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Shadow banking: still big, still dangerous

The part of the financial system that lends the most money to Americans remains almost untouched by regulation. It's shadow banking, as Paddy Hirsch explains.

Published 1 week ago

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Market makers, stub quotes and new SEC rules

The Securities and Exchange Commission wants to make equity markets safer by pushing market makers to tighten up their standards, and stop making so-called stub quotes. Paddy Hirsch explains.

Published 2 weeks ago

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Currency pegs

Pressure from the US may have pushed China to unpeg its currency from the dollar this week. But how did that peg work in the first place? Paddy Hirsch explains.

Published 1 month ago

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Marketplace Minute with Bill Radke, 5/28

This week: BP oil spill, the Continental/United merger, Spain's spending cuts, Sex and the City 2, and Apple versus Microsoft.

Published 2 months ago

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Why investors are suing the banks

It all comes down to a little thing called fiduciary responsibility. Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains what a fiduciary is, and what his or her duties are.

Published 2 months ago

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Europe is teetering on the edge of a credit crisis, and markets all around the world are tumbling as investors worry about contagion. Its all about banks not trusting each other, as Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains.

Published 2 months ago

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SEC goes after Goldman

Lots of people are puzzling through the SECs fraud allegations against Goldman Sachs, trying to work out how it allegedly committed fraud. The way Paddy Hirsch sees it, its a bit like a bookie and gambler teaming up to fix a horse race.

Published 3 months ago

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Marketplace Minute with Bill Radke 4/16

This week: Iceland's volcanic airport snafu, Lexus and iPad Wifi woes, some good earnings (and some bad) and Coco goes to TBS.

Published 3 months ago

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Marketplace Minute with Bill Radke 4/9

This week: United and U.S. Airways talk merger, Obama banking tax, jobless benefits, Geithner in Beijing, Citigroup on Capitol Hill and that iPad thing.

Published 3 months ago

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Fannie, Freddie and the Fed

The Federal Reserve said this week it will no longer buy mortgage backed securities from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Some people worry mortgage rates could rise as a result. Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains why.

Published 3 months ago

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Marketplace Minute with Bill Radke 4/2

This week: East Coast drilling, gas mileage, Toyota sales, and relentless iPad yearning.

Published 3 months ago

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Cov-lite loans are back!

Lyondell Chemical issued the fist covenant-lite loan since the financial crisis subsided. Senior editor Paddy Hirsch explains what a cov-lite loan is, and why their return could be bad for the economy.

Published 4 months ago

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