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Bridgewater Associates founder, chairman, and co-CIO Ray Dalio.
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Following the 2008 mortgage crisis, the biggest financial institutions in the country were given a light tap on the wrist in fines and penalties. None were brought to criminal court.
But that wasn't the case for a small, family-owned bank tucked inside Chinatown in New York City. A new movie exposes the "ridiculous" case against the one bank charged after the 2008 crisis.
The Trump administration's plans to crack down on Wall Street are being called into question.
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Bank of America's CEO says a pre-crisis idea could make it easier for millennials to buy homes. x-Barclays CEO Bob Diamond sold his penthouse at "the world's most powerful address" for $50 million.
Bridgewater Associates, the world's largest hedge fund, told clients that US stocks may drop more than 10% if Trump is impeached. Paul Singer's hedge fund took a 9% stake in a health IT company. Hedge fund manager Lee Cooperman has settled with the government.
Hedge funds are moving on from the Trump trade. Jim Chanos slammed two pharma companies in a presentation about their "murky alliance." A hedge fund manager is supporting a free masters program in financial engineering.
tech fund is looking to hire experts in AI, robotics and enterprise softwaresearching for unconventional healthcare startups to back.
There’s a major miscalculation behind the Fed’s interest rate hikes, according to Business Insider's Pedro da Costa. Tech stocks are on pace to do something that hasn't been seen since the dot-com bubble. And there's one big reason the stock market is becoming Trump-proof.
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China is reportedly in talks to buy into Canada's Boeing rival.
Wall Street won't stop beating up on Ford — but the automaker could actually have a huge advantage when the next downturn hits. And an extremely rare 1967 Corvette is up for auction — and it could fetch $500,000.
In earnings news:
- Salesforce tops earnings, raises revenue and profit outlook
- Campbell Soup misses across the board and slashes its forecast
- Deere beats across the board and raises its profit forecast
- Gap fends off retail apocalypse, climbs on earnings beat
Lastly, thave minted almost 400 billionaires.
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