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Court Frees Jailed SocGen Trader

AP | INGRID ROUSSEAU | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


PARIS — A French court Tuesday ordered the release of a Societe Generale trader accused of causing billions in losses through rogue trades. Jer...

Another SocGen Trader Taken Into Custody

AP | EMMA VANDORE | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


PARIS — Investigators searched Societe Generale offices, confiscating records and taking another trader into custody Wednesday as they tried to ...

French Court Places Trader in Detention

AP | PIERRE-ANTOINE SOUCHARD | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


PARIS — A Paris court sent French trader Jerome Kerviel behind bars Friday, while the investigation into billions of euros (dollars) of losses h...

French Court Places Trader in Detention

AP | PIERRE-ANTOINE SOUCHARD | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


PARIS — A Paris court sent French trader Jerome Kerviel behind bars Friday, while the investigation into billions of euros (dollars) of losses h...

French Minister Says Controls Failed

AP | EMMANUEL GEORGES-PICOT | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


PARIS — Controls at French banking icon Societe Generale missed or ignored suspicious activity by a trader whose dealings led to about $7 billio...

SocGen Seeks Scrapegoat For $7.1 Billion Scandal

New York Times | http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/30/business/worldbusiness/30bank.html?ex=1359435600&en=78aa270f64137b8a&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Senior politicians here increased calls for the resignation of top executives at Société Générale, ahead of the board's regular meeting, scheduled...

Who the $*ck is Jerome Kerviel?

Eben Esterhuizen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Eben Esterhuizen

There is no doubt that the unwinding of Kerviel's positions contributed in a big way to Monday's dramatic slump in world stock markets.