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Five Risky Bets that Paid Off
As the markets reveled in JP Morgan's $2 billion loss, and scrambled to understand the $6 billion wipe-out at MF Global, observers asked why, in the wake of the economic meltdown, anyone would take such extreme risks. The answer, of course, is that sometimes those gambles pay off.
May 22, 2012
Rich Ilczyszyn: Inside MF Global During Its Collapse
A former trader discusses those scary final days in late October 2011, and what it was like to learn that customer money was missing. "They were saying it was $500 million; then it was a billion," he tells FRONTLINE. "It was just unbelievable. It was like a movie."
May 22, 2012
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Six Billion Dollar Bet
FRONTLINE investigates MF Global's massive bet on European debt that went sour, leaving more than a billion dollars of customer funds missing.
May 22, 2012
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Cell Tower Deaths
FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate the hidden cost that comes with the demand for better and faster cell phone service.
May 22, 2012
What Can We Learn from JPMorgan's $2 Billion Loss?
JPMorgan's risky trade highlights the ongoing debate over financial regulations currently being written
May 11, 2012
What's the Status of the Dodd-Frank Financial Overhaul?
In July 2010, President Barack Obama signed what became known as the Dodd-Frank bill, the financial reform package aimed at overhauling the financial regulatory system and ending the risky practices that led to the 2008 financial crisis.
May 10, 2012
Brooks, Coulson Next Up in the Phone-Hacking Scandal Hot Seat
The two former News of the World editors are expected to be grilled about their relationships with Scotland Yard and the British government, particularly Prime Minister David Cameron
May 9, 2012
The Financial Crisis Is Like... Sangria?
Well, it’s like a lot of things, according to some of the economists, journalists, bankers, activists and officials we interviewed for our four-hour series on the global financial crisis, "Money, Power and Wall Street."
May 3, 2012
Live Chat 1 p.m. ET: Can Wall Street Change?
Join Money, Power and Wall Street producers Martin Smith and Marcela Gaviria for a live chat featuring guest questioner Felix Salmon from Reuters. You can leave a question now.
May 3, 2012