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US regulator says flawed oversight fed financial crisis WASHINGTON (AFP) - The head of the US financial regulator SEC has blamed a voluntary monitoring program for major investment banks as a cause of the global financial crisis and said he was shutting the program down.   Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch   2008-09-27 Stocks mixed on bailout clash; tech slides NEW YORK - Financial markets remained on edge Friday after the Bush administration's proposal for a $700 billion banking bailout ran into opposition from Republican lawmakers. Stocks ended mixed, with big financial companies lifting the Dow Jones industrials more than 120 points, but worries about smaller banks and parts of the technology sector taking much of the market lower.   Nations:Germany Japan France   Activities:U.S. Markets   2008-09-26 Clients of troubled money-market funds get help BOSTON - Two brokerage firms told their customers Wednesday that they will cover up to $83 million of losses in a fallen money market fund, while clients of a Putnam Investments fund that suddenly closed last week were told their assets will be moved to another firm.   Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch   Source:(AP)   2008-09-24 Buffett to invest $5 billion in Goldman NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) (BRKb.N) will invest $5 billion in Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N), in a major boost for the Wall Street bank from perhaps the world's best-known investor.   Nations:France U.S.   People:Warren Buffett   Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch   2008-09-23 Financial Web sites get busy amid turmoil NEW YORK - A volatile week on Wall Street drew heavy traffic to financial Web sites, as investors hastened to check their portfolios or move money around in what was dubbed the worst financial meltdown since the Great Depression.   Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch   Source:(AP)   2008-09-20 Headlines US regulator says flawed oversight fed financial crisis 2008-09-27 Stocks mixed on bailout clash; tech slides 2008-09-26 Clients of troubled money-market funds get help 2008-09-24 Buffett to invest $5 billion in Goldman 2008-09-23 Financial Web sites get busy amid turmoil 2008-09-20 Morgan Stanley, banks rush to complete deals 2008-09-18 Stocks surge on report of entity for bad debt 2008-09-18 Wall Street crisis could put Fed rate cut in play 2008-09-15 Wall Street awakes to 2 storied firms falling 2008-09-15 AIG struggles to survive financial tsunami 2008-09-15 Lehman may face failure 2008-09-14 Bank of America to buy Merrill for $29 a share: report 2008-09-14 Lehman rescue fails, BofA seen buying Merrill 2008-09-14 Lehman Brothers last-ditch rescue appears to fail 2008-09-14 Barclays pulls out of Lehman deal, talks continue 2008-09-14 Feds, Wall Street race to try to save Lehman 2008-09-14 Banks seen offering plan to restore confidence 2008-09-14 Ten banks commit to $70 billion borrowing facility 2008-09-14 Banks roll out $70 billion loan program 2008-09-14 Paulson applauds actions to aid market stability 2008-09-14 Fed holds crisis talks as Lehman hunts for buyer 2008-09-13 Lehman faces weekend scramble to avert collapse: analysts 2008-09-13 Wide financial sector fears to drive market 2008-09-13 Emergency meeting resumes on Lehman Bros. rescue 2008-09-13 Emergency meeting held to discuss Lehman Brothers 2008-09-13 Lehman shares slide on Paulson bailout reluctance 2008-09-12 Lehman survival questioned on scramble to sell assets 2008-09-11 Battered Lehman to announce 'key' initiatives 2008-09-09 Wall Street ends lower on concerns over Lehman 2008-09-09 US Government seizes control of mortgage giants 2008-09-07 Government plan for Fannie, Freddie to hit shareholders 2008-09-06 Source: auction-rate probe focuses on 3 banks 2008-08-20 Merrill facing NY lawsuit over securities sale 2008-08-15 Citigroup returning billions to investors 2008-08-08 How to Keep Your Job in Hard Times 2008-08-06 Big housing bill: no rescues soon 2008-08-02 Stocks pull back after another decline in jobs 2008-08-01 Stocks soar after another drop in oil prices 2008-07-29 Stocks tumble after sales of existing homes fall 2008-07-24 Bank stocks look cheap, but buyers remain cautious 2008-07-19 Citigroup posts $2.5B loss, but beats expectations 2008-07-18 Wall Street mixed after earnings reports 2008-07-18 SEC issues emergency rule to limit short sales 2008-07-15 Government not expected to help more companies 2008-07-13 S&P 500 plunges into a bear market 2008-07-09 Wall Street gets ready for earnings, oil moves 2008-07-06 Dow enters bear market as stocks slide 2008-07-02 Dow ends flat but suffers worst 1st half since '70 2008-06-30 Not so fast, senators tell Fed, SEC on bank pact 2008-06-27 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed Feds, Wall Street race to try to save Lehman 2008-09-14 Lehman rescue fails, BofA seen buying Merrill 2008-09-14 Banks seen offering plan to restore confidence 2008-09-14 Lehman Brothers last-ditch rescue appears to fail 2008-09-14 Barclays pulls out of Lehman deal, talks continue 2008-09-14 Lehman may face failure 2008-09-14 Fed holds crisis talks as Lehman hunts for buyer 2008-09-13 Bank of America to buy Merrill for $29 a share: report 2008-09-14 Ten banks commit to $70 billion borrowing facility 2008-09-14 Lehman shares slide on Paulson bailout reluctance 2008-09-12 Banks roll out $70 billion loan program 2008-09-14 Wide financial sector fears to drive market 2008-09-13 Buffett to invest $5 billion in Goldman 2008-09-23 Wall Street awakes to 2 storied firms falling 2008-09-15 Lehman faces weekend scramble to avert collapse: analysts 2008-09-13 Emergency meeting resumes on Lehman Bros. rescue 2008-09-13 Emergency meeting held to discuss Lehman Brothers 2008-09-13 Wall Street ends lower on concerns over Lehman 2008-09-09 Stocks mixed on bailout clash; tech slides 2008-09-26 Battered Lehman to announce 'key' initiatives 2008-09-09 Government plan for Fannie, Freddie to hit shareholders 2008-09-06 Stocks pull back after another decline in jobs 2008-08-01 Paulson applauds actions to aid market stability 2008-09-14 Morgan Stanley, banks rush to complete deals 2008-09-18 US Government seizes control of mortgage giants 2008-09-07

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