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MF Global is not the first Corzine trading scandal

If you follow investment and financial news, you are no doubt aware of the bankruptcy of MF Global, a powerful futures brokerage.   Before its bankruptcy, MF Global was helmed by former Senator and New Jersey governor Jon Corzine, a very wealthy and influential Democrat power player.  Before he ran for the Senate in 2000, [...]

November 22, 2011 | Posted by | 10 Comments

Is Wall Street to blame for the 2008 'Oil Bubble'?

I didn't get a chance to write about this when I first spotted it last week (h/t The Moderate Voice): CBS News "60 Minutes": Did Speculation Fuel Oil Price Swings?…

January 19, 2009 | Posted by | 11 Comments