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Wal-Mart wins with financial services
It was huge news back in 2007 when Wal-Mart dropped its controversial plans to start up an industrial bank in Utah. The retail giant was bitterly criticized by many, which made it impossible to move forward. But now, in the wake of retail anger directed at big consumer banks, Wal-Mart is back in t
The rise of banking and trading boutiques?
It's not all doom and gloom on Wall Street. While bankers and traders exit the one-time powerhouse banks--voluntarily or not--small trading and banking outfits are enjoying the benefits. They are staffing up right now with very good people. A great example of this comes from Fortune , which rep
Now they're really too big to fail
The idea of a moral hazard on Wall Street is not new, but it is relevant again, as the government keeps on bailing out out the top banks. To some, this is just plain wrong, despite the deleterious economic consequences, because Wall Street banks are never forced to own up to their actions. We'll s
