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Opinion: Senator Merkley Makes The Case Against Bernanke
Mon, Jan 25 | from The Left Coaster | More Ben Bernanke
Last month, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) was the sole Democrat on the Banking Committee to vote against reconfirming Ben Bernanke as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. The good news is that more Democrats have come out to oppose Bernanke. The bad news is that more Democrats have come out in sup...
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Opinion: Yves Smith: AIG Scandal: Fed as Chump or Fed as Crony?
2. They thought they had a better perspective on value than the banks themselves. This is staggering. They have NO idea how these deals are structured, no day-to-day involvement in the subprime, Alt-A, or commercial real estate markets. They are at a massive information disadvantage. The id...
Thu, Jan 28 | from Huffington Post | More Federal Reserve
What were they thinking? Let's review
CBS News Bernie Madoff has been called many names. For one federal regulatory sleuth, he was ... "a wonderful storyteller." For years, the Securities and Exchange ... has released its top 10 mistakes of the decade. Here's a ...Waterbury Republican American all 133 news articles »
Thu, Dec 17 | from google.com | More Bernard Madoff
Opinion: Ron Paul on Ben Bernanke as Time's Man of The Year: Not Evil Per Se, But Head of an Evil System
Via Andy Levy's Twitter feed and Polijam comes this clip of Rep. Ron Paul talking in Morning Joe about Fed head Helicopter Ben Bernanke being named as Man of The Year. “The big question is: has he used that power for good or for evil? And of course my side of the argument is the system is evil and th...
Wed, Dec 16 | from Hit and Run | More Ben Bernanke
Opinion: SEC Seeks Dismissal of Madoff Victims Negligence Suit
“The manner in which the SEC investigates suspected violations of the securities laws is grounded in policy and committed to the SEC's discretion by ... Carl Shapiro testifies in Madoff investigationBoston Herald SEC May Require Surprise Exams One Year After Madoff ArrestBloomberg
Tue, Dec 15 | from Bloomberg | More SEC
Opinion: HarperCollins & Friends: In the Footsteps of Dinosaurs
And indeed it did—although certainly nothing like the English version of our journey to the heart of Berkshire Hathaway. Last year alone, 275,000 new books were published in the United States alone. (That’s 5,288 a week, for those of you who think you might want to write a book some day.)
Sun, Dec 13 | from Jeff Matthews Is Not Making This Up | More Warren Buffett
Opinion: Sen. Ted Kaufman: Breaking Wall Street's Boom, Bailout Cycle
Congress and the SEC have not enacted any reforms. And the American people remain at risk of another financial debacle. Mr. President, we must never let this happen again. Mr. President, I rise today because I am deeply concerned that just over one year since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, a f...
Fri, Nov 6 | from Huffington Post | More Bailout
Opinion: Bank Pay: Fed Proposes Guidelines On Compensation For The First Time
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve for the first time would police banks' pay policies to ensure they don't encourage employees to take reckless gambles like... WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve for the first time would police banks' pay policies to ensure they don't encourage employees to t...
Thu, Oct 22 | from Huffington Post | More Federal Reserve
Opinion: Ellen Brown: Reviving the Local Economy With Publicly-Owned Banks
Despite trillions of dollars in bailout money, bank loans fell to their lowest rate since the onset of the Great Depression. Now that the Fed has done all they can, is it time for the states to step in? The credit crunch is getting worse on Main Street, despite a Wall Street bailout that now mea...
Thu, Oct 15 | from Huffington Post | More Bailout
Opinion: Ellen Brown: Reviving the Local Economy With Publicly-Owned Banks
Despite trillions of dollars in bailout money, bank loans fell to their lowest rate since the onset of the Great Depression. Now that the Fed has done all they can, is it time for the states to step in? The credit crunch is getting worse on Main Street, despite a Wall Street bailout that now mea...
Thu, Oct 15 | from Huffington Post | More Federal Reserve
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