The Banks Are Not Alright

While bank trading operations are highly profitable again, the part of banking that really matters — lending, which fuels investment and job creation — is not. Full Story »

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Subjects: Business, U.S.
Topics: U.S. Economy, Jobs
Member Tags: lawrence summers, goldman sachs group|gs|nyse, banks and banking, obama financial stability plan, subprime mortgage crisis, citigroup inc|c|nyse, bank of america corp|bac|nyse, wall street (nyc)
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Posted by: Posted by Jacopo Gradassai - Oct 18, 2009 - 8:26 PM PDT
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Oct 19, 2009 - 12:21 PM PDT

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by Fred Gatlin - Oct. 19, 2009

This is another excellent commentary from Paul Krugman. He is right on target about the irresponsible actions of major banking institutions.

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by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 19, 2009

Why the change in tone? Administration officials are furious at the way the financial industry, just months after receiving a gigantic taxpayer bailout, is lobbying ... More »

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