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What Is Quantitative Easing? The Case For Ending a Successful Program

What Is Quantitative Easing? The Case For Ending a Successful Program

Why the Fed should end QE if it wants to lower unemployment and spur economic growth.

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Jamie Dimon Vote: CEO Survives Vote, As JP Morgan Favors Profit Over Risk

Jamie Dimon Vote: CEO Survives Vote, As JP Morgan Favors Profit Over Risk

Despite Dimon’s success as chairman and CEO, the vote to keep him in both roles simultaneously reinforces the dangerous system of concentrated power in major American corporations.

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Senator Warren Student Loans: Is Her Bill a Bridge Too Far?

Senator Warren Student Loans: Is Her Bill a Bridge Too Far?

Senator Warren's first standalone bill would give students the same deal on federal loans as the big banks. It's a bold idea but what will it do to the July 1 deadline?

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Too Big to Fail Banks: Can Congress Get Rid Of Them?

Too Big to Fail Banks: Can Congress Get Rid Of Them?

Many conservatives and liberals believe that "Too Big to Fail" is bad policy and that breaking up some of the largest banks is necessary. Political will is building for Congress to take action.

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Why Do Business Women in Asia Out-Shine Their Male Counterparts?

Why Do Business Women in Asia Out-Shine Their Male Counterparts?

Women in Asia are outnumbering men in the realm of private banking. Are feminine qualities really at the root cause of this? And why hasn't the West caught on?

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Foreclosure Fraud Victims' Checks Bounce

Foreclosure Fraud Victims' Checks Bounce

After years of investigation and negotiation, homeowners who were wrongfully foreclosed were due to get compensation. They received checks. Just without any money attached.

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Will Bank Regulation Hurt Banks In the Long Term?

Will Bank Regulation Hurt Banks In the Long Term?

If laws target “too big to fail” banks, regulations and capital requirements will hurt bank profits and their ability to raise more capital to fund American commerce.

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Brown-Vitter Bill Would Lead America to Economic Disaster

Brown-Vitter Bill Would Lead America to Economic Disaster

A bipartisan bill in the Senate purposes to solve the problem of too big to fail, but in reality it could devastate the economy.

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