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Banks That Sold Bad Debt Also Bet Against It

New York Times | GRETCHEN MORGENSON and LOUISE STORY | Posted 12.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, Subprime Mortgages, Goldman Sachs, Treasury, Banks, Financial Crisis, Housing Crisis, Wall Street, Pension Funds, Business News

In late October 2007, as the financial markets were starting to come unglued, a Goldman Sachs trader, Jonathan M. Egol, received very good news. M...

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Wall Street's 10 Biggest Lies of 2009

Les Leopold | Posted 12.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Lloyd Blankfein, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Hunger, Wall Street Bailout, Unemployment, Morgan Stanley, TARP Money, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, Billionaires, Socialism, Paul Volcker, Executive Compensation, Wall Street Bonuses, Business News

Not only are we richly rewarding those who wrecked our economy, but also, we have to put up with hundreds of fabrications about how the big banks got us here. Here is my biggest, fattest lies list for 2009.

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Andrew Ross Sorkin: Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs Were On The Verge Of Collapse Last Fall (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Grace Kiser | Posted 12.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Hank Paulson, Tim Geithner, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Andrew-Ross-Sorkin-Too-Big-to-Fail, Ben Bernanke, John Mack, Citigroup, Fiscal Policy, Business News

Don't buy the assertions that banks like Goldman Sachs would have survived the financial crisis without a taxpayer bailout. According to Too Big To F...

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John Mack, Morgan Stanley CEO, To Forgo A Bonus For Third Straight Year

AP | Michael J. Moore and Christine Harper | Posted 12.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Morgan Stanley CEO, Morgan Stanley, John Mack Bonus, Kenneth Lewis, John Mack, Executive Bonuses, Business News

NEW YORK — Morgan Stanley's outgoing CEO John Mack has declined a bonus for the third year in a row. In a memo sent to the investment bank's em...

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Have We Forgotten How To March?

Les Leopold | Posted 12.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bailout, Wall Street, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, Fat Cats, Wall Street Bonuses, Citigroup, President Obama, Business News

Was the president signaling that it was time for progressives to form a visible protest movement against "fat cat bankers"?

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If Morgan Stanley Walks Away, Why Shouldn't You? Firm Walks Away From 5 Properties

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 12.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Morgan Stanley, Mortgages, Brent White, Housing, Strategic Defaults, Financial Crisis, Homeowners, Mortgage Defaults, Commercial Real Estate, Business News

To the extent that Morgan Stanley is leading by example, the securities colossus is sending an unlikely message to underwater homeowners: Walk away. ...

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Wall Street Tells the President of the United States to Bugger Off

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 12.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Tarp, Lloyd Blankfein, White House, Citigroup, Congress, Amtrak, Washington, President Obama, Richard Parsons, John Mack, Goldman Sachs, Politics, Morgan Stanley, Wall Street, Bailout, Fed, Weather Forecasting, Business News

With the nation up in arms about the perversity of pouring billions into the coffers of the banks the symbolism of the three CEO's tone deaf failure to be present in Washington is beyond understanding.

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The Year of the Man-Child

Catie Lazarus | Posted 12.16.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Google, Inauguration Day 2009, Oxford-Health, Ikea, Fist Bump, Morgan Stanley, Elliot Spitzer, Tiger Woods, John Edwards, Wall Street Bonuses, Jon and Kate Plus 8, Nbc, JP Morgan Chase, Chris Brown, Copenhagen 2009, Duane Reade, Trader Joes, Lou Dobbs, Basketball, Michelle Duggar, Barack Obama, Driving While Texting, Drunk Driving, Hilary Clinton, Aol, Rahm Emanuel, Banking Crisis, CVS Pharmacies, Us Treasury, Mark Sanford, Law, Msnbc, Driving, Mitch McConnell, Woody Allen, Nadya Suleman, Sarah Palin Vice President, Immigration, Iphone, Infidelity, Time Warner, Finance, Rupert Murdoch, Fidelity Investments, Hamid Karzai, Rihanna, John McCain, Proctor & Gamble, Twitter, Ge, Oprah, Macys, Hbo, Howie Mandel, Tareq and Michaele Salahi, C-Span, Murder, Tiger Woods Affair, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Apple, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Jon Gosselin, Sarah Palin, Fox News, Joe Lieberman, Netflix, Andre Agassi, Comedy News

What Did You Learn in 2009? Test your knowledge by answering these objectively scientific questions about the celebrities, politicians and fifteen minute famers who made headlines.

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Wall Street Bankers Put Obama On Hold

nytimes.com | ANDREW ROSS SORKIN | Posted 12.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Morgan Stanley, Richard Parsons, Barack Obama, Financial Crisis, Lloyd Blankfein, Wall Street, John Mack, Business News

President Obama didn't exactly look thrilled as he stared at the Polycom speakerphone in front of him. "Well, I appreciate you guys calling in," he be...

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Robert Kindler's "2BG2FAIL" License Plate Changed To "MNA GUY"

Posted 12.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Andrew Ross Sorkin, Porsche, Morgan Stanley, Robert Kindler, Andy Kindler, Too Big to Fail, Business News

In his book, "Too Big to Fail", the New York Times scribe Andrew Ross Sorkin included a photo of a banker's license plate he saw in Greenwich, CT that...

