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Medicare, social program cuts: Will Democrats go along?
Medicare, Obamacare, and other social programs are at the heart of a disconnect over the 'fiscal cliff' in Washington. Republicans appear willing for tax increases but only if Democrats accept big cuts in Medicare and other social programs.
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Political gridlock over 'fiscal cliff'? Not if CEOs can help it.
President Obama was set to meet with the leaders of a dozen major US corporations Wednesday, with the fiscal cliff a central topic. Businesses have rallied in trying to nudge officials toward a deal.
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Chapter & Verse 'Why I Left Goldman Sachs': a viral op-ed expands into a memoir
Goldman Sachs employee Greg Smith's 'Why I Left Goldman Sachs' drew strong response as an op-ed in The New York Times, but is garnering negative reviews as a memoir.
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The Reformed Broker On brink of 'financial cliff,' at least one analyst remains hopeful
While few people expect real fiscal reform in the always partisan lead up to the November election, Lloyd Blankfein writes that there may still be hope, if President Obama, Congress and Mitt Romney declare that Simpson-Bowles will be the basis of future reform.
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Robert Reich Mitt Romney, Bain Capital and the New Gilded Age
The system that made Mitt Romney's fortunes at Bain Capital is the same one largely responsible for the greatest concentration of the nation’s income and wealth at the very top since the Gilded Age of the nineteenth century.
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Robert Reich Dimon in the rough: Keeping regulators off of Wall Street
The main regulator of derivatives (bets on bets), wants to extend Dodd-Frank regulations to the foreign branches and subsidiaries of Wall Street banks. But JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon would greatly prefer this not happen.
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Investment banking: Ex-Goldman critic to write book?
Investment banking tell all? Greg Smith, who tendered a scathing resignation letter to investment banking giant Goldman Sachs, is reportedly looking for a book deal.
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Opinion: Greg Smith to Goldman Sachs: A new era in Wall Street ethics
Greg Smith belongs to younger generations that put loyalty to values above loyalty to company. As young professionals ourselves, we believe his op-ed resignation from Goldman Sachs last week may well forecast a new era in ethics on Wall Street and in other workplaces.
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Goldman resignation tip of iceberg
While Greg Smith's public resignation has attracted media attention, regulators and Wall Street insiders say Goldman Sachs' problems come as no surprise.
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Goldman Sachs culture 'toxic'? Letter confirms suspicions about Wall Street.
Polls show that Americans hold a very low opinion of Wall Street, and a damning public letter of resignation from a Goldman Sachs executive could only amplify that perception.
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The economy has changed. Expect hopes and dreams to follow.
Concerned with saving money, young people are delaying moving out of their parents' homes
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Insider trading: Ex-Goldman board member arrested
Insider trading charges brought against former Goldman director Rajat Gupta. Charges stem from insider trading case that netted Raj Rajaratnam 11 years in prison.
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Insider trading: Ex-Goldman director is charged
Insider trading charge brought against Rajat Gupta, a former Goldman Sachs board member.
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Brace yourself: The 2.0's are coming!
The Web 2.0's, that is. Here's the rundown on all the social media IPOs in the works. Exciting times to be in the market.
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How long will Wall Street stay in America?
Bankers warn lawmakers that regulation will drive them overseas — and then warn overseas regulators that too much oversight will drive them to America. They're playing everyone against each other in a global race to the bottom.
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Three banking reforms the White House doesn't support – but should
The White House should stop pandering to Wall Street and support these three critical banking reforms.
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Financial reform debate begins with a familiar target: Goldman Sachs
As debate begins on the financial reform bill, one of the topics was the 'proprietary trading' highlighted in the Goldman Sachs hearings this week and called unethical by many lawmakers.
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Is what Goldman Sachs did nothing but gambling?
Lawmakers at the Goldman Sachs hearing repeatedly compared the activities of investment banks to gambling. But that's not how Goldman officials view it. Here's how both sides argue the issue.
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Goldman Sachs under fire: Is Wall Street cheering or cowering?
On Wall Street, Goldman Sachs is admired to a certain extent for its ability to generate profits. But the firm is also resented for a certain swagger.
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Goldman Sachs vs. SEC: 'Vampire squid' or 'doing God's work'?
Is Goldman Sachs a breeding ground for speculative booms and busts that have harmed America, as critics assert? Or does the work of Goldman Sachs create a vital foundation for economic growth? The Goldman Sachs-SEC case has reopened that longstanding debate.
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Commission: three reasons why the financial crisis happened
The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission hearings have produced one moment of drama and a few theories from regulators and bankers about why the meltdown happened.
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Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission: Top bankers contrite, sort of
At the first hearing of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission on Wednesday, top Wall Street executives acknowledge banks' role in the 2008 financial crisis but defend fat paychecks for employees.
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Opinion: Goldman Sachs bonuses: more than just bad PR
Billions in Goldman bonuses could generate the kind of public outrage that can rewrite the very terms of free enterprise.
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Bank CEOs defend their use of taxpayer money
They tried to reassure Congress and regain the trust of an angry public on Wednesday.
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