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macroblog.typepad.com - 96 minutes ago
What is systemic risk, anyway?
— macroblog.typepad.com — On October 30, the Center for Financial Innovation and Stability at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta held a conference on Regulating Systemic Risk . The presentations mostly focused on the recent financial crisis and possible regulatory responses ... (more) What is systemic risk, anyway?

Comments vote down Economist's View found this 96 minutes agofound this
washingtonpost.com - 16 hours ago
Charles Krauthammer on the realignment myth of 2008
— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Charles Krauthammer on the realignment myth of 2008

Comments vote down Cato @ Liberty found this 16 hours agofound this
Pelosi Breaks Pledge to Put Final Health Care Bill Online for 72 Hours Before Vote
weeklystandard.com - 20 hours ago
Pelosi Breaks Pledge to Put Final Health Care Bill Online for 72 Hours Before Vote
— weeklystandard.com — Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office tells THE WEEKLY STANDARD that the speaker will not allow the final language of the health care to be posted online for 72 hours before bringing the bill to a vote on the House floor, despite her September 24 statement ... (more) Pelosi Breaks Pledge to Put Final Health Care Bill ...

Comments vote down Heavy Lifting found this 20 hours agofound this
fdic.gov - 11 hours ago
Ameris Bank, Moultrie, Georgia, Assumes All of the Deposits of United Security Bank, Sparta, Georgia
— fdic.gov — Ameris Bank, Moultrie, Georgia, Assumes All of the Deposits of United Security Bank, Sparta, Georgia United Security Bank, Sparta, Georgia, was closed today by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, which appointed the Federal Deposit ... (more) Ameris Bank, Moultrie, Georgia, Assumes All of the ...

Comments vote down Calculated Risk found this 11 hours agofound this
Lunchtime Links 11-5
blogs.reuters.com - 21 hours ago
Lunchtime Links 11-5
— blogs.reuters.com — Fight over blog comments hits NH high court (NHPR, ht AK) Aaron Krowne is fighting the good fight for bloggers everywhere. FHA delays release of financial audit (ElBoghdady, WaPo) The dog ate my homework… Wells Fargo defers reckoning on ... (more) Lunchtime Links 11-5

Comments vote down FT Alphaville found this 21 hours agofound this
nytimes.com - 30 hours ago
High and Low Finance - Goodbye to the Accounting Reforms of 2002
— nytimes.com — It took just five weeks after the WorldCom accounting scandal erupted in 2002 for Congress to pass, and President George W. Bush to sign, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. That law required public companies to make sure their internal controls against fraud ... (more) High and Low Finance - Goodbye to the Accounting Reforms ...

Comments vote down Abnormal Returns found this 30 hours agofound this
baselinescenario.com - 18 hours ago
Treasury and the Blogs
— baselinescenario.com — On Monday the Treasury Department (various officials, including Geithner, in shifts) had an informal meeting with eight prominent finance or economics bloggers. I’ve only read the accounts by Tyler Cowen , Steve Waldman , and Yves Smith ; Waldman names all of them and links to other ... (more) Treasury and the Blogs

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marginalrevolution.com - 30 hours ago
Impressions from Treasury
— marginalrevolution.com — I will enumerate a few (you can trace other accounts here ): 1. Tim Geithner is very smart and he was conceptually stronger than one might have expected. 2. I believe that the long, L-shaped hallways encourage "visits to offices" rather ... (more) Impressions from Treasury

Comments vote down Abnormal Returns found this 30 hours agofound this
interfluidity.com - 48 hours ago
Sympathy for the Treasury
— interfluidity.com — It worked! Officials pointed to a lot of good news in terms of visible cash flows associated with TARP and the various assistance programs. They claimed that since the Obama administration has taken office, more money has come back than has been put ... (more) Sympathy for the Treasury

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alephblog.com - 25 hours ago
My Visit to the US Treasury, Part 4
— alephblog.com — So, who did I recommend for the next meeting at the Treasury? (I think there will be one.) Economists View http://economistsview.typepad.com/ Cafe Americain http://jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com/ Market-Ticker http://market-ticker.denninger.net/ Econbrowser http://www.econbrowser.com/ ... (more) My Visit to the US Treasury, Part 4

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nakedcapitalism.com - 3 days ago
Curious Meeting at Treasury Department
— nakedcapitalism.com — The Treasury invited a small group of bloggers for a “discussion” with senior officials on Monday. Initially, the meeting was to be background, which is a sort of journalistic “FYI but you can’t use it” but we were told ... (more) Curious Meeting at Treasury Department

Comments vote down Across the Curve found this 3 days agofound this
alephblog.com - 41 hours ago
My Visit to the US Treasury, Part 3
— alephblog.com — Going back to bank stress-testing for a moment, one interesting thing that a Treasury official said at the meeting was that unemployment did not have a big effect on foreclosures. Unemployment has a big effect on credit card defaults, but not foreclosures. I disagree. As a multi-purpose ... (more) My Visit to the US Treasury, Part 3

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market-ticker.denninger.net - 8 hours ago
Breaking Up The Big Banks?
— market-ticker.denninger.net — From a Reuters blog: We are hearing that discussion of breaking up large financial institutions that pose systemic risk to the market is gaining traction on the Hill. At this point, discussions are in the early stages, but we understand ... (more) Breaking Up The Big Banks?

