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The bailout that bruised capitalism

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 8:04am MST

Working from a nondescript business park in Ellicott City, Md., a suburb of Baltimore, John Hussman is far from the Wall Street herd. So are the investment strategies for his $8 billion mutual fund group. His main stock fund hedges its bets by buying options that rise in value as the markets fall (or vice versa).
Why Wall Street watchdogs won't bite

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 8:00am MST

Barry Ritholtz is the talk radio host for Wall Street's anti-incumbency movement. The 50-year-old New York native is sometimes funny, often profane, and almost always ticked off.
Housing: The one bailout America could really use

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 7:56am MST

Laurie Goodman is an apolitical number cruncher who has spent most of her 28-year career out of the public view, studying the minutiae of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) for big investment banks. She's long been a star among Wall Street insiders, however. She holds the record for the most top rankings for fixed-in-come research from the trade bible Institutional Investor.
Fix shareholder rights

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 7:52am MST

Mike Mayo would be a strange sight in a drum circle. He's worked at top investment houses including UBS, Deutsche Bank and now Crédit Agricole Securities. The 48-year-old banking analyst looks the classic Wall Street part: starched white shirt, short-cropped hair, athletic frame.
Shoppers are skittish in 2012

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 7:44am MST

The economy may be showing signs of improvement, but consumers are still skittish about shopping, according to a recent report.
Romney bashing: Part 2 may focus on taxes

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 3:21am MST

Should Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney choose to release his tax returns, it likely will spur yet more debate about how much the rich should pay in taxes.