The Impact of Bad Debt on a Company

Bad debt can seriously impact a company if it is not handled properly.  Take a look at Bear Stearns or Lehman Brothers.

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Bear Stearns Prosecutors Deserve A 'D-'

Bulletin: A federal court jury in Brooklyn has concluded that two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers did not cause, or have advance knowledge of, the global credit crisis. But to aggressive federal prosecutors, they looked like promising scapegoats.

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Fed Made Taxpayers Unwitting Junk-Bond Buyers

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and then-New York Fed President Timothy Geithner told senators on April 3, 2008, that the tens of billions of dollars in “assets” the government agreed to purchase in the rescue of Bear Stearns Cos. were “investment-grade.” They didn’t share everything the Fed knew about the money.

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Brown-Nosing Wall Street Reform

More than two years after the collapse of Bear Stearns, the House and Senate finally ironed out their differences on Wall Street reform in the wee, small hours of Friday morning. The bill now goes back to both the House and Senate for final approval, but it's fate in the Senate is uncertain following the defection of Tea Party Sen.

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The Biggest Financial Deception of the Decade

Enron? Bear Stearns? Bernie Madoff? They�re all big stories about big losses and have hurt a lot of employees and investors. But none come close to getting my vote for the decade�s most dastardly deception...

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Day Trading Strategies | BP going bankrupt, God told me!

I have never had such a strong gut feeling since Lehman, and Bear Stearns about BP going WAY WAY lower. Let's see what happens! This could help you retire early by reading this article. Whether selling your position or taking a short position on BP.

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Authorities reveal mortgage fraud crackdown, 485 arrests

Last year, the Justice Department was dealt a setback when two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers were acquitted of various fraud charges related to two funds that were full of subprime mortgage-backed securities.

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Bear Stearns, Lehman bosses got billions of dollars before f

Bear, Lehman cases show reform of Wall Street pay doesn't go far enough

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William D. Cohan: Will Wall Street Go Free?

News that the Justice Department has dropped an investigation into the insurance giant A.I.G. makes one wonder if anyone will pay the price for destroying the economy. Cohan is the author of "House of Cards" detailing the fall of Bear Stearns, a great read.

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Rep. Alan Grayson: You Own the Red Roof Inn, Thanks to the F

Rep. Alan Grayson discussed the Federal Reserve's purchase of debt from Bear Stearns, including debt from recently foreclosed Red Roof Inn's.

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