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Entries in Wall Street (7)

Tuesday
May152012

JPMorgan Loss Shows Wall Street Remains Unreformed

This brand of risky trading in complex derivatives by megabanks like JPMorgan is exactly what led the economy into recession in 2008.

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Thursday
Dec152011

Washington Fails to Stop Jon Corzine or the NDAA 

For those in the 75% of Americans who think the country is headed in the wrong direction, a look at this week's big news stories isn't helping bolster belief in the American democratic system.

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Wednesday
Nov092011

The American Job: The Promise of Instability

At best, this across the field job neurosis could inspire a sense of camaraderie, a shared misery that reduces the jealousy and hostility that I’m all too afraid will define this era.

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Thursday
Aug252011

America’s Successful Failures: The Stories of Arlene Ackerman, Wall Street, and Kim Kardashian

What these three seemingly disconnected stories share in common is a horrible, unrealistic message, propagated by both politicians and the media, that it is not just okay to fail, but it can actually turn out to be financially advantageous.

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Monday
Aug082011

An Immediate Financial Fix: Why Timothy Geithner Should Resign

If Obama wants to send a positive message to the world about America's economic resiliency, he could start by finding a new Treasury Secretary.

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Wednesday
Mar302011

Exclusive Interview with the Escaped Cobra in New York

In the only exclusive interview with the Cobra that is eluding New York officials and scaring the populace, James Dugan sits down with the 2 foot, pencil thin so called menace.

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Tuesday
Sep142010

How to Build a Better Student

When was the last time a student in AP courses also took a Vo-Tech class? Are the two really mutually exclusive, or is this just the result of a silent bias against different skills sets?

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