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Naomi Klein And Joseph Stiglitz Discuss The Cause And Effect Of The Financial Crisis

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U.S. Bancorp’s Buying Spree Pays Off

By Laurie Kulikowski 10/21/09 – 02:01 PM EDT
MINNEAPOLIS (TheStreet — U.S. Bancorp(USB Quote)’s steady pace of acquisitions throughout the financial crisis reverberated in the Midwest institution’s better-than-expect… carry on reading.

Irish insurance boom on back of relocation

By Paul J Davies, Insurance Correspondent
Published: September 28 2009 00:08 | Last updated: September 28 2009 00:08
The Irish international insurance market saw record business volumes last year in spite of the financial crisis as mo… carry on reading.

Faith slowly returns to Australia’s property Reit market

By Lachlan Colquhoun
Published: September 27 2009 08:52 | Last updated: September 27 2009 08:52
Australia’s property fund sector suffered more than most others during the dark days of the financial crisis. But, after a painful period… carry on reading.

German Industry Orders Beat Forecasts

By NINA KOEPPEN
FRANKFURT — German manufacturing orders rose strongly in July in yet another indication that the worst of the financial crisis appears to have passed, with private-sector confidence returning.
Data from Germany&… carry on reading.

World Bankers Suggest Rebound May Be Under Way

By EDMUND L. ANDREWS
Published: August 21, 2009
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — Central bankers from around the world expressed growing confidence on Friday that the worst of the financial crisis was over and that a global economic recovery was… carry on reading.

Sweden rides to defence of hedge funds

Sweden, the new holder of the EU presidency, came to the defence of hedge funds and private equity, saying it did not blame them for the financial crisis and would press for improvements in EU proposals to regulate them… carry on reading.

The Upside of the Downturn

While we recognize that nothing good can be said about the misery that people are experiencing as a result of the current financial crisis, it is a “rare moment when we all face the greatest possible opportunity to make ourselves winners for a long t… carry on reading.

City ‘failing to learn lessons’ of crisis

Bankers and regulators are already showing signs of forgetting the lessons of the “biggest financial crisis in the history of market capitalism”, the City’s top regulator warned… carry on reading.