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Wall Street’s Spin Game

New York Times - Sat Nov 21, 5:50 pm ET

Lloyd C. Blankfein, chief executive of Goldman Sachs, the bank to bash on a resurgent Wall Street, is receiving a lot of advice lately, and it’s not just about money.

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Government abandons Bush investment advice rule
Asbury Park Press - Sat Nov 21, 3:51 pm ET
WASHINGTON — The federal government has decided to abandon a Bush administration plan that would have permitted mutual fund companies and brokerage firms to offer investment advice to 401(k) customers.
Panel to discuss nation's financial crisis
The Palladium-Times - Sun Nov 22, 2:51 am ET
SUNY Oswego economics professors will gather for a panel discussion on campus, Wednesday, to discuss the United States’ current financial crisis.
Housing data in focus as Wall Street rally pauses
MalaysiaNews.net - Sat Nov 21, 2:41 pm ET
Key housing sector data may provide direction for Wall Street in the coming week as the market looks for confirmation of economic recovery and girds for the year-end holiday period. Investors are expe...
Wall Street buckles in for a bumpy ride
CNN Money - 37 minutes ago
Stocks hit a bit of a snag over the past few days, and the holiday-shortened week to come won't likely help them bounce back.
Wall Street conspiracy theories dissected, defined
Washington Post - Sun Nov 22, 12:00 am ET
Once there was a simpler time, when pretty much everything that happened in the financial world had a straightforward explanation.
Wall Street giving ground, but only so far, in battle over financial reform
Denver Post - Sun Nov 22, 3:16 am ET
His shirt sleeves rolled up, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter was in a fighting mood as he worked fellow members of the Financial Services Committee last week, but by then the cause was already lost.
Government's kid-gloves approach to Wall Street endangers recovery
Denver Post - Sun Nov 22, 3:17 am ET
Last week, the inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, a.k.a. the bank bailout fund, released his report on the 2008 rescue of American International Group, the insurer.
3 Responses to “Staff Editorial: What are you going to do about it?”
Daily Sundial - Sat Nov 21, 4:51 pm ET
At the start of this summer we faced the worst stage of our financial crisis. News was saturated with continuous Wall Street woes, business’ crumbling and storefronts becoming vacant. Jobs were lost every Friday, as it became the worst day of the week rather than the one people looked forward to.
Wall Street turkeys full of. . . stuffing
New York Post - Sun Nov 22, 1:40 am ET
It's Thanksgiving week and that means it's time to roast the biggest turkeys in business from the year just past -- and 2009 certainly had its share of bird-brained characters. * Tim Geithner: The cabinet member who shouldn't have been confirmed ...
Pullback hits Wall Street after recent run-up
Business Times (Malaysia) - 1 hour 29 minutes ago
NEW YORK: US stocks fell last week, halting a two-week advance, as a worsening outlook for technology company earnings added to concern that the eight-month rally in equities outpaced the prospects for economic growth. Stocks also slid as yields on Treasury three-month bills turned negative for the first time since financial markets froze last year. The Standard and Poor's 500 Index lost 0.2 per ...
Financial Crisis Wallops LACMA's Investments, Donations
Arts Journal - 2 hours 36 minutes ago
"The Los Angeles County Museum of Art saw its investment portfolio lose nearly a quarter of its value during its 2008-09 fiscal year." In the same period, contributions to the museum fell by $100 million - nearly 80 percent - from the year before.
Personal Finance: Back for the holidays the layaway
The Scranton Times-Tribune - Sun Nov 22, 4:19 am ET
ou've survived the year by scrimping, saving and cutting to the bone. But now you face a big test: Buying that special something for your son or daughter during the holiday season. That's a pressing issue for many families coping with job losses, pay cut
Personal Finance: No time like the present to think about taxes
Arizona Daily Star - Sun Nov 22, 2:17 am ET
Taxes are probably the last thing you want to think about during the holiday season. But if you do, you may be able to save yourself some money and a lot of heartache in 2010.
Emissions increase despite financial crisis
Science Daily - Sat Nov 21, 8:23 pm ET
Fossil carbon dioxide emissions increased by 40 percent from 1990 to 2008, according to new findings. Coal has bypassed oil as the largest source of CO 2 emissions.
Eastday-Wall Street slumps after peaking
Eastday.com - Sat Nov 21, 9:28 pm ET
NYSE governor Thomas Kay (L) and floor official Anthony Sherman prepare for the IPO of Chinese discount hotel chain 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, November 20, 2009.