The Greatest Trade Ever, By Gregory Zuckerman

Before the 2008 crash, while most investors threw money into a housing bubble, a select group of clever US finance types were staking equally staggering sums on them being wrong. The Greatest Trade Ever is an excitable, well-researched account of this disparate minority. The lead character is John Paulson, the hedge-fund manager involved in the deals which led to Goldman Sachs' recent $550m ...

Banks relax credit standards for businesses

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'Schmucks,' 'Inception' at $8M on Friday

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Bond ambition

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AMOCO Credit Union opens fifth area branch

AMOCO Credit Union Members now have a new Friendswood location.

IU professor questions tools to assess test bias

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Researchers Discover New Ways Hackers Can Spy on Internet Users

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Business : Hotel investments in EMEA to gain momentum in H2

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