Chasing Goldman Sachs : how the masters of the universe melted Wall Street down-- and why they'll take us to the brink again /

You know what happened during the financial crisis--now it is time to understand why the financial system came so close to falling over the edge of the abyss and why it could happen again. Journalist Suzanne McGee examines the forces that transformed Wall Street from its traditional role as a capita...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McGee, Suzanne
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Crown Publishers, [2010]
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • From utility welcome to the casino: the morphing of Wall Street
  • Building better--and more profitable--mousetraps
  • What's good for Wall Street is good for-- Wall Street: how Wall Street became its own best client
  • To the edge of the abyss-- and beyond: flying too close to the sun
  • "You eat what you kill"
  • The most terrifying four-letter word imaginable
  • Washington versus Wall Street
  • Too big to fail; too small to thrive?
  • Chasing Goldman Sachs?