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New "Too Big To Fail" Bill Gives Feds Power To Freeze Derivatives Contracts

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 11.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Fdic, Derivatives, Barney Frank, Too Big to Fail, Aig, Credit Default Swaps, Michael Krimminger, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Tbtf, Lehman Brothers, Isda, Financial Crisis, Systemic Risk Regulator, Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, Systemic Risk, Business News

The "Too Big To Fail" legislation currently being debated by a House committee has been widely criticized as toothless. But one provision gives the fe...

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Lehman Brothers Art Collection For Sale

businessinsider.com | Lawrence Delevingne | Posted 10.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, Freeman's, Lichtenstein, Financial Services, Lehman Brothers, Dick Fuld, Business News

On November 1st, Philadelphia auction house Freeman's is holding the first of two sales of nearly 700 pieces from Lehman Brothers' private art collect...

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Economic Reform is Overdue

Mary Shannon Little | Posted 10.12.2009 | Business

Read More: David Kotz, Treasury Department, Lehman Brothers, Economy, Economic Recovery, Sec, Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, Barack Obama, Business News
Mary Shannon Little

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.

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Who Duped Rolling Stone Gonzo Reporter Matt Taibbi?

Diane Tucker | Posted 10.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Goldman Sachs, The Atlantic, Matt Taibbi, Naked Short Selling, Fraud Files Blog, Business Insider, Rolling Stone, Economic Policy Journal, Diane Tucker, Short Sellers, Clusterstock, Penson Financial Services, Wall Street Bailout, Wall Street Crisis, Don Imus, Obama Wall Street Bonuses, Banks, Economy, Regulation, Merrill Lynch, Ceos, Magazines, Taibbi Victim of Hoax, Short Selling Hoax, Investment News, Dan Jamieson, John Carney, Megan McArdle, Gary Weiss, William K Wolfrum, Robert Wenzel, Penson's Letter to SEC, Tracy Coenen, Kid Dynamite, sequenceinc.com, Citigroup Stock, Citigroup, Naked Short Sellers, Matt Taibbi Teaches Short Selling, Bear Stearns Collapse, Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, Bear Stearns, Youtube, Business News
Diane Tucker

Taibbi, Rolling Stone magazine's teen heartthrob, became a sensation last month after calling Goldman Sachs "a giant vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity."

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"Happy" Anniversary, Iceland

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 10.01.2009 | World

Read More: IMF Funding, International Monetary Fund, Economic Crisis, Iceland Economic Crisis, Norway, Alcoa, Iceland Global Economic Crisis, Iceland Economy Collapse, Iceland, Denmark, Iceland Bankrupt, Iceland Banks, Iceland Economy, Lehman Brothers, Iceland National Bankruptcy, IMF Bailout, Financial Crisis, Western Europe, Imf, Iceland Financial Crisis, Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, World War II, Iceland Bank Crisis, Monty Python, World News
Iris Erlingsdottir

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.

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Bankers Versus Bankers

Pablo Triana | Posted 09.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Banking Crisis, Financial Crisis, Subprime Mortgages, Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, Lehman Brothers, Business News
Pablo Triana

A (large) group of bankers has been mauled by the mayhem-igniting actions of another (small) group of bankers.

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One Year Later: The Lessons of a Failed Economic Philosophy

Alexi Giannoulias | Posted 09.15.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, Wall Street Bailout, Illinois Senate 2010, Mark Kirk, Economic Crisis, Senate Races, Laissez-Faire, Financial Crisis, Illinois Senate Race, Recession, Bush Tax Cuts, Chicago News
Alexi Giannoulias

We are no more insulated from a financial crisis today than we were one year ago. Congress has not changed a single rule, habit or practice to stop this economic calamity from happening again.

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Fuld: "I've Been Pummeled, I've Been Dumped On"

Reuters | Clare Baldwin, Jui Chakravorty and Jonathan Spicer | Posted 10.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Richard Fuld, Financial Crisis, Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, Dick Fuld, Lehman Brothers, Business News

The man vilified for the collapse of Lehman Brothers (LEHMQ.PK) almost a year ago, a failure that triggered the global economic crisis, seemed burdene...

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Economic 9-11: Did Lehman Brothers Fall or Was It Pushed?

Ellen Brown | Posted 10.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Naked-Short-Selling, Gordon Brown, Alistair Darling, Federal Bailouts, Bank for International Settlements, Sec, Global Currency, Financial Stability Board, Globalization, Northern Rock, Timothy Geithner, Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, September 11th, Business News
Ellen Brown

Why was Bear Stearns saved from bankruptcy but Lehman Brothers was not? How could the decision makers not realize the dire consequences of letting Lehman go down?

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Lehman Brothers, a Year After Its Collapse

Sheldon Filger | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Wall Street Bailout, Ben Bernanke, Hank Paulson, Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, TARP Money, Lehman Brothers, Business News
Sheldon Filger

The calculation made by Bernanke and Paulson that Lehman Brothers was expendable, especially in light of the measures taken to save AIG, Merrill Lynch and Bear Stearns, not to mention Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, was destined to be proved fatally flawed.

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Lehman's Bankruptcy Advisers Get $262.6 Million

bloomberg.com | Linda Sandler | Posted 08.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Alvarez, Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, Lehman Brothers, Business News

July 9 (Bloomberg) -- Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., the investment bank liquidating in bankruptcy, paid its advisers $262.6 million for nine months o...

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The Double-Standardization Of Double Standards

Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Uaw, GM Bailout, Chrysler, GM Bankruptcy, GM Chrysler Deal, Rick Wagoner, United Auto Workers, Economy, Bank of America, Aig, Chrysler Bailout, Ford, Barack Obama, Wall Street Crisis, General Motors, Wall Street, Lehman Brothers, Ron Gettelfinger, Timothy Geithner, Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, Hummer, Citigroup, Double Standard, Politics News
Stuart Whatley

Surely there is nothing new about double standards in business and finance, especially in the current crisis. In fact, there may even be a rising double standard for what constitutes a double standard.

