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The Motley Fool September 15, 2008 Chokkavelu & Richards	The Biggest Financial Story of the Past 50 Years This weekend's news is bigger than the dot-com bust and bigger than Black Monday in 1987. Let's process this weekend's wild Wall Street news.
The Motley Fool December 31, 2008	The 10 Biggest Stories of 2008 What Bear Stearns' fallout means for investors... The people responsible for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac... Why you should care that Lehman went bust... Black Sunday on Wall Street... AIG's failure is so much bigger than Enron's... etc.
The Motley Fool October 7, 2008 Morgan Housel	Holding Strong at Bank of America You can look -- the quarter really wasn't that bad. Honest.
The Motley Fool September 12, 2008 Morgan Housel	Is JPMorgan Back at WaMu's Doorstep? Rumor has it that JPMorgan Chase is back in talks to buy Seattle-based Washington Mutual, five months after it made its first offer.
The Motley Fool September 22, 2008 Anand Chokkavelu	Fool Poll: The Biggest Financial Shock of the Week Last weeks financial stories were amazing. Crazy rumors trumped by crazier reality. Which one of these made you gasp the loudest?
The Motley Fool September 22, 2008 Anand Chokkavelu	Fool Blog: Last Week's Top 10 Financial Shocks A whole pile of stunning news combined last week to become the biggest financial story of the past 50 years.
The Motley Fool November 24, 2008 Morgan Housel	Citigroup Comes Back for Seconds Barely more than a month after receiving a $25 billion injection from the Treasury, a one-week swoon in its stock price sent Citi limping back to the Treasury, hat in hand, for second helpings.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2008 Rich Duprey	Bernanke's Bid to Rule Zimbabwe If the Fed chairman and Treasury secretary have their way, we're gonna need $1 billion Zimbabwean notes.
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 April 14, 2010 Morgan Housel	Bailout Cost Plummets: Good News? It seems the bailouts taxpayers ponied up to save the financial system are going to cost a lot less than we thought.
Investment Advisor October 2008 James J. Green	Wall Street Stunned Wall Street is not what it used to be, for good or ill. Culminating a months-long period of market volatility and uncertainty two marquee names in financial services ceased to exist.
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The Motley Fool November 6, 2008 Morgan Housel	Throwdown: Bank of America vs. JPMorgan Let's compare these two megabanks to see which is the stronger company.
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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 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.
The Motley Fool September 17, 2008 Dan Caplinger	You're Holding the Bag on Financials It's too early to tell just how big the taxpayer bill for the various bailouts, bank failures, and bankruptcies might be. But one thing is for sure: Mutual fund shareholders have already taken a big hit.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2008 Morgan Housel	Now It's Wachovia's Turn Citigroup makes a deal to take over Wachovia's banking operations.
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The Motley Fool November 6, 2008 Alex Dumortier	JPMorgan: 1, Taxpayers: -$2.7 Billion The bad news, for U.S. taxpayers at least, is that the value of Bear's portfolio has fallen since March. The Federal Reserve recently announced that it (or you the taxpayer, effectively) has a $2.7 billion paper loss on its commitment.
InternetNews September 12, 2008 Paul Shread	Get Ready for Another Financial Rescue Weekend When traders come back to their desks on Monday, Lehman could be the latest Wall Street institution to disappear.
The Motley Fool April 4, 2008 Tom Hutchinson	Congress Grills Bernanke Over Bear Recent hearings debated the Fed's role in bailing out Bear Stearns.
The Motley Fool September 26, 2008 Anand Chokkavelu	WaMu Gets Failed Out Another one's gone. Another one gets bigger.
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The Motley Fool June 6, 2008 Tom Hutchinson	This Week in Banking Banking news: It was a roller-coaster in subprime land this past week.
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 September 9, 2009 Alex Dumortier	One Year Later: The Big Risk We're Still Facing This fundamental risk is larger than ever. Banks that are "too big to fail" benefit from an implicit taxpayer subsidy since their funding costs do not adequately reflect the risk of failure.
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The Motley Fool October 30, 2008	The Motley Fool Crisis Survival Kit With a calm head and a smart game plan, each of us can get through the current crisis. Read on for advice.
The Motley Fool September 15, 2008 Brian Richards	Roundtable: Why You Should Care That Lehman Went Bust Lehman Brothers will soon be no more. Merrill Lynch is being acquired by Bank of America. And AIG is desperately trying to shore up its capital. These events are, without exaggeration, the biggest Wall Street headlines in a decade.
The Motley Fool June 5, 2009 Morgan Housel	Please, Throw the Book at This Guy The SEC has filed a civil fraud suit against former Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo, as well as two other former executives. Insider trading charges may also be on the table for Mozilo.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2008 Morgan Housel	What Part of the Bailout Plan Did You Miss? Picking apart the new plan.
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The Motley Fool March 17, 2008 Morgan Housel	Is Lehman Brothers Next To Go? After Bear Stearns' collapse, Lehman's future could be on the chopping block.
The Motley Fool September 12, 2008 Alex Dumortier	Who Will Buy Lehman? The investment bank's days of independence are numbered.
The Motley Fool October 9, 2008 Rich Duprey	Sell Short to Save the Market! With the short-selling ban expired, market volatility may be lessened.
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The Motley Fool April 23, 2009 Richard Gibbons	Stocks That Will Benefit From This Disaster The companies that helped cause the current crisis may end up being the biggest beneficiaries.
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The Motley Fool December 8, 2008 Rich Duprey	No Equality in Bailout Automakers will never get the sweetheart deal that was given to Wall Street.
The Motley Fool March 19, 2008 Tom Hutchinson	Will Bear Stearns Receive a Rival Bid? Two days after JPMorgan Chase agreed to buy Bear Stearns for $2 per share, BSC stock is trading for slightly more than $5 per share. How could this be? Because the market is factoring in the possibility of a rival offer from another bidder.
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