A Crash Course on the Financial Crisis (WSJ)

Here's a round up of WSJ articles on the financial crisis A Main Street Rescue 09/29/08 — Congress passed this 'bailout' a long time ago. The Washington Panic 09/27/08 — The Paulson plan is a tool to avoid a deeper downturn. The Paulson Sale...

Credit Crisis Impact on Corporates (AFP Research)

The Association of Financial Professionals just published research on short-term credit access for corporates. The survey was originally conducted in early September and was supplemented by a shorter survey conducted in last week to reflect evolving market conditions....

Laying blame on the bankers, not government

The New York Times DealBook blog links to an article in The New Republic (published Friday) by Larry Grafstein and Jim Millstein, two managing directors at the investment bank Lazard, blaming Wall Street for the current financial mess. Excerpt from The New Republic...