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Senators Assail Goldman on Conflicts of Interest

ANALYSIS (April 27) -- An increasingly frustrated Republican Sen. Susan Collins wanted a yes-or-no answer. Did Fabrice Tourre, the Goldman Sachs executive accused of securities fraud in a government lawsuit against the firm, think Goldman owed a good-faith effort to all the company's investors? "I understand that you do...

Wide Range of Wall Street Reform Critics

(April 22) -- Not all the criticism of the Democrats' plan for new financial industry regulations is coming from Capitol Hill Republicans. As President Barack Obama demands action, commentators from across the political spectrum are calling for changes in Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd's bill. (Click here...

Hey, Wall Street, GBTW (or DIAF)

(March 22) -- Come on, Wall Street. It's not enough that you guys gave yourselves bonuses while the rest of the nation was losing jobs, homes and respect for your profession. It's not enough that you flaunt your wealth in a time when most people are proud to make it a week eating something other than Ramen instant...

Wall Street Reform Turns to Main Street, Maybe

(March 2) -- Who's looking out for the little guy? During all the debate over government cures for the financial crisis, billions of dollars in bank bailouts and fiery finger-pointing at greedy executives and heedless regulators, questions about the plight of American consumers have largely gone unanswered. Repair to...

Stocks Plunge on Worries About Jobs, European Debt

(Feb. 4) - Stocks suffered sharp declines Thursday amid weak jobs data, European debt fears and some disappointing earnings outlooks. Jittery investors scrambled out of equities and commodities and back into safe havens such as Treasurys and the dollar ahead of Friday's key unemployment report.

Background on WallStreet

The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal.

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