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market-ticker.denninger.net - 10/28/2009
Ending "Too Big To Fail"?
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The WSJ reports: WASHINGTON -- A deal between the Treasury Department and a key House Democrat would give the government sweeping new powers to police the country's largest financial companies, including the ability to seize and break up failing companies and order large firms to ...
federalreserve.gov - 10/22/2009
October 22, 2009
— federalreserve.gov — Release Date: October 22, 2009 For immediate release The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday issued a proposal... designed to ensure that the incentive compensation policies of banking organizations do not undermine the safety and soundness of their ... (more) October 22, 2009

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Shock and Awe
epicureandealmaker.blogspot.com - 10/30/2009
Shock and Awe
— epicureandealmaker.blogspot.com — What the hell did I ever do to piss Steve Randy Waldman off? I tell you honestly,... Dear Readers, my afternoon conversation with this genial and intelligent gentleman started unremarkably enough, with a little playful banter in the Twitterverse on ... (more) Shock and Awe

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Never Send a Boy to Do a Man's Job
epicureandealmaker.blogspot.com - 10/28/2009
Never Send a Boy to Do a Man's Job
— epicureandealmaker.blogspot.com — Interesting article over at Bloomberg.com this morning. Did you see it? Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) — In the... months leading up to the September 2008 collapse of giant insurer American International Group Inc., Elias Habayeb and his colleagues worked ... (more) Never Send a Boy to Do a Man's Job

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