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Why Is the Fed Letting Banks Boost Dividends?
11:30AM 3/21/2011

The Fed's decision to allow big banks to pay sharply higher dividends makes no sense, and not just because the results of the so-called "stress tests" are secret. Based on facts that are public knowledge, the banks are actually insolvent, and in danger of sinking much further.
Federal Reserve's Donald Kohn to Join Brookings Institution
7:12AM 8/30/2010
Donald Kohn, the vice chairman of the Federal Reserve who has worked at the institution for 40 years, will become a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution when he leaves the Fed next week.
Kohn, 67, advised Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke throughout the financial crisis, and also served as a key...
Bernanke Faces Economic Dilemma in Jackson Hole Speech
7:25AM 8/27/2010
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will address the Jackson Hole conference today, knowing that his words must reassure the public about the sluggish economy while also keeping the support of other policy makers.
Bernanke needs "to give a sense of confidence there is someone with a steady hand...
Talkin' About My Reputation: These Days, a Company's Good Name Is Everything
10:00AM 6/22/2010
Company News, General Electric , Goldman Sachs , Johnson & Johnson, Berkshire Hathaway, Toyota, BP, Dollar General

Some companies don't realize how important their image is until it's gone. A new survey of corporate directors shows that reputation may account for 70% of a company's value.

In an exclusive interview with DailyFinance, the former Treasury Secretary, who now leads the White House's economic council, explains how the administration's reform plan would address several causes of the crisis.
The Market's Psychology Could Be Changing
6:30PM 5/07/2010

David Henderson of Dru Stock describes the disbelief at the NYSE during Thursday's market sell-off. He says investors are scared, and market psychology is changing. (With video)
Books@DailyFinance: Henry Paulson's Meltdown Memoir
4:15PM 2/02/2010
Fannie Mae, Goldman Sachs , Bank of America, Citigroup, Freddie Mac, Books

Henry Paulson's just-published memoir "On the Brink" recalls the financial crisis as it unfolded in the fall of 2008. Far from a gossipy tell-all, it devotes the bulk of its pages to the cautionary tale of how the world's financial system nearly collapsed -- and what he tried to do about it.
Facing Its 'Tylenol Moment,' Toyota Needs to Move Fast
3:00PM 1/28/2010

Crisis management experts say the time is now for Toyota to do everything possible to reassure the public that it's fixing the problems -- and that consumers should not lose faith in the carmaker's reputation for quality.
TARP has 'no significant flaws', oversight panel finds
11:00AM 11/06/2009
Company News, Economy, Investing, Bank of America, Citigroup

You may find it hard to believe, but the Congressional Oversight Panel released its monthly report Friday and said that it had found no "significant flaws in Treasury's implementation" of TARP bailout programs. In fact, the panel found that so far, the Treasury Department has collected $17.4...
Could fashionable solar stock FirstSolar (FSLR) be worth less than zero?
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Three myths about the financial crisis.
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