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Wealthiest billionaires in America's hedge fund industry to appear before US CongressLike urban foxes, they dislike the glare of lights and avoid the human gaze. But the stealthiest, wealthiest billionaires in America's hedge fund industry will reluctantly show their faces today to deny that they have wrecked the global economy.At a hearing of Congress's house oversight committee... |
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Day of reckoning as secretive billionaires face the spotlightLike urban foxes, they dislike the glare of lights and avoid the human gaze. But the stealthiest, wealthiest billionaires in America's hedge fund industry will reluctantly show their faces today to deny that they have wrecked the global economy.At a hearing of Congress's house oversight committee... |
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Raymond J. Learsy: "J'ACCUSE". This Administration's Crony Bail Out Bonanza For Wall StreetToday the Financial Time's front page headline shouted, "Obama to Review Wall St Bail-out". That Bush's $700 billion plan to be reexamined. And no, I'm not Emile Zola., though I've had a few words on the matter ("Mr. Paulson, this is the nation's financial future you are dealing ... |
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To the right of Mr SorosYESTERDAY a spirited discussion took place between Bob Merton, George Soros, and Larry Summers sponsored by the think tank BigThink. Mr Soros discussed his outlook on the crisis. He believes recovery can come from the poor and disenfranchised and from alternative energy. He also expressed some di... |
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How do you solve a problem like regulation?REGULATION, or the lack thereof, has become a popular scapegoat in the financial crisis. A lax regulatory environment let the finance industry grow out of control, taking on enormous amounts of leverage. Our briefing this week documents the exponential rate at which the market for financial deriv... |
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Questioning regulationIF YOU have not had a chance to visit The Economist's debate on the subject of financial market regulation, between Myron Scholes and Joseph Stiglitz and featuring Barry Ritholtz, do give it a look. It is a near certainty that regulatory changes will be in the offing after the immediate crisis is... |
