US mortgage rates soar past 4% for first time in three years
Inflation and escalating home prices continue to erode Americans’ buying power
Irish recruiter Merc Partners acquired by US group
Price tag for deal involving US group Spencer Stuart not disclosed
10 years on: Countdown to the Irish financial crash
Joe Brennan’s day-by-day account of the month before the implosion of the global banking sector and the Irish bank guarantee
The day the banks stood still: counting the cost of the crash a decade later
Key players recall events leading to the bank guarantee – and its aftermath
Lehman Brothers, 10 years on: seven lessons for investors
Interestingly, long-term investors in Ireland have not fared badly over the last decade
Ten years on from Lehmans: Could the 2008 crisis happen again?
A decade after the world’s worst financial meltdown, history may be repeating itself
BMW X4: How can this coupe SUV feel so wrong but still feel so right?
It’s styled like your obese uncle squeezed into spandex, but the new X4 drives like Jagger
US subprime mortgage bonds back in fashion
Yield-hungry investors turn to assets blamed for financial crisis a decade ago
US new home sales jump to four-month high
5% rise recorded in November may be result of expectations of higher mortgage rates
Back to the books: dreamers, doers and digital gold
There is a wealth of great books about the world of business just waiting to be read
China is world’s safest stock market, says exchanges chief
Government intervention in market slowdown prompts fears for reform
US regulators warn RBS it could pay $13 billion over lawsuit
Bank is seeking to have case over its handling of mortgage securities dismissed
Shadow banks grab record share of US home loan market
Non-bank lenders ramp up loan offering to overtake US banks in mortgage market
Lack of penalties for bankers at root of crises, inquiry hears
Supervisors ‘ignore dangerous risky financial behaviour’ during good times
Kapow! Gowex falls foul of Gotham report
Short-selling outfit claims to be motivated by Batman-like desire for corporate justice
US legal settlements cost banks €100bn
Sum reflects substantial shift in political attitudes towards banks
Paulson’s thankless task of trying to solve US banking crisis
Former treasury secretary loathed by many for taxpayer-funded bailouts
Morgan Stanley reaches $1.25bn lawsuit settlement
US regulator claims bank sold faulty mortgage-backed securities
US seeks $2.1 billion from Bank of America in fraud case
Court recently found bank liable for fraud over defective mortgages sold by its Countrywide unit
Why Lehman Brothers was allowed to fail
In a departure from its strategy on other banks, the US Federal Reserve refused to assume any of the risk faced by potential buyers. That decision had massive repercussions
As the world’s financial system swooned, the Irish taoiseach crooned
As panic rippled across the Atlantic in September 2008, Irish politicians and officials scrambled to contain the domestic crisis
US demands $6bn penalty from JP Morgan in alleged fraud case
Although bank is refusing to pay amount requested, it expects to settle for billions
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