Bringing Back Glass-Steagall Would Rebuild Shattered Confidence In Wall Street - Forbes


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Bringing Back Glass-Steagall Would Rebuild Shattered Confidence In Wall Street
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Investigations after the 1929 stock market crash revealed widespread conflicts of interest and outright fraud in the activities of financial firms leading up to the Great Crash. It was the worst financial catastrophe the country has ever experienced ...

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Sri Lanka Central Bank-managed fund rejects stock fraud - Lanka Business Online

Sri Lanka Central Bank-managed fund rejects stock fraud
Lanka Business Online
When Sri Lanka's stock bubble peaked in late 2010 it had sat on unrealized gains of 19 billion rupees on the portfolio. The Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) categorically rejects the statement allegedly made by an Opposition Member of Parliament as ...

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NASDAQ FAIL as Facebook IPO stock price falters $FB - Computerworld (blog)


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NASDAQ FAIL as Facebook IPO stock price falters $FB
Computerworld (blog)
The problems caused stock price quotes to be unavailable and orders to be canceled. In the end, $FB closed only just above the offer price, but there's some dispute over whether this failure to pop was caused by the glitch.
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Is Korea at risk of a housing bubble? - The Korea Herald

Is Korea at risk of a housing bubble?
The Korea Herald
Although housing crashes tend to be more gradual than those on the stock market, they are more prolonged and cause more economic damage, according to a 2003 report by the International Monetary Fund. Heightening the threat is that a bubble is difficult ...

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Facebook: will stock markets 'unfriend' investors buying now? - Telegraph.co.uk


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Facebook: will stock markets 'unfriend' investors buying now?
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By Paul Farrow Whenever you mention technology, the thought of bubbles, bubbles and bubbles crops up in your head. There is good reason for this. Each time the masses get interested in technology, investment in the sector takes a nosedive.

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Tech stock market getting a bit fizzy, if not downright bubbly - msnbc.com


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Tech stock market getting a bit fizzy, if not downright bubbly
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He cited a lack of quality companies in the market and added that to many investors, “technology is exciting, but very temporary and risky.” Facebook's stunning $1 billion purchase of Instagram last month was seen as evidence of the bubble mentality by ...

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Should you invest in MNC stocks now? - Economic Times

Should you invest in MNC stocks now?
Economic Times
Every once in a while, the stock market throws up a theme that captures the investors' imagination. Technology stocks were a fad in 2000, while infrastructure ruled the roost in 2007. In the past few months, multinational companies have been in the ...

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Stocks fall on Europe worries; Facebook debuts - The Seattle Times

Stocks fall on Europe worries; Facebook debuts
The Seattle Times
(May 18, 2012, by valentine smith) MORE "Shtadt da bubble macheen !" Lawrence Whelk (May 18, 2012, by George Seldes) MORE It's going to take more than Facebook's initial public offering to push the stock market higher. Facebook shares rose 23 cents ...

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