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Fool's gold : the inside story of J.P. Morgan and how Wall Street greed corrupted its bold dream and created a financial catastrophe / Gillian Tett.
Publication details: New York : Free Press, 2010, c2009.Edition: 1st Free Press paperback edDescription: xviii, 301 p. ; 22 cmISBN:- 9781439100134 (pbk.) :
- 1439100136 (pbk.) :
- 9781439100752 (ebk.)
- 1439100756 (ebk.)
- HG6024.U6 T48 2010
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Summary: Traces the relationship between a team of JP Morgan banking gurus and the current financial crisis, documenting their invention of a bold variety of allegedly risk-free investments that sparked a frenzy in the banking world and may have directly contributed to the market crash.
The derivatives dream -- Dancing around the regulators -- The dream team -- The cuffs come off -- Merger mania -- Innovation unleashed -- Mr. Dimon takes charge -- Risky business -- Leveraging lunacy -- Tremors -- First failures --Panic takes hold -- Bank run -- Bear blows up -- Free fall.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | HG 6024 .U6 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5065500 |
"Updated with new preface and afterword" -- Cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-282) and index.
The derivatives dream -- Dancing around the regulators -- The dream team -- The cuffs come off -- Merger mania -- Innovation unleashed -- Mr. Dimon takes charge -- Risky business -- Leveraging lunacy -- Tremors -- First failures --Panic takes hold -- Bank run -- Bear blows up -- Free fall.
Traces the relationship between a team of JP Morgan banking gurus and the current financial crisis, documenting their invention of a bold variety of allegedly risk-free investments that sparked a frenzy in the banking world and may have directly contributed to the market crash.
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