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The Buzz Around That Tim Geithner Scene...
A scene from Money, Power and Wall Street generated a lot of feedback on Twitter during last night's broadcast, and we've curated some of the most interesting reactions...
May 2, 2012
Did the Fed's Emergency Lending Prop Up "Too Big to Fail"?
The Obama administration arrived in Washington in early 2009 facing the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression -- and an American public outraged by bailouts for the financial institutions that had gotten them there.
May 1, 2012
Live Chat 1 p.m ET: The Battles Behind Closed Doors
Join Money, Power and Wall Street producers Mike Wiser and Jim Gilmore for a live chat featuring guest questioner Ryan Lizza from The New Yorker. You can leave a question now.
May 1, 2012
What Has Occupy Wall Street Been Up To?
While today's renewed protests are getting a lot of attention, a small group of activists has been quietly working within the financial system to change America's regulatory processes.
May 1, 2012
From Bear to Lehman: Documents Reveal an Alternate History
On the heels of investment bank Bear Stearns’ sudden collapse in March of 2008, the New York Federal Reserve Bank, then led by President Timothy Geithner, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) dispatched teams of investigators to the four largest remaining investment banks.
May 1, 2012
Report: Murdoch "Not a Fit Person" to Run News Corp.
A scathing – but politically split – report by a British Parliamentary committee found that the media mogul exercised "willful blindness" during the phone-hacking scandal at News of the World.
May 1, 2012
The Big Takeaways From This Week's Murdoch Testimony
This week has been abuzz with news about James and Rupert Murdoch's testimony at an inquiry into the phone-hacking scandal. So what was revealed? And what's next for News Corp.? To keep you (very smartly) updated, here's analysis from key reporters who have been following Rupert Murdoch and the media for years.
April 27, 2012
Live Chat 2:30 p.m. ET: How Do You Stop A Financial Meltdown? (Hour 2)
Join Money, Power and Wall Street producers Michael Kirk and Mike Wiser for a live chat featuring guest questioner Andrew Ross Sorkin from The New York Times. You can leave a question now.
April 26, 2012
The Buzz Around "Money, Power and Wall Street"
Financial journalists, Occupy Wall Street activists and even a senior economic adviser to President Obama all took to the internet to talk about last night’s broadcast of the first half of "Money, Power and Wall Street."
April 25, 2012
Two Years Later, First Criminal Charges Filed in BP Oil Spill
Two years after oil from a BP well began gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Department of Justice has filed criminal charges alleging that a former BP employee destroyed critical evidence in the early days of the unfolding disaster.
April 25, 2012
Live Chat 1 p.m. ET: Down the Financial Rabbit Hole (Hour 1)
Join Money, Power and Wall Street correspondent Martin Smith and producer Marcela Gaviria for a live chat featuring guest questioner Gillian Tett from the Financial Times. You can leave a question now.
April 25, 2012