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Too Big To Fail

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Financial Markets

U.S. Senate Wages Fresh War Against Big Banks

Apparently the unanimous vote in Washington is not extinct.

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Financial Markets

Breaking Up Banks Won't Solve 'Too Big to Fail:' Rubin

Calls to break up the nation's major banks do not solve the risk problems at the heart of the 2008 financial crisis, Robert Rubin, former Clinton Treasury Secretary, told CNBC.

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Financial Markets

The 4 Biggest U.S. Banks Are Bigger Today Than They Were In 2007

Top U.S. bank regulators and lawmakers are pushing for action to limit the risk that the government again winds up financing the rescue of one or more of the nation’s biggest financial institutions.

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Financial Markets

Citigroup Faces Higher Hurdle as Fed Adds China Slump to Tests

The Federal Reserve changed its annual set of tests for the 30 largest U.S. banks to incorporate the risk of a deeper slump in Asia, where Citigroup has a bigger presence than competitors.

Pot Of Gold

Financial Markets

EU Banker Bonus Plan May Be Watered Down

Banker bonuses as much as five-times fixed pay would be allowed under compromise European Union proposals on compensation that clash with tougher demands from EU lawmakers.

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Financial Markets

Big Banks - Size Matters

The debate over whether the U.S.’s largest banks are too big is heating up.

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Video

Who Is Too Big to Fail ?

The U.S. Financial Stability Oversight Council has approved a final rule to help the panel determine which non-bank financial firms require Federal Reserve scrutiny.

Ben Bernanke

Financial Markets

Sardonic Quip Of The Week

The Wall Street Journal's 'Heard on the Street' column mentions that US Federal Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke made a rather sardonic quip last week.

James Woods As Dick Fuld

Entertainment

The Financial Crisis in the Movies

The 2008 (and ongoing) financial crisis has found its way from Wall Street to the silver screen in the form of the excellent HBO movie Too Big to Fail, and in the compelling documentary, Inside Job.

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Financial Markets

Interesting 'Too Big To Fail' Stat Of The Week

Three years on from the financial crisis, and the 'Too Big To Fail' issue has yet to be resolved.

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