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Stop Socialism for the Rich: Nationalize Wall Street

Les Leopold | Posted 11.25.2009 | Business

Read More: JP Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, CEO Pay, Unemployment, Morgan Stanley, Wall Street Crisis, Bailout, Wall Street, Barney Frank, Economic Crisis, Joe Biden, Paul Volcker, Business News

We should give strong consideration to nationalizing the largest banks in order to run them like public utilities. We also should consider placing banking employees into the civil service system to end the ridiculous wage distortions.

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China Buys Hummer Brand -- Further Evidence of a Shock Doctrine-Assaulted America?

Rob Kall | Posted 11.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine, Goldman Sachs, Bernie Sanders, Morgan Stanley, China, Gm, General Motors, Sherrod Brown, Dennis Kucinich, Business News

We have to wonder if the US had taken Hummer, especially with its dependence on the military version, and turned it into a government-owned operation, would the US benefit?

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Mort Zuckerman: Federal Reserve Should Retain Its Authority And Independence

Mortimer B. Zuckerman | Posted 11.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Mort Zuckerman, Lehman Brothers, Economy, Financial Crisis, Bear Stearns, Financial System, Money Market Funds, Fiscal Policy, Business News

In the grip of our Great Recession, with more job losses to come, we have yet to fix the broken financial system that is an underlying cause of this w...

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$9 BILLION Check That Saved Morgan Stanley: Is It The Biggest Check Ever? (PHOTO)

Posted 11.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Morgan Stanley, Too Big to Fail, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Biggest Check Ever, Financial Crisis, Mitsubishi, $9 Billion Check, Business News

Ever wondered what a $9 billion check looks like? Via Andrew Ross Sorkin's website comes this rather large payout, which is detailed in his best-s...

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John Mack, Morgan Stanley CEO: I Love Regulators! (VIDEO)

Posted 11.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Bloomberg, Morgan Stanley, Financial Reform, Banks, Regulation, John Mack, Business News

Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack appears to have no problem financial regulators. In fact, Mack, speaking at a financial journalist panel held by Bloomber...

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Meaningless Fervor Over China's Exchange Rate Policy

Eric C. Anderson | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Exchange Rate, Yuan, Obama Foreign Policy, China, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Dollar, Economic Recovery, Rupee, Recession, Won, Business News

According to some pundits, Beijing's fixed exchange rate explains our trade imbalance with China and a end to this practice will aid the revival of manufacturing in America. Phooey.

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Derivatives Reform: 'Tricky Exceptions' Leave Market Unchecked: The Nation

thenation.com | William Greider | Posted 11.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Economy, Derivatives, Barney Frank, Bank of America, Regulatory Reform, Obama Administration, Derivatives Trading, Financial Regulation, House Financial Services Committee, Citigroup, Transparency, Business News

The Obama administration promised to reform the financial system and make it safe for the rest of us, but recent Congressional action is more likely t...

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Of Billionaires, Bailouts and Bonuses

Les Leopold | Posted 11.11.2009 | Business

Read More: JP Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Financial Crisis, Morgan Stanley, Wall Street Crisis, Great Depression, Bailouts, Business News

Let's weigh the pros and cons of the record bonuses going to Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase and Morgan Stanley (and many others) during the worst economic crash since 1929.

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Wall Street Bonuses At Big Three Banks May Be Up 60% From Last Year

bloomberg.com | Michael J. Moore and Ian Katz | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business

Read More: JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, CEO Pay, Morgan Stanley, Bailout, Financial Reform, Banks, Big Three Banks, Bank Bonuses, Wall Street Pay, Wall Street Bonuses, Business News

Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s investment bank, survivors of the worst financial crisis sin...

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Wall Street's Record Bonuses Return: Analysts Predict $30 Billion In Bonuses At Big 3

Bloomberg | Michael J. Moore and Ian Katz | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s investment bank, survivors of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depressio...

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To Create Jobs on Main Street, We Need to Kill Jobs on Wall Street

Les Leopold | Posted 11.07.2009 | Business

Read More: JP Morgan Chase, Tarp, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Unemployment, Bailout, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, Barack Obama, Business News

The Billionaire Bailout Society is not a shared society. We're not in it together. What's good for Wall Street is not good for the rest of us...they even get their swine flu shots before we do.

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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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A Systemic Risk Regulator and a Compensation Tsar? Larry Summers and Ben Bernanke Must Be Kidding

David Paul | Posted 11.03.2009 | Business

With the announcement of record Wall Street bonus pools and rising credit card fees, it is time to sit back and see where we go from here.

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Oil's Massive Price Distortion Militates the Reconvening of the 1970s Federal Oil Price Task Force

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 11.08.2009 | Business

It is long past time that our government take seriously and study intensely how oil prices are determined in a world of OPEC, speculation, timid oversight and failing transparency.

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The One Free Lunch Left for Investors

Eric Schurenberg | Posted 10.31.2009 | Business

Read More: Jason Todd, Morgan Stanley, Growth Stocks, Franklin Templeton, Grant Bowers, Gerard Minack, Jeremy Grantham, Franklin Growth Opportunities, Conrad De Aenlle, Gmo, Business News

Stocks that got high quality ratings from Standard and Poor's have barely participated in the summer rally. The big gains were racked up by the seedier elements.

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