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Executive-Level Exfoliation at Bank of America

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Heidi N. Moore
Sep 7, 2011
Bank of America shook up its executive ranks in what the firm euphemistically calls "de-layering." This meaningless bit of corporate jargon - de...
Posted In: Bank of America, Wall Street
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Europe: Nooobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition. Yet.

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Heidi N. Moore
Sep 7, 2011
If you thought America's problems - four years into the financial crisis aftermath - were bad, it's particularly sobering to realize that Europe,...
Posted In: The Breakdown: Markets, Wall Street
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The Potential Price Tag for FHFA Lawsuits: $60 Billion

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Heidi N. Moore
Sep 6, 2011
On Friday afternoon, the Federal Housing Finance Administration - that's the government conservator that controls Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -...
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The Irony of Fannie and Freddie Suing Banks

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Heidi N. Moore
Sep 3, 2011
The FHFA's sweeping lawsuits against 17 banks, filed Friday afternoon, seem to be largely like a case of case of brother-versus-brother, with the...
Posted In: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
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Banks: Paying Off One Government Bailout With Another

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Heidi N. Moore
Sep 2, 2011
Sometimes, personal-finance gurus advise cash-strapped consumers to pay off their high interest-rate credit cards by using a lower-rate one....
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AT&T and T-Mobile: The Popping of the Cupcake Bubble?

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Heidi N. Moore
Sep 1, 2011
Since the Justice Department put the smackdown on AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile, financial pundits have been hashing out the...
Posted In: Wall Street
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After Hurricane Irene, Many on Wall Street Stay Home

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Heidi N. Moore
Aug 29, 2011
There's a saying in the markets: "If you're going to panic, panic early."...
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That Warren Buffett Confidence Boost Doesn't Come Cheap

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Heidi N. Moore
Aug 25, 2011
Warren Buffett's $5 billion investment in Bank of America - the Ghost of Christmas Past here is his $5 billion investment in Goldman Sachs in 2008 ...
Posted In: Wall Street
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Compare and Contrast: Do the Markets Dictate Government Policy?

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Heidi N. Moore
Aug 22, 2011
The markets are from Mars, and politicians are from Venus. The markets want more government stimulus. Governments just want to pay the debts the...
Posted In: eurobond, markets, The Breakdown: Markets, Wall Street
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Why Ban Short-Selling?

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Heidi N. Moore
Aug 12, 2011
So Europe - or at least France, Belgium, Italy or Spain - is banning naked short-selling. What exactly does that mean? And will it work?...

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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Journalism: Practiced. Excellent interview. Thank you.

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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Donald Rumsfeld's interview on Marketplace today was absolutely unbelievable. Really. Is one of his rules not to believe your own spin? I...

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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Ryssdal's interview with Rumsfeld was breathtakingly inappropriate. "Marketplace?" If Ryssdal wants to promote his obvious biases...

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How World Finance makes a killing lending on the installment (loan) plan

There is something fundamentally wrong with predatory lending businesses, whether they are pay day loans or installment contracts. The business...

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