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GM Bankruptcy Fees Could Reach $1.2 Billion, Top Lehman Brothers

Bloomberg | Linda Sandler | Posted 03.28.2009 | Home

Read More: General Motors, General Motors Bankruptcy, Future of General Motors, Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Fees, General Motors Corp, General Motors Notizie, Lehman Brothers, Home News

Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) -- A General Motors Corp. bankruptcy might yield a $1.2 billion "bonanza" for bankers, accountants and lawyers, surpassing record ...

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James Peck, Judge In Lehman Brothers Case, Charged With Hitting Wife

Dealbook/NYTimes | Michael J. de la Merced | Posted 03.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, Lehman Brothers, Lehman Judge Assault, James Peck, James Peck Assault, Business News

The federal court judge overseeing the bankruptcy case of Lehman Brothers was arrested on Saturday after allegedly hitting his wife. James M. Peck,...

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Lehman Brothers' Sudden Bankruptcy Wiped Out As Much As $75 Billion

Reuters | Posted 01.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Lehman Brothers, Financial Crisis, Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, Lehman Bankruptcy Cost Creditors Billions, Economic Crisis, Business News

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc's emergency bankruptcy filing wiped out as much as $75 billion of potential value for creditors, The Wall Street Journal ...

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Dick Fuld: Criminal Charges In The Offing?

Clusterstock | John Carney | Posted 01.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Lehman Brothers, Economy, Richard Fuld Criminal Charges, Dick Fuld Criminal Charges, Richard Fuld, Financial Crisis, Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, Dick Fuld, Business News

The blockbuster article in New York magazine made it clear that Dick Fuld was telling investors and creditors one thing about the health of Lehman Bro...

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Lehman Assets Nearly Worthless, Dangerous Implications For Economy

Clusterstock | John Carney | Posted 11.10.2008 | Business

Read More: Lehman Assets, Lehman Assets Auction, Debt, Finance, Lehman Brothers, Economy, Cds, Credit Default Swaps, Personal Finance, Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, World Economy, Business News

So the final results from the Lehman Brothers CDS auction are in, and they're even uglier than expected. Finally price is 8.625 cents on the dollar. ...

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New York Psychiatrist Uses Verbal Abuse On Wall Street Clients

The Daily Beast | Dr. Stephen Josephson | Posted 11.06.2008 | Business

Read More: Wall Street, Wall Street Crisis, Therapy, Psychiatry, Lehman Brothers, Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, Goldman Sachs, Bear Stearns, Bear Stearns Collapse, Merril Lynch, Citibank, Deutsche Bank, Moody's, Economy, Finance, Business News

A New York psychiatrist says caustic verbal abuse is the best treatment for traumatized Wall Street jocks. Last week the bottom dropped out of the fi...

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Lehman's Richard Fuld Punched In Gym: CNBC's Vicky Ward Confirms Story

Business & Media Institute | Jeff Poor | Posted 11.06.2008 | Business

Read More: Richard Fuld, Finance, Lehman Brothers, Economy, Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, Dick Fuld, Fuld Punched, Richard Fuld Punched, Fuld Attacked, Richard Fuld Attacked, Richard Fuld Gym, Business News

It seems anxiety from the financial crisis is reaching new highs, but the tipping point for one individual came at the Lehman Brothers gym in the ...

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Lehman CEO Fuld To Testify At Congressional Hearing On Company's Collapse

Reuters | Bill Berkrot | Posted 11.03.2008 | Business

Read More: Richard Fuld, Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, Lehman Brothers Fuld, Lehman Brothers, Business News

Disgraced CEO Richard Fuld, who oversaw the demise of venerable Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc that helped tip the credit crunch into a full-blown crisi...

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Bulletproof Your Job

Stephen Viscusi | Posted 11.02.2008 | Business

Read More: Lehman Brothers Layoffs, Lehman Brothers, Careers, Economy, Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, Business News
Stephen Viscusi

We're all on orange alert. In today's economic climate, no one's job is secure. So how to make sure you're one of the lucky ones who dodges the layoff bullet?

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Life After Merrill Buyout: "I Was Shocked I Would Be Joining A Lower-Tier Commercial Bank"

IvyGate | Dan Haley | Posted 11.03.2008 | Business

Read More: Merrill Lynch, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Finance, Lehman Brothers, Economy, Banks, Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, Video, Business News

George, an Ivy-educated pseudonymous banker working as an analyst at Merrill Lynch, describes how he found out about Bank of America's buyout of Merri...

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Lehman Brothers Signs Switched Over To Barclays Logos (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 10.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Barclays, Lehman Barclays, Lehman Brothers, Lehman Brothers Signs, Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, Business News

After Barclays PLC bought Lehman Brothers' New York headquarters -- among other North American assets -- it switched the well-known Lehman Brothers di...

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New Economic Dawn -- New Environmental One?

Stefan Roberts | Posted 01.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Change, Environment, Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, Wall Street, Lehman Brothers, Wall Street Crisis, Global Warming, Green News
Stefan Roberts

Attitudes can change. People can change. Even, dare I say it, companies can change.

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Explaining the Lehman Culture Clash

Vicky Ward | Posted 10.23.2008 | Business

Read More: Barclays Bank, Financial Crisis, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, London, Lehman Brothers, Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, Business News
Vicky Ward

"It just made us feel that in the end the Americans just looked after themselves and shafted us," one British executive at Lehman London told me. "All this talk of 'we are one bank' had amounted to nothing."

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