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                    [Title] => Bernanke defends Fed response to financial crisis
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Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday that the Federal Reserve was left with few good options when it stepped in to shore up the largest US financial institutions during the 2008 crisis.

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1987’s emblematic film on the era of excess Wall Street by director Oliver Stone continues in Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps wherein Gordon Gekko (played by Michael Douglas) is seen being freed from prison whose mementos to take home are his personal pocket items and a first generation handheld phone.

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President Barack Obama sternly warned Wall Street yesterday against returning to the sort of reckless and unchecked behavior that threatened the nation with a second Great Depression.

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Exactly a year ago, on Sept. 15, 2008, the world stood still when Lehman Brothers collapsed. In what was to be a monumental blunder by then Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, the 145-year old Lehman lapsed into bankruptcy without any assistance from the government.  

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It’s been ten months since the global economic tempest has washed over even the most stable of economies across the globe.

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MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine banking system does not need to be subjected to a “stress test” similar to what banking regulators are implementing in the US.

[DatePublished] => 2009-06-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 442928 [Title] => Too big to fail [Summary] =>

Having economies of scale is one thing. Being too big to fail is another. One can have beneficial effects in terms of reducing unit costs to the consumer.

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The issue of how to value distressed assets is one of the more contentious issues bogging down the bank rescue plan.

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Dear Lord, as we celebrate the Feast of Your Epiphany, we desperately search for signs of your presence amidst the pervading gloom.

[DatePublished] => 2009-01-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1487916 [AuthorName] => Manuel V. Francisco, S.J. [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 428186 [Title] => Yearender: RP stocks shed 49% or P3.909T of value in 2008 [Summary] =>

The bears ruled the local equities market in 2008, crashing down stocks to new lows as investors headed for the exits following the economic crisis in the United States and other developed countries.

[DatePublished] => 2009-01-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Title] => Bernanke defends Fed response to financial crisis
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Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday that the Federal Reserve was left with few good options when it stepped in to shore up the largest US financial institutions during the 2008 crisis.

[DatePublished] => 2012-04-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 556880 [Title] => The business of money [Summary] =>

1987’s emblematic film on the era of excess Wall Street by director Oliver Stone continues in Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps wherein Gordon Gekko (played by Michael Douglas) is seen being freed from prison whose mementos to take home are his personal pocket items and a first generation handheld phone.

[DatePublished] => 2010-03-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 505129 [Title] => Obama warns Wall Street against reckless behavior [Summary] =>

President Barack Obama sternly warned Wall Street yesterday against returning to the sort of reckless and unchecked behavior that threatened the nation with a second Great Depression.

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Exactly a year ago, on Sept. 15, 2008, the world stood still when Lehman Brothers collapsed. In what was to be a monumental blunder by then Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, the 145-year old Lehman lapsed into bankruptcy without any assistance from the government.  

[DatePublished] => 2009-09-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135252 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1781272 [AuthorName] => Valentino Sy [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 499881 [Title] => The wheels of trade and industry continue to grind [Summary] =>

It’s been ten months since the global economic tempest has washed over even the most stable of economies across the globe.

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MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine banking system does not need to be subjected to a “stress test” similar to what banking regulators are implementing in the US.

[DatePublished] => 2009-06-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 442928 [Title] => Too big to fail [Summary] =>

Having economies of scale is one thing. Being too big to fail is another. One can have beneficial effects in terms of reducing unit costs to the consumer.

[DatePublished] => 2009-02-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133182 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804837 [AuthorName] => Boo Chanco [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 438276 [Title] => The US can learn from the Philippines [Summary] =>

The issue of how to value distressed assets is one of the more contentious issues bogging down the bank rescue plan.

[DatePublished] => 2009-02-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135252 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1781272 [AuthorName] => Valentino Sy [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 428633 [Title] => God's New Year's wish [Summary] =>

Dear Lord, as we celebrate the Feast of Your Epiphany, we desperately search for signs of your presence amidst the pervading gloom.

[DatePublished] => 2009-01-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1487916 [AuthorName] => Manuel V. Francisco, S.J. [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 428186 [Title] => Yearender: RP stocks shed 49% or P3.909T of value in 2008 [Summary] =>

The bears ruled the local equities market in 2008, crashing down stocks to new lows as investors headed for the exits following the economic crisis in the United States and other developed countries.

[DatePublished] => 2009-01-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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