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Obama the Impotent

Steven Hill | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Europe, Financial Industry, Bush Administration, John-Bruton, United Nations, g20, European Union, Reform, Barack Obama, Global Warming, Senate, Politics News

This week saw two showdowns between Europe and the US that have revealed further slippage in American global leadership. The very structure of the American political system is at the heart of these failures.

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Little Change On Wall St. A Year After Lehman Collapse

New York Times | Alex Berenson | Posted 11.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Industry, Wall St, Wall Street, Finance, Economy, Meltdown, Wall Street Meltdown, Financial Crisis, Wall Street Pay, Business News

One year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the surprise is not how much has changed in the financial industry, but how little....

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SEC's Tough Talk Won't Stop Madoff Flim Flams

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Industry, Senate, Congress, Sec, President Obama, Mary Schapiro, Pequot Capital, Madoff Scams, Bernie Madoff, Wall Street, Financial Regulation, Business News

Ensuring there's no more Madoff type shenanigans has less to do with the SEC having more money, more staff, and more rules than with having the political will to crack the whip on the Wall Street.

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The Financial Industry: Who Can You Trust?

Brian Whetten | Posted 07.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Industry, Financial Crisis, Jack Calhoun, Investment, 12 Investment Myths, Investment Management, Business News

A new book by Jack Calhoun exposes the set of myths that cause investors to billions of dollars each year, and shows you who to trust, and who to avoid in the world of finance.

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Geithner Wins The Night: Not One Question For Obama On Banks

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Questions, Financial Industry, Obama Presser, Obama Press Conference, Timothy Geithner, Geithner Banks, Obama White House Press Corps, Banking Industry, Politics News

Barack Obama may have been the host of a prime-time press conference on Wednesday evening, but it was Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner who had the ...

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Laid-Off Financial Professionals Eye Federal Jobs

Washington Post | Tomoeh Murakami Tse | Posted 05.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Industry, Washington DC, Government Jobs, Wall Street, Business News

As thousands of New York's financial professionals have lost their jobs since the economic crisis began two years ago, many federal agencies -- backed...

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Obama Admin To Unveil New Rescue Plan For Banks

New York Times | STEPHEN LABATON | Posted 03.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Rescue Plan, Financial Industry, Banks, Obama Administration, Bank Rescue Plan, Timothy Geithner, Business News

After weeks of internal debate, the Obama administration has settled on a plan to inject billions of dollars in fresh capital into banks and entice in...

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Shameful Bankers: Time for a Revolution

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.01.2009 | Business

While there are many victims in the colossal Ponzi scheme that is the American economy, few of these victims have not in some way been complicit.

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US Bails Out Nation's Credit Union Network

Wall Street Journal | MARK MAREMONT | Posted 02.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Industry, Obama Administration, Credit Union Bailout, Bailout, Economy, Credit Bailout, Business News

In the latest effort to prop up a sector of the finance industry, federal regulators on Wednesday guaranteed $80 billion in uninsured deposits at the ...

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