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Wells Fargo In Trouble?

Wells Fargo May Need Capital – WSJ.com

An initial U.S. stress test identified Wells Fargo & Co. as among the banks needing a buffer against future losses, said a person close to the company.

But it was unclear Monday whether Wells would be forced to raise fresh capital or if regulators would accept its argument [...]

The aftermath …

Perhaps this plan will make Art a little happier … but I’d like to read the actual text of the bill before I make any judgments.

Democrats offer alternative ‘no bailouts act’ – CNN.com

WASHINGTON (CNN) — A small group of Democratic House members put together an alternative to the $700 billion financial bailout measure [...]

Bread and circuses

From this morning’s Wall Street Journal:

‘No’ Votes Came From All Directions

The fatal “no” votes to the financial rescue package came from a strange-bedfellows coalition of lawmakers, from the most conservative to the most liberal members of the House, with a large number of representatives from low-income districts angry that Wall Street seems to [...]

At what cost, “NO”?

Without a Bailout Plan, What Will the Cost Be? – TIME

By voting down the proposed $700 billion financial bailout package — and causing a spectacular stock market rout — a majority of members in the House of Representatives made a clear statement that they didn’t want to put taxpayers on the hook for the [...]

Big Mack Attack

Shorts face big Mack attack- Sep. 17, 2008

The Morgan Stanley chief goes on the offensive after a solid earnings report fails to halt the stock’s collapse.

FORTUNE (New York) — For Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, the two remaining standalone investment banks, the world has become an ugly place.

So ugly, in fact, that [...]