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The Love of Money. (Video)

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exile_ch
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For anyone interested in the economy and the 2008 crash, here is a doc by bbc on the fall of Lehman's Brothers.

Very well made and informative on what happened inside those boarding rooms during that historic week end.

ps: if you prefer a more 'fictional' take on it, there is a great movie called Margin Call that just came out. I highly recommend it as well.

Here is the doc:

Oct 29 2011 10:26AM
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exile_ch
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Even thought no one seem interested in that subject, there are 2 other parts:

Episode 2 examines the boom years before the bust
http://www.tradeitdontdateit.com/bbc-the-love-of-money-episode-2-the-age-of-risk/

Episode 3 tells the extraordinary story of how politicians reacted, and asks what has been learnt from the entire calamity.
http://www.tradeitdontdateit.com/bbc-the-love-of-money-episode-3-back-from-the-brink/
Oct 29 2011 2:44PM
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squibble
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im having issues loading the vid
Oct 29 2011 3:42PM
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H8CH
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and also of course - too big to fail on HBO....
Oct 29 2011 5:01PM
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H8CH
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and yeah - vid not working?
Oct 29 2011 5:01PM
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