A futures brokerage, Peregrine Financial, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and the scandal is dominating the financial news. Easy Street explains.

Several big financial firms, including Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan, are pulling back from money market funds because interest rates have made the investment unprofitable.

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An investigation into LIBOR — a crucial interest-rate benchmark — has resulted in a fine for Barclays and the resignation of its chairman, Marcus Agius. But what does it all mean for the average American? Easy Street is here to help.

Dallas Fed president Richard Fisher spoke at the Aspen Ideas Festival, bemoaning the direction of U.S. economic policy.

A conversation at the Aspen Ideas Festival reminded me: commercial real-estate was saved because Wall Street had an incentive to fix its own problems.

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International Monetary Fund researchers explained some interesting patterns and lessons of financial disaster, after studying 147 bank crises, 218 currency crises and 66 country crises in the financial health of companies. Easy Street brings you their findings in plain English.

Moody's ratings downgrade of major banks today included some backhanded compliments.