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Why Does Everyone Want to be a Bank Holding Company?

November 11, 2008

by Ilya Marritz

Amex’s decision to reclassify itself, plus job hunt tips for out-of-work Wall Streeters. ....

Chasing That Good Old New-car Smell

November 06, 2008

by Ilya Marritz

New Jersey auto dealers feel stranded as credit and consumer confidence both dry up. ....

Obamanomics

November 05, 2008

by Ilya Marritz

What president-elect Obama can do to re-set America’s financial system. ....

What’s Black and White and Shrinking?

November 04, 2008

by Ilya Marritz

Blogger Jeff Jarvis on newspaper and magazine layoffs, and what media can do to save itself. ....

The New York (Business) State of Mind

November 03, 2008

by Ilya Marritz

From Buffalo to Long Island, state businesses are suffering from a nosedive in consumer confidence. ....

The Art of the Possible

October 31, 2008

by Ilya Marritz

As donations dry up, museums are dusting off their permanent collections. ....

Plastic Wrap

October 30, 2008

by Ilya Marritz

How credit cards are using sophisticated data analysis to tighten up consumer lending. ....

Dial Back 101 Years, Part II

October 28, 2008

by Ilya Marritz

Financial historian Richard Sylla on what the response to the Panic of 1907 may tell us about the mess we’re in today. ....

Dial Back 101 Years, Part I

October 27, 2008

by Ilya Marritz

Financial historian Richard Sylla explains how today’s financial crisis is a lot like the Panic of 1907 – and how the Panic influenced the 1908 presidential election. ....

Act 3: Homeowners

October 23, 2008

by Ilya Marritz

Momentum is building for a rescue plan for homeowners in trouble. But what would be the best way to help? ....

A Band-Aid for Rite Aid

October 22, 2008

by Ilya Marritz

Why delisting from stock exchanges is threatening household-name chains. ....

Lehman's Ghosts

October 21, 2008

by Ilya Marritz

After Lehman went under, investors were owed billions in insurance on bonds. The deadline to settle those accounts was today. ....

What Banks Want

October 20, 2008

by Ilya Marritz

Despite the recent meltdown, big financial institutions continue to lobby for less oversight and regulation. ....

Bricks and Mortar

October 16, 2008

by Ilya Marritz

We hear how a Brooklyn contractor sees the financial crisis. ....

Natural Gas Drilling Benefits Touted at Albany Hearing

October 16, 2008

by Ilya Marritz

New York State sits atop huge reserves of natural gas, and energy companies want to start drilling as soon as possible. Yesterday supporters and opponents of drilling testified in Albany. WNYC's Ilya....

Bonds, Municipal Bonds

October 14, 2008

by Ilya Marritz

As New York City and the MTA postpone issuing millions of dollars of new bonds, we look at how the once stable bond marketplace has been affected by swings in global markets. ....

Got a Bloomberg Terminal?

October 13, 2008

by Ilya Marritz

Why you need one of Michael Bloomberg’s boxes to follow the market for credit default swaps. Also: as the Dow shatters 9,300, we explore the other indices that matter: the Libor and the TED spread.....

About that $700 billion…

October 10, 2008

by Ilya Marritz

Lisa Chow explains the asset manager BlackRock, the most important New York company you’ve never heard of. ....

Time to Buy the Bank?

October 09, 2008

by Ilya Marritz

Markets tumble again as the federal government considers whether to deploy the stock injection option and become a major shareholder in US banks. ....

Can Governments Do Anything to Reassure Markets?

October 08, 2008

by Ilya Marritz

After a wild day, Paulson’s remarks send the Dow down. Also: why local institutions’ assets are frozen. ....