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- Eugene Fama: Why You Can't Time the Market
- For decades, the notion that markets are efficient has been a broadly held belief. So how could so many markets crash simultaneously? Eugene Fama, the father of the efficient market theory, answers the skeptics. His bottom line: If markets are efficiently priced, why did they crash?...
- Articles 2009-03-09
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- Borussia Dortmund close to financial collapse
- DORTMUND, Germany AFP — Borussia Dortmund, Germany's only publicly listed football club, said it was teetering on the edge of financial collapse. "The earnings and financial situation of Borussia Dortmund has become existence-threatening," the ailing football club said in a statement. Borussia Dortmund, which run its business year...
- Research articles 2005-02-17
- Enron causes waves. (Mineral Markets).(Enron's collapse effects mining industry)(Brief Article)
- As US energy-trading giant Enron unravels, the impact of its financial collapse is rippling through the world's financial markets. For the mining industry the crisis is making itself felt in the metals markets and may well also appear in the shipping As US energy-trading giant Enron...
- Research articles 2001-12-07
- Financial Regulation and Supervision after the Crisis: The Role of the Federal Reserve
- At the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 54th Economic Conference, Chatham, MassachusettsOctober 23, 2009 The theme of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's Economic Conference this year–reevaluating regulatory, supervisory, and central banking policies in the wake of the crisis–is certainly timely. Not much more than a year ago, we and...
- News items 2009-10-23
- Goodbye to GAAP?: Probably not. But Enron's collapse makes changes in financial regulation likely. (Accounting).(generally accepted accounting principles)(Brief Article)
- IN THE WAKE OF ENRON CORP'S FINANCIAL collapse, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles GAAP, like the energy trading company's executives and auditors, are under intense scrutiny. IN THE WAKE OF ENRON CORP'S FINANCIAL collapse, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles GAAP, like the energy trading...
- Research articles 2002-03-01
- NCFE's collapse opens Pandora's box for clients.(Outliers: Asides & Insides)(National Century Financial Enterprises' collapse leaves some for-profit firms stranded)
- Some of the for-profit companies left stranded by the financial collapse of Dublin, Ohio-based accounts receivable financier National Century Financial Enterprises have some things in common. Most treated very sick and frequently poor patients and seldom or never turned a profit. But that's not all: Despite...
- Research articles 2002-12-09
- Why We Need Smart Financial-System Regulation Now
- Houman makes a case against extending regulation to hedge funds by looking at what happened under the existing regulatory structure. But as we all know, past performance does not necessarily predict future behavior, particularly when the underlying regulatory structure changes and we can certainly expect chagnes in the future. So...
- Blog posts 2009-04-16
- Edmondson to probe Enron's collapse
- Attorney General Drew Edmondson is launching a state investigation into the financial collapse of the Enron energy company, and is asking that state agencies cooperate in the probe.
- Research articles 2002-01-29
- FOOTBALL: Chelsea less than a year from collapse before Russian
- CHELSEA WERE less than 12 months away from financial collapse, experts claimed yesterday. The full extent of their plight was revealed as Ken Bates, the chairman, claimed he had sold the Premiership club to secure its future. "I think this is a great move for the club and the right...
- Research articles 2003-07-03
- Foundation's Collapse Spawns New Jersey's First For-Profit Hospital.
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 22--The financial collapse of one of Pennsylvania's largest hospital systems is leaving its mark on New Jersey by giving birth to what is expected to become the first for-profit hospital in the Garden State in decades. Rancocas Hospital in the...
- Research articles 1998-07-21
- Agent Orange. (Orange County, California's financial collapse)(A Survey of Wall Street)
- Orange County, CA's derivatives-oriented investment strategy, designed by County Treasurer Robert Citron, exposed the county to huge losses, should interest rates rise. When interest rates did rise in 1994, Orange County's financial situation deterioratedOrange County, CA's derivatives-oriented investment strategy, designed by County Treasurer Robert Citron, exposed the county to huge...
- Research articles 1995-04-15
- A Financial Crisis Fifty Years in the Making? | HBR IdeaCast
- When the financial services world began to crumble, pundits immediately branded it "the end of an era." In this podcast, Walter Kiechel, author of the book On the Rise of Corporate Strategy, discusses what that era actually was. He traces the financial collapse to the 1960's, saying the...
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Twelve California public entities sue Merrill Lynch for its role in Orange County investment pools financial collapse
- LOS ANGELES--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 18, 1995--Twelve California cities and other public agencies filed suit in State Superior Court, Friday, Sept. 15, against Merrill Lynch, for its actions, which they allege cost their taxpayers more than $50 million in the Orange County Investment Pools financial debacle.
- Research articles 1995-09-18
- Telefonica's Admira publishes bleak financial report.(2002 losses)(Brief Article)
- TV MEETS THE WEB-C2003 Van Dusseldorp & Partners - http://www.vandusseldorp.com/ Admira, the media holding company of Spain's Telefonica which owns digital DTH platform Via Digital, terrestrial TV channel Antena 3, and TV producer Endemol, is reported by advanced-television.com to be on the verge...
- Research articles 2003-03-05
- Sweden Prepares for Financial Collapse in Latvia, Major Bank Losses at Home
- Edward Harrison submits: The following is my translation of a much-discussed article that appeared in Swedish daily Svenska Dagbladet over the weekend. This information was being withheld from the public and leaked at an inopportune moment. Note that the Swedish government has secretly been preparing the banks for financial...
- External links 2009-10-06
- The Dummy's Guide to the U.S. Financial Crisis
- Edward Harrison submits: Whenever I wade into a new topic like digital photography, gardening or what have you, I visit the local bookstore and get a "For Dummies" book to guide me. I figure that it's the best way to get up-to-speed quickly without actually looking like a dummy. So,...
- External links 2008-09-25
- ASIC defends role in Storm collapse
- AAP Australia's corporate watchdog has defended its role in dealing with the collapse of advisory firm Storm Financial. Storm Financial, which claimed to have about $4.7 billion of funds under management and more than 14,000 clients, went into administration in January. The Federal Court ordered the company's winding up in...
- News items 2009-08-18
- UK Treasury warns regulator off financial tax talk
- Reuters LONDON - Britain's Treasury has warned the chief financial regulator to stay out of taxation policy after he said he would support higher taxes on the financial services industry. A Treasury spokesman said taxation was "a matter for the Chancellor finance minister" after Adair Turner, chairman of the Financial...
- News items 2009-08-27
- Financial Reforms Grind Forward in Congress
- By Kevin DrawbaughWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress edged closer on Wednesday to creating new government powers to break up giant financial firms, which Europe is already doing, while a U.S. derivatives market crackdown got more complicated.More than a year since the collapse of Lehman Brothers and massive government bailouts...
- News items 2009-11-19
- Update: Should Ben Bernanke Serve A Second Term? Economists Say Yes
- This post was updated August 12, 2009 Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Benjamin Bernanke reaches the end of his four-year term in January. The position is appointed by the president, rather than elected, but Bernanke nonetheless has started a 2010 campaign, of sorts, with a town-hall meeting in...
- Blog posts 2009-07-30
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