The 5 Dumbest Things on Wall Street This Week: May 24

Let's have some sympathy for the government, the National Association of Head Teachers' general secretary Russell Hobby has said, tongue firmly in cheek, adding: ''We need to get Ofsted out of our heads''. Here's his full speech I need to begin with ...

Judging by all the talk of sleaze at JPMorgan, you might think the nations biggest bank is more corrupt than Bear Stearns or Lehman Bros., firms that ignited the 2008 financial crisis. It isnt, but thats not stopping the Obama administrations bank ...

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How the mighty have fallen. Bob Diamond, the one-time CEO of Barclays, has been relegated to riding the New York City subway to work in a far-off office. The New York Times Magazine has the pictures to prove it. The article notes that he also ...

Vintage racquet courtesy of NYC Racquet Sports. The annual Tournament of Champions, sponsored by JPMorgan, takes place in Grand Central Terminal's Vanderbilt Hall. Two Hyder contestants, Lekgotla Mosope and Zac Alexander, take a swing. The Hyder ...

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With the announcement that MF Global Trustee (and former FBI chief) Louis J. Freeh will charge Jon Corzine for failing in his duty to oversee the company , the meaning of Jon Corzine shifts once again. Prior to this announcement, I understood the ...

Over drinks at a bar on a dreary, snowy night in Washington this past month, a former Senate investigator laughed as he polished off his beer. "Everything's fucked up, and nobody goes to jail," he said. "That's your whole story right there. Hell, ...

One of the main beneficiaries of Barclays? shake-up is Hugh E "Skip" McGee III. The Princeton-educated Texan has been promoted to become chief executive of Barclays Americas, after previously running the American corporate and investment banking ...