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The Crisis With 20/20 Hindsight

11/20/2009|Web Exclusive

The Crisis With 20/20 HindsightWe discuss whether or not the U.S. has made the right decisions during the recession.

What if TARP Never Passed?

11/20/2009|Web Exclusive

What if TARP Never Passed?Benjamin Chabot, senior lecturer at Yale University breaks down life without the government bailout.

What if We Nationalized Banks?

11/20/2009|Web Exclusive

What if We Nationalized Banks?Robert Pozen, chairman of MFS Investment breaks down the impact of a government controlled financial system.

Fmr. Prosecutor on Fighting Financial Crime

11/17/2009|Bulls and Bears

Fmr. Prosecutor on Fighting Financial CrimeFormer Federal Prosecutor John Hueston on the White House's new financial crime task force.

What's Next for Madoff's IT Employees?

11/13/2009|Closing Bell

What's Next for Madoff's IT Employees?Former Federal Prosecutor Bradley Simon on the arrest of two former Madoff computer programmers.

More Madoff Conspirators Charged

11/13/2009|FOX Business

More Madoff Conspirators ChargedFormer U.S. Attorney Annemarie McAvoy breaks down the latest details surrounding the Ponzi scheme.

U.S. Loses Bear Stearns Case

11/11/2009|Cavuto

U.S. Loses Bear Stearns CaseAuthor Janet Tavakoli on what impact the verdict has on the financial system.

Should Benmosche Stay or Go?

11/11/2009|Bulls and Bears

Should Benmosche Stay or Go?Wall Street Journal's Joann Lublin on AIG CEO Benmosche and the company's future.

Hank Greenberg's Bizarre World

11/10/2009|Happy Hour on FOX Business

Hank Greenberg's Bizarre WorldCody sounds off on the former AIG CEO.

Sen. Dodd Unveils Financial Overhaul Plan

11/10/2009|Closing Bell

Sen. Dodd Unveils Financial Overhaul PlanBradley Woods and Co. President Dan Ripp argues proposed financial overhaul will create more politicized agencies.

LATEST STORIES

Private Equity Eyes Community Banks

By By Ken Sweet| FOXBusiness| Markets

of cash have become unavailable. Sovereign wealth funds were burned early by their investments in Merrill Lynch and Bear Stearns , large banks still have difficulties with their balance sheets and the FDIC’s insurance fund is essentially depleted

Story|11/20/2009

Al Lewis: Sometimes Leadership Means Lobbing The F-Bomb

By By Al Lewis -- A DOW JONES NEWSWIRES COLUMN| FOXBusiness| Markets

die, all in the name of saving the financial system. Bear Stearns had imploded. Lehman Brothers was headed for bankruptcy ..... Morgan Stanley wasn't in quite the trouble that Bear Stearns , Lehman, American International Group Inc. (AIG

Story|11/18/2009

FOXBusiness.com's Week in Review: Nov. 9-13, 2009

By By Erik Berte and Julia Limitone| FOXBusiness| Markets

to Moody’s, making it likely that taxpayers will see their investment in the company returned. Meanwhile, two Bear Stearns hedge fund managers were acquitted by a jury Tuesday. The two senior executives, Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin

Story|11/13/2009

Jury Acquits Two Bear Stearns Hedge Fund Managers

By Dunstan Prial| FOXBusiness| Markets

Dunstan Prial FOXBusiness Two Bear Stearns hedge fund managers accused of lying ..... Tannin, both senior executives at Bear Stearns , were the first high-profile ..... and nearly caused the demise of Bear Stearns itself. The firm barely avoided

Story|11/10/2009

Two Bear Stearns Execs Found Not Guilty: Reports

By Wallace Witkowski| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets

Matthew Tannin, two executives that ran hedge funds at Bear Stearns , not guilty on counts they lied to investors, according ..... hedge fund loss. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. bought Bear Stearns at the height of the financial crisis. Copyright

Story|11/10/2009

Ex-Bear Fund Managers Cleared of Charges

Reuters| Markets

Reuters NEW YORK--Two former Bear Stearns Cos hedge fund managers were acquitted on Tuesday of ..... and the jury decided he was innocent of that charge. Bear Stearns collapsed in March 2008, several months after the funds

Story|11/10/2009

Monday Morning Quarterbacking the Financial Crisis

By Matt Egan| FOXBusiness| Markets

going to try to get it out.” Lehman Brothers vs. Bear Stearns Regulators may have prevented the financial crisis from ..... than it did by helping sell crippled investment bank Bear Stearns to JPMorgan Chase (JPM) in March 2008. While some

Story|11/06/2009

Is a Bailout for the FHA In the Works? « Emac's Stock Watch

Emac's Stock Watch

friends of the FHA are quick to dismiss the Wall Street Journal’s reporting, that the FHA was levered up much like Bear Stearns . Remember, though, “Bear ate through about $20 billion in cash on hand in about a week,” notes Farrell. “I

Blog|11/05/2009

Six reasons to be outraged about CIT « The Cody Word

The Cody Word

d just lent money to by buying what turned out to be worthless derivatives from insolvent market makers like AIG and Bear Stearns . All the payoffs on that bet will come directly or indirectly from the taxpayer’s pocketbook via the AIG/TARP

Blog|11/02/2009

Hedge Fund Manager Einhorn Says Break Up Big Banks

By Greg Morcroft| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets

Lehman shouldn't have existed in any size to threaten the financial system." The same applies to Citigroup , Bear Stearns , AIG and "dozens" of other firms, Einhorn said. Copyright © 2009 MarketWatch, Inc.

Story|10/19/2009