A Look Back at the Crisis - September 16, 2013 Issue

September 16, 2013 Issue

Editor's Letter

Editor's Letter

Editor's Letter: Five Years From the Brink

By Josh Tyrangiel

2008

2008

Hank Paulson: This Is What It Was Like to Face the Financial Crisis

Hank Paulson: This Is What It Was Like to Face the Financial Crisis

Wall Street's Pre-Crisis Web of Contagion

By Michael Deal

Wall Street's Pre-Crisis Web of Contagion

Painter Geoffrey Raymond on His Annotated Wall Street Portraits

By Caroline Winter

Painter Geoffrey Raymond on His Annotated Wall Street Portraits

Lehman Employees' Final Hours at the Firm

AIG Counterparties' Backdoor Bailout

AIG Counterparties' Backdoor Bailout

Amid Layoffs, a Financial Analyst's Survivor's Guilt

By Laura Hemphill

Nancy Pelosi on Getting the TARP Votes to Save the Economy

By Karen Weise

Nancy Pelosi on Getting the TARP Votes to Save the Economy

Sallie Krawcheck on Wall Street's Gentlemanly Groupthink

By Diane Brady

Sallie Krawcheck on Wall Street's Gentlemanly Groupthink

Citigroup Oracle Meredith Whitney on Calling the Crisis

By Nick Summers

Citigroup Oracle Meredith Whitney on Calling the Crisis

The Lasting Legacy of George W. Bush

By Roger Lowenstein

The Lasting Legacy of George W. Bush

Nigeria's Banks Felt the Financial-Crisis Shock Waves

By Alexis Okeowo

Nigeria's Banks Felt the Financial-Crisis Shock Waves

A Subprime Analyst's Tribute to the Talking Heads

By Paul M. Barrett

2009

2009

After Las Vegas's Housing Crash, Fraud, Ferraris, and Gun Fights

By Felix Gillette

After Las Vegas's Housing Crash, Fraud, Ferraris, and Gun Fights

Hank Greenberg on Watching AIG Implode From the Sidelines

By Diane Brady

Hank Greenberg on Watching AIG Implode From the Sidelines

2009 Global GDP's Negative Growth Rate

By Michael Deal and Allison McCann

2009 Global GDP's Negative Growth Rate

General Growth Properties, Real Estate's Big Bankruptcy

By Susan Berfield

Wharton MBAs on Entering 2009's Bleak Job Market

By Louis Lavelle

Blythe Masters, JPMorgan's Credit Derivatives Guru, Is Not Sorry

By Paul M. Barrett

2010

2010

As the West Faltered, China's Growth Was Fueled by Debt

By Christina Larson

As the West Faltered, China's Growth Was Fueled by Debt

Gordon Brown's U.K. Economic Record: A Reassessment

By Clive Crook

Gordon Brown's U.K. Economic Record: A Reassessment

How Goldman Sachs Made Money Mid-Crisis

By William Cohan

How Goldman Sachs Made Money Mid-Crisis

Is Germany Responsible for the Euro Crisis?

By Brendan Greeley

Is Germany Responsible for the Euro Crisis?

Mortgage Fraud Whistle-Blower Lynn Szymoniak Exposed Robosigning's Sins

By Karen Weise

How the Volcker Rule Became a Banking-Reform Behemoth

How the Volcker Rule Became a Banking-Reform Behemoth

The Chicago Spire, a $93 Million Hole in the Ground

By Keenan Mayo

The Chicago Spire, a $93 Million Hole in the Ground

Riots in Greece: George Papandreou Speaks

By Peter Coy

Riots in Greece: George Papandreou Speaks

2011

2011

Joni Meyer-Crothers on Extreme Couponing's Impact

Joni Meyer-Crothers on Extreme Couponing's Impact

Miami's Construction Cranes Cautiously Welcomed Back

By John Tozzi

Bond Trader Bill O'Donnell on Fear of a Treasuries Crash Post-Downgrade

As Investors Bought Gold, a New Question: Where to Put It?

By Matthew Philips

As Investors Bought Gold, a New Question: Where to Put It?

Occupy Wall Street Founder David Graeber on the Movement's Future

By Drake Bennett

Activist Molly Katchpole on Battling Bank Fees

The Dream of Occupy Wall Street Is Alive in Portland

By Joel Stein

Elizabeth Warren, the Voice of Outrage Wall Street Couldn't Squelch

By Sheelah Kolhatkar

2012

2012

Iceland Prosecutor Investigates, Convicts Bankers for Financial Crimes

By Stephan Faris

Iceland Prosecutor Investigates, Convicts Bankers for Financial Crimes

Keep Calm, Carry On, and Sell T-Shirts

By Aditya Chakrabortty

Keep Calm, Carry On, and Sell T-Shirts

Timothy Geithner, Treasury's Man With a Plan, Paved Path to Recovery

By Joshua Green

Timothy Geithner, Treasury's Man With a Plan, Paved Path to Recovery

Paul Krugman Won the Crisis—and Lost the Argument

By Peter Coy

Paul Krugman Won the Crisis???and Lost the Argument

Ireland's Finance Minister Renegotiates Euro Bailout via Diplomacy

By Brendan Greeley

Ireland's Finance Minister Renegotiates Euro Bailout via Diplomacy

Obama's Wall Street Bank Rescue Stabilized Economy at a Political Cost

By Liaquat Ahamed

Obama's Wall Street Bank Rescue Stabilized Economy at a Political Cost

World Leader Roulette: Top Jobs' High Turnover Amid Crises

By Allison McCann and Michael Deal

World Leader Roulette: Top Jobs' High Turnover Amid Crises

2013

2013

The Financial Crisis Made Barney Frank's Career

By Peter Coy

The Financial Crisis Made Barney Frank's Career

Former Lehman CFO Erin Callan's Never Going Back

By Sheelah Kolhatkar

When Cyprus's Banks Shut Down: A Business Owner Remembers

Real Estate Recovers, in Signs of New Boom

Real Estate Recovers, in Signs of New Boom

Ben Bernanke's Recovery Support as Vital as 2008's Fight Against Panic

By Neil Irwin

Where Is Dick Fuld Now? Finding Lehman Brothers' Last CEO

By Joshua Green

Where Is Dick Fuld Now? Finding Lehman Brothers' Last CEO

What's Left of Lehman Brothers

What's Left of Lehman Brothers

Michael Lewis on the Next Crisis

By Brad Wieners

Michael Lewis on the Next Crisis