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How Could Hallingby NOT Know this Ferrari Was Stolen?
From The Truth About Cars | September 6, 2008 -
More Intervention Risks Moral Hazard
From Forbes.com: Business News | August 28, 2008 -
U.S., Europe and Japan planned dollar rescue: report
From Reuters: Business News | August 28, 2008
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Not too big to fail
August 28, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesFaced with the imminent collapse of Bear Stearns Cos., leaders of the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department used taxpayer guarantees... more
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U.S. seeks delay of civil case vs. Bear managers
From Reuters: Business News | August 27, 2008NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. federal prosecutors asked securities regulators to delay a civil case against two former Bear Stearns hedge fund... more
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Former Bear investors press damages claim in court
From Reuters: Business News | August 11, 2008NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bear Stearns Cos Inc failed to negotiate hard enough to get the best deal before its frantic fire sale to JPMorgan Chase... more
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Former Bear Stearns CEO mulling job offers: report
From Reuters: Business News | August 5, 2008(Reuters) - Former Bear Stearns CEO Alan Schwartz is weighing a number of options as he prepares to leave JPMorgan Chase, including joining... more
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Bear Stearns' Cayne was near death in September: report
From Reuters: Business News | August 4, 2008NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Bear Stearns Chief Executive James Cayne came close to dying last September from sepsis triggered by a severe... more
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Another quasi-governmental agency lends to troubled banks. And it...
From Slate Magazine | July 29, 2008The Federal Reserve's extraordinary efforts to help investment banks have effectively put the taxpayer on the hook for enormous potential... more
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Will Ford Bailout Go Up In a Flash of Genius?
From The Truth About Cars | July 26, 2008Ignorance is a bankable commodity. When Bear Stearns stepped-up to the federal begging bowl, the average U.S. taxpayer had no idea who the... more
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After Bailouts, Lawmakers Look to the Mop-Up
From CQ Politics | July 25, 2008In recent months, the federal government has stepped into the financial markets in unprecedented ways. The Federal Reserve rescued investment... more
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Turning to Hedge Funds for Financing? Beware the Death Spiral
From E-Commerce Times | July 25, 2008During the best of times, raising capital is no walk in the park. Today, however, the task can be daunting. After the Bear Stearns debacle... more
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Well-known lawyer joins ex-Bear manager's defense: source
From Reuters: Business News | July 22, 2008NEW YORK (Reuters) - Veteran U.S. lawyer Brendan Sullivan is joining the defense team of indicted former Bear Stearns hedge fund manager Ralph... more
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EDITORIAL: Toward regulatory overkill
From Recorderonline.com : News | July 22, 2008The Federal Reserve and the Securities and Exchange Commission formalized earlier this month a working agreement that had been in place since... more
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Business Briefing
July 19, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesThe U.S. government is considering bringing further criminal charges in the case involving two former Bear Stearns Cos. executives indicted... more
