Bear Sterns

William H. Miller: Famed Stock Picker Did Great Until Picking AIG, Wachovia, Bear Stearns, Freddie Mac

Wall Street Journal | TOM LAURICELLA | Posted 12.10.2008 | Business

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William H. Miller spent nearly two decades building his reputation as the era's greatest mutual-fund manager. Then, over the past year, he destroyed i...

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Fiddling While Wall Street Burns

Tom Gregory | Posted 09.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Greed, Republican Blunder, Bear Sterns, Hank Paulson, Meltdown, Regulation, American Tragedy, Bailout, Merrill Lynch, Subprime Mortgages, Wall Street, Panic, Business News
Tom Gregory

The Cocoanut Grove taught America the life-saving value of federal regulation. Let's just hope the feds change the light bulb in the exit sign before America's credit card crunch comes to its own unavoidable burn.

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"Too Big to Fail" Vs. "Too Big to Be Responsible"

Ryan Mack | Posted 09.22.2008 | Business

Read More: US Economy, U.S. Economy, Corporate Responsibility, FInancial Markets, Corporate America, Corporations, Weak Economy, Financials, Economy, Financial Crisis, Corporate Greed, Bear Sterns, Bankruptcy, Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation, Tax Breaks, James Cayne, Business Ethics, Bear Stearns Bailout, Bailout, FHA Loans, Financial Ethics, Pbgc, Business News
Ryan Mack

I believe in the free market economy, but once an entity becomes "too big to fail" it introduces the possibility that government intervention is a justifiable remedy.

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Real Estate Roulette

Gihan Perera | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Housing Bust, Bear Sterns, Economy, Real Estate Bubble, Real Estate, Bear Sterns Bailout, Politics News
Gihan Perera

The game is rigged: while Bear Stearns got a $29 billion government bailout, over $60,000 of wealth equity per homeowner was lost in the crash. We must demand the next president to take action

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Leader to Laggard

Max Fraad Wolff | Posted 05.06.2008 | Business

Read More: Federal Reserve, Bear Sterns, Economic Recession, Recession, Business News
Max Fraad Wolff

There remains no question that serious economic weakness has arrived. Beware the "buying opportunity" in real estate and equity markets. Be focused on the economic story.

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A Fed Bailout Crosses a Line

The New York Times | Gretchen Morgenson | Posted 03.16.2008 | Business

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WHAT are the consequences of a world in which regulators rescue even the financial institutions whose recklessness and greed helped create the titanic...

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Warren Buffett Considers Buying Minority Stake In Bear Stearns

AP | JOSH FUNK | Posted 09.26.2007 | Business

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Legendary investor Warren Buffett may be considering buying a minority stake in the nation's fifth-largest investment bank, according to a New York Ti...

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