There are those on Wall Street and in the plutocracy who feel that Geithner is a hero who deftly steered the country from economic ruin. To many ordinary Americans, however, he is considered a Wall Street puppet and a servant of the so-called banksters. Andrew Ross Sorkin americanbanksterscall share on social
We talk about institutions that are too big to fail - I think the story is as much about people who think they are too big to fail. Andrew Ross Sorkin bigfailinstitution Change image and share on social
Let's start with a basic question: Do we, as a country, want our most highly qualified employees from the private sector to pursue public service? The answer, I would imagine, should be yes. Andrew Ross Sorkin answerbasiccountry Change image and share on social
Investors are sometimes too busy looking for profits to notice where the truth ends and the deception begins. Andrew Ross Sorkin beginbusydeception Change image and share on social
TARP became so politicized that having money from it was almost like a scarlet letter. There were debates over compensation, worry that the rules were going to get changed. All the banks were desperately rushing to get that money back as soon as possible - in part, so they could pay themselves bonuses without any government restrictions. Andrew Ross Sorkin backbankbonus share on social
Bitcoin, in the short or even long term, may turn out be a good investment in the same way that anything that is rare can be considered valuable. Like baseball cards. Or a Picasso. Andrew Ross Sorkin baseballbitcoincard Change image and share on social