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Wall Street Banks

Being Concerned about 'the Least of These'

Judith Ellis | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bailout, Viacom, Children, Lobbyists, Foreclosure, Wall Street Banks, Arianna Huffington, Compassion, Gates Foundation, Politics News
Judith Ellis

When I meet parents and children for the first time who have been foreclosed on, it is the look in the kids' eyes that tell the story of hardship.

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Wall Street Reaps 'Outsized Profits' From Deals With Fed

Financial Times | Henny Sender | Posted 09.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Fed, Wall Street Trades, Federal Reserve, Wall Street Banks, Wall Street, Business News

Wall Street banks are reaping outsized profits by trading with the Federal Reserve, raising questions about whether the central bank is driving hard e...

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Sackcloth and Ashes on Wall Street

Jim Wallis | Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Greed, Henry Paulson, Wall Street, Cokie Roberts, Bible, Ceos, Housing, Bailout Package, Ethics, Investment Banker, Wall Street Banks, Economy, Financial Crisis, Wall Street Crisis, Politics News
Jim Wallis

The proposed bailout of Wall Street gives unprecedented power to one man -- Henry Paulson -- including any action deemed necessary, with no review, and a report to Congress only every six months.

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Wall Street Banks Brace For More Multibillion-Dollar Losses

New York Times | Jenny Anderson | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Goldman Sachs, U.S. Economy, Credit Crisis, High-Risk Loans, Corporate Buyouts, Wall Street, Auction-Rate Securities, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, American Economy, Wall Street Banks, Commercial Real Estate, Subprime Mortgages, Slowing Economy, Ubs, Credit Markets, Business News

Wall Street banks are bracing for another wave of multibillion-dollar losses as the crisis that began with subprime mortgages spreads through the cred...

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Aid-Seeking I-Banks Turn To... New Jersey?

New York Times | Landon Thomas, Jr. | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Merrill Lynch, Wall Street Banks, Government Funds, Citigoup, T. Rowe Price, Business News

First hard-pressed Wall Street banks turned to rich foreign governments for help. Now, they are seeking aid from the likes of New Jersey and big mutua...

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