The Weekend That Changed Wall Street

The Hangover From America's Bailout Party (VIDEO)

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

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Don McNay

For a decade, Wall Street was playing funny money games, and many Americans also felt like they were invited to the celebration. We were living in fantasy land, but the fantasy is over and we woke up to a nightmare.

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America's Hangover From the Bailout Party

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

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Don McNay

I've been reading Maria Bartiromo's new book, The Weekend That Changed Wall Street. A better title might have been "The Weekend that Changed the World." It was America's chance to bottom out. We didn't.

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