Last year's financial collapse was made possible by the greed and incompetence of credit rating agencies, who got paid to lie about the value of subprime debt. It turns out they were responsible for the Goldman Sachs bailout, too. When AIG was bailed out to the tune of $150 billion last year, we were told it was necessary because of the "systemic risk" to the economy that would have been posed ha
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How the Credit Rating Agencies Engineered the Goldman Sachs Bailout [Goldman Project]
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One of the reasons I broke down and bought a Kindle earlier this year was a favorite service of mine, Instapaper. , the simple bookmarking tool, rolled out Kindle support. Despite my belief that the Kindle is a) way too expensive and b) a fleeting technology that will be replaced by all-in-one devices, my job requires that I read a lot of online content, and Instapaper + Kindle support allows me
Chris Rock Talks 'Good Hair'
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Long before Michelle Obama moved to the White House, Chris Rock began directing a documentary called Good Hair, about the African-American hair-care industry. He spoke to Allison Samuels.
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Standard and Poor's 500 Stocks: Third Quarter Earnings Update
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While S&P 500 companies are having no trouble reporting positive earnings surprises, performance on the revenue metric is a different story. What does this mean for S&P 500 stocks. ?
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