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AIG bailout trial: a partial moral victory

Jun 15, 2015
Hank Greenberg 'wins the battle but loses the war.'

Goldman Sachs' reputation sinks even lower

Feb 6, 2015
Goldman comes in dead last in an annual poll ranking 100 most visible companies.

Weekend Brunch: AIG and women in sports

Oct 12, 2014
ESPN The Magazine's Mina Kimes and Shane Ferro from Business Insider look back on the week's news.

What you need to know about the AIG trial

Oct 7, 2014
Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner testifies at the AIG trial.

Biting the hand that feeds you?

Sep 29, 2014
Former CEO of AIG Hank Greenberg is suing over the 2008 bailout.

The phrase that defined the financial crisis

Sep 12, 2013
'Too big to fail' became the signature line of the financial crisis. Five years after the crash, many big financial firms are only bigger. But one has decided it's time to shrink.
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AIG and GE Capital labeled 'systemically important'

Jul 10, 2013
Federal regulators have identified two companies, insurer AIG and GE Capital, as 'systemically important' corporations and say that both will be subject to increased scrutiny.
A general view of insurance company AIG on March 26, 2009 in London, England.
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For public good, not for profit.

AIG has to consider lawsuit against U.S.

Jan 9, 2013
AIG's board must consider the shareholder lawsuit, because it is charged with acting in the best interests of its shareholders.

AIG: 'Thanks for the bailout. See you in court?'

Jan 8, 2013
AIG board mulls whether to join a former CEO in suing the U.S. government for shortchanging shareholders in a $182 billion financial crisis bailout.

Keeping tabs on the bailout

Dec 11, 2012
Sure, AIG's rescue turned a profit, but what about the rest of the bailouts?