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The Motley Fool September 19, 2008 Chuck Saletta	Will the Government Destroy American Capitalism? The law of unintended consequences is still stronger than any bailout package or regulation, and the more strongly the government intervenes, the bigger the problems it may cause.
The Motley Fool October 9, 2008 Alex Dumortier	The Next $350 Billion Hole Lehman goes out with a bang.
The Motley Fool December 10, 2008 Morgan Housel	5 Stocks to Avoid in 2009 There's value in today's market, but you won't find it in these five stocks. Read on to see which stocks to avoid right now.
The Motley Fool June 17, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer	Will Obama's Plan Lead to Financial Failure? Only time will tell if Obama's plan will lead to a better system or just a bureaucratic mess.
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The Motley Fool September 10, 2009 Anand Chokkavelu	The Market Meltdown: A Year Later Are we better off today?
The Motley Fool September 22, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Fool Blog: Paulson's Mother of All Boondoggles Congressional Democrats are trying to insert some limits on executive compensation, among other things, into the massive bailout package. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson doesn't like the idea.
The Motley Fool September 4, 2009 Morgan Housel	Fannie and Freddie: 1 Year Later A look at the first shots fired in the financial meltdown, and where we go from here.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2008 Morgan Housel	The Bailout: Myths, Half-Truths, and Inconsistencies Just the facts, ma'am, just the facts.
CFO January 1, 2009 Scott Leibs	The Year That Was A look back at the lows and ultra-lows of an all-too-historic year.
The Motley Fool December 16, 2008 Dave Mock	A Big Upgrade for AIG While it may be hard to believe, more top-performing CAPS members are turning bullish on American International Group these days, exhibiting optimism for the future.
Insurance & Technology November 10, 2008 Anthony O'Donnell	In the Crisis's Wake, the Financial Services Industries Assess the Damage and Look to the Future Looking forward, financial services IT organizations will bear much of the burden of restructuring and implementing new, more-effective governance and risk assessment processes.
BusinessWeek April 7, 2011 Charlie Rose	Charlie Rose Talks to Bob Diamond of Barclays The CEO of Barclays talks about the need for stimulus-free job growth -- and recalls the circumstances that drove Lehman into his arms.
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The Motley Fool September 17, 2008 Alex Dumortier	Has a Run on Goldman and Morgan Begun? NYU economics professor Nouriel Roubini may have been right. We could very well be witnessing the death throes of the modern U.S. investment bank.
InternetNews September 22, 2008 Paul Shread	Microsoft's Big Buyback No Help for Stocks Microsoft was about the only one showing any confidence in the stock market on Monday.
The Motley Fool February 24, 2009 Anand Chokkavelu	Is It Time to Buy Banks? The banks will survive. They must. But -- and this is why temptation hasn't turned to action -- survival doesn't necessarily mean that shareholders will benefit.
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The Motley Fool September 3, 2008 Alex Dumortier	Kiss the Global Financial System Goodbye? China is by far the largest foreign investor in U.S. long-term agency debt. These days, the Chinese are fretting over Fannie and Freddie.
The Motley Fool November 28, 2008 Dan Caplinger	Last Call for Smart Homeowners The Fed's recent move has triggered a sharp downtick in mortgage rates. If you want to refinance, it may be now or never.
The Motley Fool November 24, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer	Maybe We Should Have Let the Banks Fail The bailout may have kept the financial system afloat, but are we setting ourselves up for more pain?
Reason January 2009 Michael Flynn	Anatomy of a Breakdown Concerted government policy helped trigger the financial meltdown -- and will almost certainly extend it.
The Motley Fool January 14, 2010 Alex Dumortier	The Riskiest, Most Profitable Bank of All While the Fed won't suffer the same fate as Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers or Northern Rock, a run on the dollar (or even just an orderly decline) could turn out to be the direct equivalent of a run on the (central) bank.
The Motley Fool October 2, 2008 Chokkavelu & Richards	Everything You Want to Know About the $700 Billion Plan All your "bailout" coverage in one place with a recap of the events that have crippled our financial and credit markets and forced the government's hand.
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