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Robert Shiller: The Financial Crisis

In an interview with Economics Editor Peter Coy, Irrational Exuberance author Robert Shiller says the economy is in peril and proposes ideas that could make people safer in the future.

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Tax Payers Shouldn't Fund Wall Street's Bailout

Dysfunctional U.S. financial-industry players shouldn't count on average Jane and John Does to fund the cleanup of their mess. Pro or con?

 

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What's in Your Portfolio?

BusinessWeek goes to the experts to help investors reassess their risks

Main Street's Rage at the Financial Crisis

Working folks are outraged about the government's proposed Wall Street rescue

Wall Street: A Blow to U.S. Prestige?

The surprising answer is no. Most business people still view the U.S. as a beacon of free enterprise and praise its swift response to the crisis

IN YOUR FACE: BAILOUT DEBATE ON THE HILL

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Reader pm69 Writes:

"Should an important company fail, the government should simply nationalize it... bailing out shareholders and bondholders makes no sense."

 

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Bill Clinton on the Banking Crisis, McCain, and Hillary

"The people who are most against market intervention wind up having to preside over the biggest market intervention"

 

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