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The One Question We Must All Ask Ourselves

{ Posted on Jan 05 2012 by Shah Gilani }
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Categories : All, Article, Federal Reserve, Money, Money Morning, Premium Content, SEC, Shah Gilani, Wall Street
Rampant profiteering by Congress and greedy bankers is forcing us to weigh the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune against honesty and transparency - both of which are being trampled by crony capitalists in pursuit of the ...Read More »

How Banks Are Using Your Money to Create the Next Crash

{ Posted on Jan 04 2012 by Keith Fitz-Gerald }
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Categories : All, Banking, CM, EU, GS, IMF, JPM, Keith Fitz-Gerald, Money, Money Morning, MS, Premium Content, rehypothecation, RY, SEC, Uncategorized, WFC
In 2008, reckless credit default swaps nearly obliterated the global economy. Now comes the next crisis - rehypothecated assets. It's a complicated, fancy term in the global banking complex. Yet it's one you need to know. ...Read More »

Occupy Wall Street, Consider This My Gift to You…

{ Posted on Dec 23 2011 by Shah Gilani }
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Categories : All, Article, Money, Money Morning, SEC, Shah Gilani, Uncategorized, Wall Street
Out of far left field, I see something coming that I never expected. It's more like the coming together of pieces of a puzzle that have eluded us for too long. By the way, Occupy Wall Street, if you're ...Read More »

Our Financial "Regulators" Just Let Us Down Again

{ Posted on Dec 21 2011 by David Zeiler }
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Categories : All, Article, CFTC, Dodd-Frank, Financial Crisis, government, GS, IMF, MFGLQ, Money, Money Morning, SEC, Uncategorized
The Dodd-Frank Act became law 18 months ago, and it may be hard to believe, but we still aren't any better off now than we were then. Indeed, the regulators that are supposed to be protecting us from ...Read More »

Guest Post: Anti-Investor Supreme Court Decision and the SEC

{ Posted on Dec 12 2011 by Dan Crawford (Rdan) }
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Categories : All, Angry Bear, fed regulation., Jeff McCord, SEC, shareholder value, Supreme court, Uncategorized
By Jeff McCord of The Investor AdvocateImpending SEC Recommendation on Anti-Investor Supreme Court Decision a Bellwether on Regulator’s View of “Public Interest”In one of its filings prior to U.S. Judge Jed Rakoff’s celebrated November 28th refusal to rubber stamp an ...Read More »

A Simple Solution to One of the World’s Most Complicated Problems

{ Posted on Dec 06 2011 by Shah Gilani }
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Categories : All, Article, FASB, GAAP, IFRS, Money, Money Morning, Premium Content, SEC, Shah Gilani, Uncategorized
Banks need fixing and capital markets need fixing. There's no debate about that. Still, there's plenty of debate about what to do about it and too little agreement on exactly what to do about systemic issues, ...Read More »

Maverick Judge Jed Rakoff Stares Down The Street

{ Posted on Dec 05 2011 by Keith Fitz-Gerald }
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Categories : All, BAC, C, GS, JPM, Judge Jed Rakoff, Keith Fitz-Gerald, Money, Money Morning, NFA, Premium Content, SEC, U.S. Economy, Uncategorized, Wall Street
One of the biggest problems with Wall Street's malfeasance is how the ruling elite view legal settlements - as little more than an acceptable cost of doing business. Well, no more. Thanks to Judge Jed Rakoff we ...Read More »

Your Vote Will Help Us Put the Squeeze on Congress

{ Posted on Nov 25 2011 by Kerri Shannon }
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Categories : All, congress, GE, government, IPO, Kerri Shannon, Money, Money Morning, SEC, Uncategorized, V
While most Americans will have to pinch pennies to come up with extra cash this holiday season, our leaders in Congress won't have much to worry about. Despite failing to ...Read More »

How JPMorgan Aided and Abetted the Largest Municipal Bankruptcy in U.S. History

{ Posted on Nov 11 2011 by Shah Gilani }
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Categories : All, Article, Banking, Conspiracy & Corruption, debt, EPA, GS, JPM, largest municipal bankruptcy, Money, Money Morning, SEC, Shah Gilani, Uncategorized, Wall Street
Alabama's Jefferson County filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, making it the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. But believe it or not, that's not the biggest story here. The big story is how JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: ...Read More »

The Inside Story of How Our Financial Regulators Let Us All Down

{ Posted on Nov 04 2011 by Shah Gilani }
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Categories : AIG, All, Article, BAC, CFTC, CME, financial regulators, GS, LEHMQ, Money, Money Morning, Premium Content, SEC, Shah Gilani, Uncategorized
Did you hear the story about MF Global? No, not the headlines about its bankruptcy - the real story. If you haven't heard it yet, it goes something like this. MF Global became a primary dealer only eight months ago. "Primary ...Read More »
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