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Spain's Chronic Illness

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:39:39 GMT

By Irwin Stelzer Because its housing boom took the economy on an especially giddy ride, the world-wide bust in house prices hit Spain even harder than it did other European countries.
Source: Wall Street Journal

The Housing Crisis And Wall Street Shame (Or Lack Thereof)

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:42:02 GMT

One out of four homeowners is now under water, owing more on their homes than the homes are worth. Why? The biggest single factor behind the housing crisis is rising unemployment.
Source: Huffington Post

The Housing Crisis and Wall Street Shame

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:01:41 GMT

Senator (Bernie Sanders) opposes Fed chief Bernanke renomination

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:15:07 GMT

Bernankes REAL Legacy: Helping Goldman Sachs Fleece Us All Posted on Friday, August 28th, 2009 | In Market Commentary Contributed by: Graham Summers (http://gainspainscapital.com ) - http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/bernank...
Source: Democratic Underground

Ben Bernanke Makes Case For Strong Fed Role On Banks

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:11:24 GMT

NEW YORK — The chairman of the Federal Reserve is concerned that congressional efforts at financial reform could weaken the central bank's ability to handle future crises and may politicize monetary policy.
Source: Huffington Post

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart: Why Hysteria and the Economic Blogsphere Are Best Friends

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:51:38 GMT

Reading blogs that in any way write about economics has generally become an exercise in utter futility.
Source: Huffington Post

Sachs tower nightmare grows

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:44:44 GMT

Glass from window panes rained down from the upper floors of the trouble-plagued Goldman Sachs tower in lower Manhattan, snarling traffic for more than two hours yesterday afternoon, authorities said.
Source: New York Post

Golden intentions

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:12:28 GMT

As a Goldman Sachs employee who volunteered to work at a Salvation Army community center on Thanksgiving, I take exception to your mean-spirited attack (“Gobble Gobble Goldman,” Nov. 21).
Source: New York Post

Jane Hamsher on Public Option, Goldman Sachs, Corporate Congressmen & More

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:54:53 GMT

Quoted in 'The Biggest Rip-off of All Time'

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:55:01 GMT

said in iStockAnalyst:

When was Wall Street on the verge of a total meltdown? In September of 2008! When were the record bonuses paid out? In December of 2009! So that's 14 months. It was just 14 months later that the employee bonuses at the three big Wall Street survivors — Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Morgan Stanley — exceeded all prior records.

Quoted in 'LyondellBasell deal to be value accretive for RIL'

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:36:53 GMT

Goldman Sachs said in Business Standard:

This deal is different from India's previous big overseas acquisitions, because of the relative size of the companies, balance sheet leverage, bankruptcy of the acquiree, and global economy now recovering as against heating up.

Photo from AP Photo

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 10:24:56 GMT

In this image made released by the International Monetary Fund, IMF director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, second right, speaks as French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, left, and Goldman Sachs' Chief Economist Jim O'Neill listen during the "Special World...

Photo from AP Photo

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:30:28 GMT

FILE - In this March 27, 2009, file photo, JP Morgan Chase & Co.