Dick fuld

How do Russia's billionaires stack up against America's home grown oligarchs? To find out, we took a peek at some of the richest men in the world -- on both sides of the Arctic Ocean.

As a final capper to our look at Wall Street two years after the peak of the financial crisis, we offer a different look at the masters of the universe who played the game, ruled the street, and walked away with wheelbarrow loads of cash. We've matched shots of some of the coldest, hardest predators in the world... and a bunch of cuddly reptiles.

The financial crisis was produced by a complex set of circumstances, including a massive housing bubble, poor regulation and irresponsible lending on an epic scale. A handful of bankers became the public faces of the crisis, and now, two years later, we take a look at what became of them.

From the floor of the New York Stock Exchange to the cubicles and boardrooms of New York's biggest banks, when Lehman Brothers failed seemingly overnight, it was clear that the rules had suddenly changed. Here are some recollections of that day in September, 2008.

This week marks the second anniversary of an event that shook the financial industry to its core. In her newly released book, The Weekend that Changed Wall Street, CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo gives an insider's look at the fateful days surrounding the fall of Lehman Brothers.

Timothy Geithner and Ben Bernanke told lawmakers on Tuesday that the Lehman bankrupcty is the best example of the need for the Obama administration's proposed financial regulatory reforms. Former CEO Dick Fuld defended the bank, claiming it was hit by a "perfect storm."

While politicians and diplomats often talk about our "special relationship," the truth is that America and Great Britain have always had a healthy level of competition. Whether the battleground of choice is classic rock (Elvis vs. the Beatles), geek heartthrobs (Daniel Radcliffe vs. Elijah Wood) or...

Reasonable minds may disagree on whether The New York Times is the finest newspaper in the country. Most of us, however, would at least allow that it has entrenched itself, over more than a century and a half of publishing, as our national newspaper of record. Anything that reflects a city as...

It's gotta suck being Dick Fuld. First he loses his great gig at Lehman Brothers, running the company into bankruptcy and kick-starting a global economic meltdown. Then he's forced to sell off some of the family art collection at a loss. Now he's quietly putting up his 6,000 square-foot, full-floor...

As news of more AIG bonuses comes out and America's politicians and public servants prepare to tee off for yet another round of "bash the über-rich," Wall Street's well compensated executives are beginning to strike back. This is hardly surprising; after all, the boys in finance are bred for...