Columbia Journalism Review: Measuring the Ongoing Cost of Too Big to Fail

Economic Crisis Roundup: Recovery Emerging, But Not Yet for All

By: chnarendra

Has the global economy bounced back from the sudden and very deep recession that began last fall? World Bank economists say such economic vital signs as industrial production, trade, and foreign direct investment are picking up, though they’re at considerably lower levels than before the financial crisis. “Right now, we see this ...

about 1 month ago

Bailed Out Megabanks Still Not ‘Too Big To Fail’ Consumers

By: ESKCSG

As the U.S. Government’s Troubled Asset Relief Program—TARP—-marks its one-year anniversary this Saturday, BancVue the leading provider of innovative products, dynamic marketing, and data-driven consulting solutions to community banks and credit unions across the country, announced today it is witnessing ...

about 1 month ago

10 Huge Bailouts From the Financial Meltdown

By: steph10

The Huffington Post has reported that it has been a little over a year since Congress and former President Bush gave the Treasury Department the authority to distribute hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars to failing banks, auto manufacturers, and AIG. The Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae bailouts, in the amounts of $50.7 billion and $44.9 billion, ...

about 1 month ago

REFLECTIONS ON BENEVOLENT CAPITALISM

By: krsurendran

About three-four years back Bill Gates, the Microsoft legend paid a visit to India, apparently to interact with the cream of our society. In the course of his visit, he along with the then head, now the Chief Mentor of Infosys, N.R.Narayana Murthy and the media baron, Dr.Prannoy Roy had an interaction with a few invitees- media men, science and IT ...

11 days ago