Lehman Brothers
Finance: Investment
With property in a rough patch, don’t dismiss holding cash
A good crisis gone to waste
The turmoil following the collapse of Lehman Brothers three years ago was an opportunity to reform the world’s financial system. It was missed...
Don’t blame the hedgies
Billionaire hedge-fund managers didn’t cause the crisis, so tougher regulation would be a mistake
Brussels diary: anyone seen Ashton?
Berlusconi’s role in the euro bailout, Ashton’s disappearing act and Mandy’s swansong
How the Greeks broke Europe
The inclusion of countries like Greece in the eurozone was a triumph of political will over economic reality. Now the laws of economics have reasserted themselves and opened the biggest crisis in EU history
Crisis watch: taming wall street
Thanks to the efforts of one senator, US lawmakers are realising that Wall Street must be reeled in if the economy is to prosper