9 days ago by Carol Frohlinger

As I follow interesting trials regularly, the Bear Stearns trial of two former hedge fund executives accused of fraud by failing to disclose to investors that the funds were in trouble caught my attention. This trial became even more interesting to me, however, since reports surfaced that Susan Brun ...

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19 days ago by rickace

A superb insight into the demise of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, and the apparent complicity of the SEC, the Department of the Treasury, and the Federal Reserve.

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43 days ago by links

In a bit of pre-trial drama, federal prosecutors recently placed the digital diary of Matthew Tannin into the public record. In it, the Bear Stearns hedge fund manager fretted about becoming addicted to sleeping pills some six months before the funds he co-managed blew up in the summer of 2007. Exce ...

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47 days ago by links

The Federal Reserve threw a lot of money at the crisis to get the gears of the economy turning again, but it may soon be time to collect on the bill. See the rest here: The Fed’s $2.2 trillion fire hose

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72 days ago by dswitzer

DONALD K. SWITZER BA, JD Free-Lance Essayist E-Mail: DLDSwitzer@Cox.Net 2739 White Oak Drive Tel.: (479) 936-8893 Rogers, Arkansas 72758 WWW.PoliticsandWhimsey.Com September 13, 2009 Mr. Dedrick Dahlander Herenstrat 1207, 3 Hilversum , The Netherlands 1200 (31) Re: The State of the American Psyche: ...

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76 days ago by links

In “Candide,” the philosopher Voltaire explained how the British once executed one of their own admirals who lost an important battle “pour encourager les autres” — to encourage the others not to dare repeat such a public failure. At present, there has been nothing remotely like that level of accoun ...

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152 days ago by briancarnold

I listen to a lot of talk radio in the darkroom. In thinking about Bear-Stearns, and our economic meltdown, I listened to an Ubu (a website I recommend highly) podcast. I was turned onto this; and I can’t explain, just listen. It’s only a few minutes, and it’s incredible.

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