | ANDREW ROSS SORKIN | Posted 10.15.2008 | Business

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In one of the most dramatic days in Wall Street's history, Merrill Lynch agreed to sell itself on Sunday to Bank of America for roughly $50 billion t...

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World Prepares For Possible Lehman Bankruptcy

AP | JOE BEL BRUNO | Posted 10.15.2008 | Business

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NEW YORK — A top investment banking official says U.S. and foreign banks are planning major steps to inoculate the global financial system as a ...

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Back When ...

James Berman | Posted 07.25.2008 | Business

Read More: American Express, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup, Savings and Loan Crisis, Washington Mutual, Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers, State Street, Fannie Mae, Bear Stearns, Bank Crisis, Ibm, Housing Crisis, Financial Crisis, Financial Advice, Business News
James Berman

It makes more sense to invest for the probability that the world will outlive this collapse -- as surely as it did all others in history -- instead of for the remote possibility that the apocalypse is finally upon us.

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