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JPMorgan takes a $2 billion fall
Mitchell Hartman May 11, 2012
Huge trading losses by America's biggest bank strengthen advocates of the Volcker Rule and tougher bank regulation.
JPMorgan's loss: A sign that Wall Street's mindset hasn't changed
Heidi N. Moore May 11, 2012
New York bureau chief Heidi Moore discusses why JPMorgan's $2 billion blunder is affecting markets worldwide and how big a $2 billion loss really is.
Weekly Wrap: JPMorgan, what happened?
Kai Ryssdal May 14, 2012
Reviewing the week's headlines on Wall Street and beyond. This week: Oh how the might have fallen -- JPMorgan's $2 billion loss.
Dow flying high despite other poor economic indicators
Josh Brown May 2, 2012
The Dow closed near its highest level in about four years yesterday, but how can that be when there are so many other economic indicators recently that don’t look so great?
Wall Street turning cold shoulder to Obama
David Gura Apr 24, 2012
In 2008, bankers and traders were among Obama's big donors. This year, many are now embracing Romney.
STOCK Act becomes law
Elizabeth Wynne Johnson Apr 4, 2012
Today President Obama will sign the STOCK Act -- short for “Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge.” It says Capitol Hill finally has to follow the same insider trading rules as everybody else.
Is it time to break up the banks?
Robert Reich May 3, 2012
Commentator Robert Reich says the continued specter of 'too big to fail' compels nothing less.
Business morality good for public morality
Robert Reich May 3, 2012
Commentator Robert Reich says ethics in the boardroom can help save the economy.
The Goldman op-ed and unsustainable capitalism
Tess Vigeland Mar 16, 2012
New York bureau chief Heidi Moore discusses former Goldman Sachs executive Greg Smith’s op-ed bomb.
SEC cracking down on private Facebook stock trading
Gregory Warner Mar 15, 2012
Yesterday, the SEC brought charges against two money managers who allegedly misled and overcharged investors when selling them Facebook stock, before it officially goes public.
