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Sorkin: Lehman’s Last Hours

A week from Tuesday will be the second anniversary of Lehman Brothers ’ bankruptcy and the ensuing panic that helped spawn the deepest recession since the Great Depression.

Politics and the Demise of Lehman Brothers

New e-mails and notes released as part of a commission’s investigation provide a different version of the demise of Lehman Brothers.

The coming showdown with public employees

Few in the media have drawn the lines between the increasing dots in our national financial meltdown. The raw numbers are being reported; the obvious conclusions have not been drawn. I take no pleasure in what I am concluding; nevertheless, here are the data. Judge whether my conclusions are warranted. California leads the nation in budget toxicity. The state’s generous public employee pension ...

Area casinos creating dramatic ripple effects in local economy, problems

Dramatic ripple effects have resulted from Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs and Mount Airy Casino Resort opening and bringing table games to Northeast Pennsylvania.Casinos are directly linked to many positive impacts: They have created more than 12,700 jobs

Bankruptcy filings let up

The number of Hawaii residents filing for bankruptcy protection in August eased slightly from July, but cases remained above the 300 mark for the sixth month in a row.