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Republican Senator Wants Failed Company Executives To Give Back Their Dough… »

By Anita Finlay ("Ani") on Apr 26, 2010 in Bailouts, Banking Committee Hearings, Banking Institutions, Banks, Bernie Madoff, Current Affairs, Wall Street | View Comments

ABC’s Jake Tapper covers an interesting proposition from Republican Senator Bob Corker on financial reform for Wall Street — he wants a “clawback provision” forcing failed executives who have driven companies into the red to give back their earnings for the past five years. Loving it!!! Read how Austan Goolsbee, one of Obama’s chief economic [...]

How Wall Street and Washington Betrayed America!! »

By Larry Doyle on Mar 4, 2009 in American Consumers, Banking Committee Hearings, Banking Institutions, Credit Risk, Economy, Employment, Equity Markets, Sense on Cents (Larry Doyle blog) | View Comments

While politicians, bankers, regulators, and commentators can and will point fingers as to where and how our system of financial oversight broke down, make no mistake it was due to too many people making and taking too much money!! I have highlighted the grotesque system of lobbying that has developed and corrupted our society in [...]

I’m No Economist »

By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Feb 26, 2009 in Banking Committee Hearings, Banking Institutions, Barack Obama, Ben Bernanke, Bernie Mac Scandal, Bernie Madoff, Christopher Dodd, Congress (House & Senate), Democrats, Earmarks, Economic Stimulus, Economy, Franklin Raines, Hoodwinking, Nancy Pelosi | View Comments

But Paul Krugman is. And he had this to say about the team Obama has put together to deal with the economy: All the President’s Zombies. Nice title, eh? Pretty much sums it up, but Mr. Krugman does go on to explain: Ben Bernanke’s testimony over the past two days gives us our best clue [...]

I’m live-blogging the Madoff hearing – join me: »

By Larry Doyle on Feb 4, 2009 in American Consumers, Banking Committee Hearings, Bernie Madoff, Economy | View Comments

You can listen / watch live on C-Span 3 — use C-Span 3′s direct link — or CNN. The hearing is ongoing now via C-Span 3.