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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
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