At the beginning of March 2008, the monetary fabric of Bear Stearns, one of the world’s oldest and largest investment banks, began unraveling. After ten days, the bank no longer existed, its assets sold under duress to rival JPMorgan Chase. The effects would be felt nationwide, as the country suddenly found itself in the grip of the worst financial mess since the Great Depression. William Cohan exposes the corporate arrogance, power struggles, and deadly combination of greed and inattention, which led to the collapse of not only Bear Stearns but the very foundations of Wall Street.
Roku opens a new world of TV net streaming Shelbyville Times-Gazette Netflix has new episodes of "Arrested Development" in the works, as well as an American remake, starring Kevin Spacey, of the British miniseries "House of Cards." Some people have bought new digital-TV-ready roof antennas and signal boosters and have ... and more » |
BADBADNOTGOOD Bangs Out at Brooklyn Bowl Huffington Post (blog) They took the hot and bothered astronaut's song and turned it into a trip down acid lane; the music slowly building momentum and then suddenly crashing down like a house of cards. Transitioning into slower fare, BBNG showed their versatility with some ... |
Mass Extinctions in the Cards Absent Urgent Action Inter Press Service To understand the importance of biodiversity in a given habitat or ecosystem, think of biodiversity as a gigantic house of cards, with each card representing a single species or ecosystem function. A few cards can be removed without any significant ... and more » |
Unraveling the Mystery of John Colter The Missourian In Chapter Two of their book, Anglin and Morris note, “All of this offers a prime example of how a seemingly solid historical structure can be assembled on a house of cards. During the second half of the 20th century, three descendants of John Colter ... |
The importance of Alexander Lowrey's Roger Clemens-Jose Canseco party photo ... New York Daily News (blog) During Clemens' deposition, Hardin had made it explicit: "The whole house of cards falls," he said. One person at the party, apparently, was an 11-year-old boy who lived in Canseco's South Florida neighborhood, invited by a contractor who had done some ... and more » |
Digital Media Wire | Netflix ups pair to programming posts: Search is on for exec to lead Lat Am ... Chicago Tribune Having already launched "Lilyhammer," Netflix has teed up the revival of comedy "Arrested Development"; Jenji Kohan comedy "Orange Is the New Black"; Kevin Spacey starrer "House of Cards"; and Eli Roth horror series "Hemlock Grove" for next year. Netflix Names Cindy Holland to new role as VP Original Content. Jason Ropell ... MarketWatch (press release) Netflix reinforces original content executive team Digital Media Wire Netflix bolsters original content team, plans four new series launches FierceOnlineVideo paidContent.org - Deadline.com all 24 news articles » |
Debt: A crisis or an opportunity? WND.com “Boehner said the same thing last time and caved like a house of cards,” said Farah. “He tipped his hand early in January 2011 by saying it was unthinkable not to raise the debt limit. There's no way he's going to get any concessions from Obama this ... and more » |
Globe and Mail | Many obstacles remain in Coyotes deal Globe and Mail As the Phoenix Coyotes' remarkable playoff run ended in overtime against the Los Angeles Kings, the house of cards that is their franchise received another Band-Aid from the local politicians. However, even though the city council of the suburban city ... and more » |
National Post | Jesse Kline: The case for universal fiscal austerity National Post Eventually, the house of cards will come tumbling down. In 1980, after fighting two world wars and putting a man on the moon, the US had accumulated $1-trillion in debt; today it owes $15.7-trillion (100% of that country's gross domestic product (GDP), ... |
CTV.ca | The euro awaits its verdict BusinessWorld Online Edition But if the European Central Bank is threatening to cut off support -- for example, because a government will not comply with what the Germans regard as good economic policy -- the whole house of cards can come tumbling down. The euro awaits verdict as turmoil continues Gulf Times Make up or break up dither 'killing EU' RT all 4,323 news articles » |
