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Former UBS and Citigroup trader Tom Hayes and former Barclays trader Carlo Palombo celebrate after their conviction for ma...

World Jul 23

UK Supreme Court quashes 2 bank traders’ convictions after deciding their trials were unfair

By Danica Kirka, Associated Press

Politics Mar 15

A demonstrator from the Occupy Wall Street campaign holds aloft a sign as the march enters a courtyard near the New York Police Department headquarters in New York September 30, 2011. Photo by Lucas Jackson/REUTERS
How the 2008 financial crisis fuels today’s populist politics

Mike Pence and Bernie Sanders are hardly political allies. But after two large bank failures, the conservative former vice president and the democratic socialist senator are striking remarkably similar tones.

By Will Weissert, Associated Press

World Apr 03

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From the financial crisis to Trump: An editor’s notes on power

Lionel Barber's access to world leaders over the past fifteen years has given him a front-row seat to decision-making amid what he calls ‘turbulent times’. Since leaving his longtime position at the Financial Times last year, Barber published his book,…

By Christopher Booker

Politics Jan 07

Warren’s new bankruptcy plan could spark a clash with Biden

The Massachusetts senator on Tuesday unveiled a plan she said would make the process of declaring bankruptcy easier and cheaper for many Americans with debts they can’t pay. It also would largely undo a 2005 law that was backed by…

By Will Weissert, Associated Press

Economy Oct 10

Federal Reserve approves rules to loosen bank restrictions

The package of rules will ease restrictions imposed on banks following the 2008 financial crisis, giving a victory to the banking industry and President Donald Trump, a vocal critic of the more stringent rules.

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

Apr 10

CEOs of big banks defend more resilient financial system since crash

By Ken Sweet, Associated Press

The heads of seven of the largest banks in the U.S. fielded sometimes contentious questions from a House committee Wednesday, some dealing with current risks to the financial system and other focused on more politically charged topics.

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Sep 13

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How the 2008 financial crisis crashed the economy and changed the world

By Paul Solman

Ten years ago this week, the collapse of Lehman Brothers became the signal event of the 2008 financial crisis. Its effects and the recession that followed, on income, wealth, disparity and politics are still with us. Economics correspondent Paul Solman…

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May 24

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Why our financial decision-makers need ‘skin in the game’

By Paul Solman

Economic contrarian Nassim Taleb warned of a coming financial crisis more than a decade ago. Now he believes there’s a big con going on, and that the Federal Reserve’s response to the 2008 crash is part of it. Economics correspondent…

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May 24

Beware ‘faux experts’ who don’t pay for their actions, Nassim Taleb says

By Paul Solman

To Taleb, the "no-skin-in-the-game class" is made up of decision-makers who "can drag you into policies that cosmetically feel good, but eventually, somebody pays a price and it's not them. "…

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May 24

Donald Trump signs law that loosens bank restraints enacted after Great Recession

By Associated Press

Trump notched the win on banking rules as reaction swirled over his abrupt diplomatic turn earlier Thursday in canceling next month's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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