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Are banks too big to jail?

nebris wrote in the_recession Jan 24, 2013 08:45

From Salon.com
Wednesday, Jan 23, 2013 10:09 AM PST
PBS Frontline's stunning report shows how the Obama administration undermined the rule of law
By David Sirota

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Weak Jobs Reports Even Much Worse Under the Hood as GOP Demands More Demand Destruction

cieldumort wrote in the_recession Jul 09, 2011 11:37

The Establishment Survey (of more established mid to large size businesses in the US) showed a gain of just 18,000 jobs in the US last month. On its own, this was a very weak print - well within the accepted margin of error of +/- 50,000 a month, meaning that statistically it was flat.

But its the numbers under the hood that are most worrisome. ( Read more... )

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CFAP: The Great Recession Could Have Been Prevented

cieldumort wrote in the_recession Mar 28, 2011 19:42

Yeah, a bit of a "no duh!" for those of us watching the whole mess unfold from the late 90s all the way until the bottom fell out in 2008 (and as if it's all really over now, either).

Center for American Progress:
Great Recession Could Have Been Prevented by Bush Administration

The 2012 presidential primary season is already upon us and the Grand ( Read more... )

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Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission: Meltdown Was "Avoidable"

cieldumort wrote in the_recession Jan 26, 2011 13:17

NYT
Financial Crisis Was Avoidable, Inquiry Concludes

The 2008 financial crisis was an “avoidable” disaster caused by widespread failures in government regulation, corporate mismanagement and heedless risk-taking by Wall Street, according to the conclusions of a federal inquiry.

The commission that investigated the crisis casts a wide net ( Read more... )

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The Arc of Justice - The Ibanez Case Ruling

sophiaserpentia wrote in the_recession Jan 11, 2011 13:44

From a post at The Economic Populist

What is beginning to unfold before our eyes is a situation which can only be comprehended with jaw-dropping incredulity.

The Too Big To Fail banks have been waiting with trepidation for a ruling from the Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Massachusetts on the case titled US Bank National Association ( ( Read more... )

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Cashin: Spain Could Be the New 'Lehman'

cieldumort wrote in the_recession Nov 30, 2010 17:34

CNBC
Art Cashin: Spain Could Be the New 'Lehman'

... “People think we’ve seen his movie before in a different version,” Cashin told CNBC.
“Was Greece in fact the Bear Stearns of this movie and are they now coming around with the CDS spreads?-The belief is that Spain could be Lehman and we don’t want to see a repeat of that.” ...

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