Topic: Wall Street

The Dow Is Doing Historically Well

Reuters

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 15,000 for the first time ever on Tuesday. However, despite the record-breaking nature of the even, Wall Street seems sort of unimpressed.

By John Hudson

May 19, 2010

Financial Overhaul Bill Stalled: What's Next?

A blow to Harry Reid, but perhaps a better bill will result

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By Heather Horn

May 19, 2010

Goldman Clients Fear Manipulation, Bloggers Smell Blood

A "devastating" story from the New York Times

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By John Hudson

May 13, 2010

Did Rating Agencies Get Suckered by Wall Street?

That's what Andrew Cuomo aims to figure out

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By Max Fisher

May 13, 2010

Inside the Morgan Stanley Criminal Investigation

Did the bank mislead investors about CDOs?

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By Max Fisher

May 12, 2010

How Big Banks Managed Miraculous Perfect Quarter

Goldman, Citi, JP Morgan, and Bank of America hit a 61-day trading streak

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By Heather Horn

May 8, 2010

Quote of the Day: Summing Up That Wacky Dow Dive

Whatever caused it, the drop tells us a lot

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By John Hudson

May 7, 2010

Happy Hour Vid: Brian Williams Felt '9/11 Sickness' During Dow Dive

Maybe he has stock in Proctor & Gamble?

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By Max Fisher

May 7, 2010

5 Lessons of the 1,000-Point Dow Dive

Human error seems to have set off a "cascade" of automated trades

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By John Hudson

May 3, 2010

Why Did Warren Buffett Stand Up for Goldman?

What happened to Wall Street's moral compass?

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Apr 30, 2010

Quote of the Day: Wall Streeter Vows to 'Take Your Cushy Jobs'

This "banker" is gunning to take some 3rd grade teacher's job

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By John Hudson

Apr 30, 2010

Government Launches Criminal Probe of Goldman Sachs

Does it really have a shot of going anywhere?

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By Heather Horn

Apr 27, 2010

The Goldman Sachs Hearings: 'Fantastic Theater'

At 8-plus hours, it's literally epic

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By John Hudson

Apr 27, 2010

Will the Truth Set Goldman Free?

The besieged bank explains itself on Capitol Hill

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By Michael Kinsley

Apr 26, 2010

Responding to Zakaria on Goldman Sachs

Michael Kinsley agrees we need to learn the "right lessons," but not the ones Zakaria suggests

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By Jake Simpson

Apr 26, 2010

By Max Fisher

Apr 26, 2010

What Internal Goldman Sachs Emails Reveal

Democrats have released top banker emails in their push for reform

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By Jake Simpson

Apr 21, 2010

By John Hudson

Apr 21, 2010

Should John Paulson Be Worried?

If the SEC turns to him it could kill his business

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By John Hudson

Apr 20, 2010

The Politics of Suing Goldman Sachs

The White House denies having a hand in the SEC suit, but there are doubters

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By Heather Horn

Apr 20, 2010

Why the SEC Might Fail to Bring Down Goldman

Populists: start praying

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By John Hudson

Apr 19, 2010

Will C-Suite Heads Roll at Goldman Sachs?

The NYT asks whether the Abacus investigation will implicate the top brass

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By John Hudson

Apr 19, 2010

Reforming Wall Street in the Shadow of Goldman vs. SEC

How the civil suit changes the dynamics of reform

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By Heather Horn

Apr 17, 2010

Will the SEC Be Able to Nail Goldman?

How strong is the case, really?

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By Heather Horn

Apr 16, 2010

SEC Sues Goldman Sachs, Stunning Observers

It's already been dubbed "the trial of the century"

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By John Hudson

Apr 13, 2010

Puzzling Over Lehman's Secret 'Alter Ego'

The firm's called Hudson Castle, and it helped Lehman Brothers conceal financial woes

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By Heather Horn

Apr 13, 2010

By Max Fisher

Apr 12, 2010

By Heather Horn

Apr 5, 2010

8 Ways of Saying 1 Thing on Financial Reform: We Need Hard Rules

Regulators missed warning signs the first time. What's to stop them the next time?

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By Heather Horn

Mar 30, 2010

Preventing the Next Financial Crisis

It may take cutting all of Wall Street down to size

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