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A 25 Billion Dollar Secret: The NY Fed, Goldman & The AIG Cover-Up
dailybail.com - 35 hours ago
A 25 Billion Dollar Secret: The NY Fed, Goldman & The AIG Cover-Up
— dailybail.com — How The FRBNY's President Tim Geithner And Chairman Stephen Friedman Demanded Par For Goldman Sachs And The Rest Of Wall Street And Then Tried To Cover It All Up (more) A 25 Billion Dollar Secret: The NY Fed, Goldman & The ...

Comments vote down The Daily Bail The Daily Bail posted 35 hours agoposted this
securitiesdocket.com - 16 hours ago
Khuzami: 2009 SEC Quote of the Year
— securitiesdocket.com — It is still only November, but here is your leader in the clubhouse for 2009 SEC Quote of the Year (it comes from Enforcement Director Rob Khuzami): “There should be a moment — hopefully before you’re holding a bag of cash delivered to you by somebody codenamed ‘the Octopussy’ — that causes ... (more) Khuzami: 2009 SEC Quote of the Year

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securitiesdocket.com - 12 hours ago
Web Watch: Best Blog Posts and Columns For the Week Ending Nov. 6, 2009
— securitiesdocket.com — Here is the weekly summary for Securities Docket’s Web Watch (”This Week’s Best Blog Posts and Columns”): What Preet Bharara Spent to Get Galleon (The New York Observer) New York Observer | November 6, 2009 Preet Bharara spent some serious money to listen in on Galleon Group founder Raj ... (more) Web Watch: Best Blog Posts and Columns For the Week ...

Comments vote down bcarton bcarton posted 12 hours agoposted this
SEC, DOJ Charge “Octopussy” and Lawyers With Insider Trading
securitiesdocket.com - 38 hours ago
SEC, DOJ Charge “Octopussy” and Lawyers With Insider Trading
— securitiesdocket.com — As SEC Enforcement Director Rob Khuzami said today , “If you find yourself chewing the card of a cell phone…something has gone terribly wrong.” Indeed. The SEC filed a huge insider trading case today against two lawyers, six Wall Street traders (including one dubbed “Octopussy”) ... (more) SEC, DOJ Charge “Octopussy” and Lawyers With Insider Trading

Comments vote down bcarton bcarton posted 38 hours agoposted this
news.cnet.com - 18 hours ago
Study: Internet use won't cause social isolation
— news.cnet.com — The Web has been cited for causing individuals to withdraw from society. But a recent Pew study shows that the opposite might be true. (more) Study: Internet use won't cause social isolation

Comments vote down Marginal Revolution found this 18 hours agofound this
feedproxy.google.com - 14 hours ago
Insider Trading Charges
— feedproxy.google.com — Insider Trading Charges 14 People Charged in Hedge Fund-Related Insider Trading The hedge fund industry's image took a blow when fourteen individuals were accused of insider trading by federal prosecutors.   Stacy-Marie Ishmae has been following the case for the Financial ... (more) Insider Trading Charges

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sec.gov - 40 hours ago
SEC Charges Wall Street Lawyers and Traders in $20 Million Insider Trading Scheme
— sec.gov — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a pair of lawyers for tipping inside information in exchange for kickbacks as well as six Wall Street traders and a proprietary trading firm involved in a $20 million insider trading scheme. (more) SEC Charges Wall Street Lawyers and Traders in $20 ...

Comments vote down FT Alphaville found this 40 hours agofound this
blog.ockhamresearch.com - 13 hours ago
Nobel Laureate: New Normal in Joblessness Ahead
— blog.ockhamresearch.com — In an interview with Bloomberg prior to the release of key unemployment data, Nobel Laureate Edmund Phelps discussed what he sees as the “new normal” for the U.S. economy.  His view is that the U.S. should prepare for times of greater than normal average unemployment, and the ... (more) Nobel Laureate: New Normal in Joblessness Ahead

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ritholtz.com - 30 hours ago
Regulation Going Backwards
— ritholtz.com — Here’s another one of those stories that will make your blood pressure boil: Instead of moving forward with broad regulatory protections of economics system, we are undoing effective regulations that protect investors. Floyd Norris has the ... (more) Regulation Going Backwards

Comments vote down Abnormal Returns found this 30 hours agofound this
dailybail.com - 15 hours ago
Jon Stewart Channels Glenn Beck -- The 11/3 Project
— dailybail.com — Video: The 11/3 Project - The Daily Show's Jon Stewart Channels Glenn Beck - November 5 There's a war going on in America, and the stakes are nothing less than Glenn Beck's internal organs. It's Friday so enjoy some comedy.  Love or hate Glenn Beck, this is funny stuff.  ... (more) Jon Stewart Channels Glenn Beck -- The 11/3 Project

Comments vote down The Daily Bail The Daily Bail posted 15 hours agoposted this
marginalrevolution.com - 12 hours ago
How to run a successful blog
— marginalrevolution.com — ...They understand that public opinion matters...they understand that it’s a little harder to criticize someone after you’ve met him and he’s given you free cookies...they couldn't possibly have expected to change anybody’s mind, they understand ... (more) How to run a successful blog

Comments vote down FinanceProfessor.com found this 12 hours agofound this
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