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U.S. banks say they have manageable euro debt

Sep 20, 2011
A default by Greece may cause little direct harm to the U.S. financial system, but ripple effects are harder to predict.

Swiss bank hit by alleged rogue trader

Sep 15, 2011
The $2 billion loss raises the question: Three years after Lehman Brothers collapsed, can banks control risk?

Phil Angelides on the Lehman Brothers collapse

Sep 15, 2011
The bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers three years later: What have we learned? Phil Angelides, former chairman of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, talks about the financial crisis of 2008.

The Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, three years later

Sep 15, 2011
Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy three years ago today. Marketplace's Heidi Moore takes a look back at what happened, and how it's still affecting the economy today.

Europe's economic crisis has deep roots

Sep 13, 2011
The Obama administration is increasingly concerned about the debt crisis in the eurozone. But some of its roots stem from American shores.

Can Bank of America's CEO salvage the company?

Sep 13, 2011
Bank of America announced massive layoffs this week, but the nation's largest bank by assets can't be compared to Lehman Brothers just yet. Still, CEO Brian Moynihan faces tough challenges ahead.

Bank of America's woes hit home

Sep 12, 2011
Again. A report from BofA headquarters in Charlotte, N.C.

For public good, not for profit.

Bank of America to cut about 30,000 jobs

Sep 12, 2011
The country's biggest bank, by assets, tries to assuage investors with plans to cut $5 billion in annual costs and trim weak businesses.

Bank of America to lay off thousands

Sep 9, 2011
The bank, still digging itself out of the financial crisis, plans to cut thousands of workers as it struggles to regain investor confidence.

Having grown too big, Bank of America to cut back again

Sep 9, 2011
Bank of America could be laying off as many as 40,000 workers. A few years ago, it would have been hard to imagine the banking giant was spreading itself too thin.