Wall Street

Jon Corzine charged in connection with MF Global collapse

The CFTC and MF Global have agreed to settle all of the civil charges filed against the firm

Jillian Rayfield Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 8:51 PM UTC
Business Jon Corzine, New Jersey

7 institutions so mammoth they could destroy America

Bigger banks, bigger investors, bigger corporations: They all threaten to ravage the economy -- and our livelihoods

Richard Eskow, AlterNet Monday, Jun 24, 2013 2:43 PM UTC
Business AlterNet, Banks, Bank of Americas

Did Hollywood sleep through the financial crisis?

The film and music industries are embracing financiers' excesses like Wall Street is a beloved institution VIDEO

Daniel D'Addario Friday, Jun 21, 2013 10:39 PM UTC 41
Entertainment Video, Occupy Wall Street

6 unbelievable ways big banks are scamming you

Five years after the crash, the Bank of Americas and JPMorgans are still chiseling their customers at every turn

Dave Johnson, AlterNet Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 3:54 PM UTC
Business AlterNet, Wall Street

American middle-class prosperity is pure fantasy

New research reveals that the US ranks 27th in the world when it comes to middle-class wealth

Les Leopold, AlterNet Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 3:23 PM UTC
Business AlterNet, Middle Class

Bank of America whistle-blower’s bombshell: “We were told to lie”

Bombshell: Bank of America whistle-blowers detail horrid schemes to fleece borrowers, reward foreclosures (UPDATED)

David Dayen Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 185
Business Bank of America, Foreclosure

How NSA’s just like Wall Street

Neither is held accountable for its misdeeds, and both are destroying American democracy

Robert Reich, ROBERTREICH.org Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 10:33 PM UTC 12
Technology RobertReich.org

Stop blaming technology for high unemployment!

If our government invested more in education and raised the minimum wage, we wouldn't be having this inane debate

Robert Reich, ROBERTREICH.org Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013 6:39 PM UTC 20
Business RobertReich.org, technology

New data shows school “reformers” are full of it

Poor schools underperform largely because of economic forces, not because teachers have it too easy

David Sirota Monday, Jun 3, 2013 4:30 PM UTC 301
Politics Michelle Rhee, Education

Corporate profits can’t prop up the market for long

Wages are still down, which means spending will eventually slow and the economy will sag

Robert Reich, ROBERTREICH.org Monday, Jun 3, 2013 12:49 PM UTC
Business RobertReich.org, U.S. Economy

Wall Street insider’s advice for interns: Sleep with your female colleagues, then brag about it

An anonymous Goldman Sachs employee has posted a series of racist and sexist "tips" to succeeding at the firm

Katie Mcdonough Sunday, Jun 2, 2013 3:30 PM UTC 17
Business Wall Street, Goldman Sachs

Hedge fund’s wild side: The man who lost $8 billion

Wall Street's biggest disaster was largely due to high-risk deals by one 32-year-old, who lived large and bet crazy

Barbara T. Dreyfuss Saturday, Jun 1, 2013 8:30 PM UTC 12
Technology Wall Street, hedge fund

Why are Democrats so averse to conflict?

If they have any hope of regulating Wall Street or preserving Obamacare, liberals need to get down and dirty

Elias Isquith, Jacobin Wednesday, May 29, 2013 6:44 PM UTC 24
Politics Jacobin, Democrats, left-wing

Stocks jump amid consumer confidence surge

The Dow Jones industrial average climbed as much as 218 points during morning trading Tuesday

Steve Rothwell, Associated Press Tuesday, May 28, 2013 5:25 PM UTC
Business Associated Press, Wall Street

Democrats may be even worse than Republicans at regulating Wall Street

A new bill making its way through Congress permits the kind of derivatives trading that bankrupted our economy

Robert Reich, ROBERTREICH.org Friday, May 24, 2013 3:08 PM UTC 18
Business RobertReich.org, Democrats

What economists get wrong about the jobs crisis

Government must take a multi-pronged approach to solve our unemployment woes

Cathy Harding, Next New Deal Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:42 PM UTC 19
Social Next New Deal, U.S. Economy, Jobs

Wall Street firm’s “Golden Pitchbook” is totally sexist, full of lies

"Don't pitch the bitch" and other pearls of wisdom from top brokers at John Thomas Financial VIDEO

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, May 22, 2013 2:48 PM UTC
Business Video, Wall Street, Sexism

Warren pushes on failure to prosecute banks

The senator directly addresses heads of three federal agencies about letting Wall Street off the hook

Natasha Lennard Tuesday, May 14, 2013 6:00 PM UTC
News Wall Street, Banks

Leaked private messages worsen Bloomberg scandal

Thousands of private messages between terminal users available to public, further undermining faith in Bloomberg

Natasha Lennard Tuesday, May 14, 2013 12:30 PM UTC
Business Bloomberg News, Wall Street

Bloomberg News caught spying on bankers through terminals

Goldman Sachs recently confronted Bloomberg LP over concerns about reporters watching bankers' activity

Natasha Lennard Friday, May 10, 2013 5:39 PM UTC
News Wall Street, bloomberg terminal

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