6. Why men are to blame for the crunch

I routinely characterise the credit crunch as "men behaving badly" - because it's almost impossible to find a woman to blame. The reckless chief executives of banks who went on a borrowing and lending binge: all men.

29/07/2009 | 114 Hits

7. Will Obama pay Goodwin's pension?

Only yesterday, or the day before, financial globalisation was supposedly about making sure that capital was transferred to those parts of the world that could invest it most productively. That so much of the exporting nations' surpluses in...

24/03/2009 | 225 Hits | Read more...

8. We are the monolines now

Before the market in collateralised debt obligations (CDOs) started to implode in 2007, many of these securities constructed out of low-quality subprime loans were sold as AAA investments - the highest quality investments, up there with the...

23/03/2009 | 161 Hits | Read more...

9. Weep for Woolies

The manner of Woolworth's demise as a going concern was almost as shocking as the fact of its collapse into administration. Although Woolworth had been one of the UK's weaker retailers for years - propped up by a decade of benign,...

25/11/2008 | 292 Hits | Read more...

10. When should I begin filing taxes?

You should begin to fill out your taxes once you know all of your income and expenses for the previous year. Under most circumstances this information should be sent to you no later then January 31st. If you have the information earlier then...

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