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Yellen Is Spellin' Future Inflation
The new Obama Fed is going to be very dovish when it comes to fighting future inflation and defending the value of the dollar.The president has nominated Janet Yellen to be vice chair of the Federal Reserve. Ms. Yellen is a distinguished economist who ...
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Whats in Repo 105
FT Alphaville continues its refresher on Repo 105 - the star attraction of that 2,200-page Lehman report - and what Lehman was stuffing inside it.
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As crisis grew, Lehman exceeded own risk limits
The court appointed examiner of the Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. bankruptcy said the company 'doubled-down' on risky trading activity in 2007, exceeding its own limits as the sub-prime mortgage business was developing into a crisis.
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The Most Under-Reported Geopolitical Story Of The Week
In all the talk about healthcare and everything else, this story got shockingly little attention.VP Joe Biden went to Israel, and actually made pointed comments about Israel settlements , and his belief that they've been an impediment to Peace in the ...
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Lehman and the Shorts: Why Regulators Should Have Listened
Interesting details on the role of shorts selling in the demise of Lehman Brothers, sheds light on exactly why these traders are important to the markets.
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Closing Lehman's Legal Loophole
The stark reminder from a report by the bankruptcy examiner for Lehman Brothers: Give Wall Street a rule and it will find a loophole. Regulators and legislators should keep this in mind as they pursue financial reform.
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Examiner unveils Lehman accounting tricks
WASHINGTON -- An accounting gimmick called Repo 105 provided financial relief for Lehman Brothers in the months before its spectacular collapse, an autopsy of the once-venerable Wall Street house has found. The question now is whether the trickery ...
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Vicky Ward: The Lehman Fixed Income Traders Have Been Cooking The Books Since The 1970s
Vicky Ward, author of the upcoming Devils Casino: Friendship, Betrayal, and the High Stakes Games Inside Lehman Brothers, has a devastating follow-up to the accounting shenanigans at Lehman Brothers. In her telling, this was just part of the basic ...
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Lehman: Meanwhile on the Pink Sheets Hope Springs Eternal!
If you ever needed proof of the greater fool theory, here it is. Trading in Lehman Brothers Holdings on the Pink Sheets surged ahead of the huge post-mortem report on the failed Wall Street titan.
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Because With Research "Analysts" Like These Who Needs [Insert Blank]
We present two rather amusing research reports by then-Merrill Lynch Securities Broker/Dealer analyst Guy Moszkowski, discussing Lehman Brothers. Just because with financial analysts like this, who needs a shotgun Bank of America bail out. Oh yeah, ...
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How Lehman Allegedly Manipulated Its Balance Sheet
Court examiner Anton Valukas accuses Lehman Brothers of allegedly balance sheet manipulation.
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PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - March 13
Tim O'Toole, former managing director of London Underground,could soon become chief executive of one of the privatecontractors he strongly criticised while in office. O'Toole hasheld preliminary talks with Tube Lines regarding the role, less ...
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Kinross prospects for growth
A stubborn focus on the long term is reflected in the gold miner's flurry of recent deals in Russia, Chile and Canada
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On The Stupidity Of Sell-Side Analysts
We have often noted our confusion at the seemingly impossible: a sellside analyst, coming to work each and every day, even though this process tends to be preceded by the monumentally difficult process of tying one's shoes. But don't take our word for ...
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Report Finds Lehman Used Accounting Tricks
A bankruptcy court examiner is raising new questions about the actions of Lehman Bros. executives in the weeks before the firm filed for bankruptcy. In a 2,000-page report, the examiner alleges that Lehman's top managers manipulated the firm's balance ...
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