By DLB on February 14, 2011
I am not kidding that through the first 120 pages or so of Barry Ritholtz’s Bailout Nation, I was feeling like I may have a new favorite book in this project I have embarked upon regarding the financial crisis of 2008. By the time the book was complete, I am fairly certain this was one ...read this post
Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged bailouts, Barry Ritholtz, financial crisis 2008, moral hazard, TARP
By DLB on January 14, 2010
After twelve consecutive months of telling the Wall Street firms that (a) They need to lend more, and (b) They need to lend more, and (c) The only way to fix the economy is for Wall Street to lend more, President Obama has proposed a plan to punish firms that participated in the “too big ...read this post
Posted in Economics | Tagged airline industry, bailouts, economic crisis 2008, financial crisis responsibility fee, Obama, Wall Street