Democrats face loss of both House and Senate in 'midterm meltdown' - Independent

Democrats face loss of both House and Senate in 'midterm meltdown'
Independent
... in particular, the toothless initiatives taken to curb the Wall Street practices which caused the crash of 1929 and our more recent crash. ...

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The Wall Street Collapse and Return of Reality-Based Economics - Monthly Review

The Wall Street Collapse and Return of Reality-Based Economics
Monthly Review
Minsky's Wall Street paradigm did not address all of the afflictions of free-market capitalism. In particular, his model neglects the problems that arise ...

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The End of the Equity Cult? - CNBC

The End of the Equity Cult?
CNBC
“It took many years for the wounds of the 1929 crash to heal as US equities only managed to regain their pre-1929 crash levels in 1954,” wrote Buckland. ...

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Troubles at the FCIC - The Washington Independent

Troubles at the FCIC
The Washington Independent
The FCIC is due to complete a comprehensive report, à la the Pecora Commission that studied the 1929 crash, by Dec. 15. But The New York Times reports not ...

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Income Inequality and Financial Crises - New York Times

Income Inequality and Financial Crises
New York Times
Now, as he studies the financial crisis of 2008, Mr. Moss says that even Wall Street may have something serious to fear from inequality — namely, ...

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Double dip and other labels don't matter - MarketWatch


MarketWatch
Double dip and other labels don't matter
MarketWatch
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The buzz is building on Main Street, Wall Street and Pennsylvania Avenue that the US economy could ...

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Happy Anniversary to Cabot Small-Cap Confidential - Cabot Wealth Advisory

Happy Anniversary to Cabot Small-Cap Confidential
Cabot Wealth Advisory
After all, I'd heard stories from my grandfather about the stock market crash in 1929 and I knew that investing in stocks would be a risky enterprise. ...

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It's tough, but no Great Depression - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

It's tough, but no Great Depression
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
County Fair on great stories of the past -- not because of the stories there, but because of one that wasn't there: the Wall Street crash of 1929, ...

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The Poor Have No Chance of Joining the Rich, the Game is Rigged - The Market Oracle


The Market Oracle
The Poor Have No Chance of Joining the Rich, the Game is Rigged
The Market Oracle
This concentration of income and wealth did not cause the Stock Market Crash of 1929 or the financial system implosion in 2008, but they were a symptom of a ...

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"Capitalism has Failed" - Bay Area Indymedia

"Capitalism has Failed"
Bay Area Indymedia
The only thing that has blossomed in the US in the last years was Wall Street - that is now killing itself. The financial markets are many times greater ...

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