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Guest Post: First Quarter Economic Commentary by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

At least we are not in Boston. It has been nine years since the Fed last tightened policy in June, 2006; maybe they are getting anxious. Falling oil prices, and falling gasoline prices, are like a welcome tax cut for consumers who are saddled with low wage growth and lack of good jobs. We need a change of seasons!

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Killing The I-Bank: The Disruption Of Investment Banking

CB Insights

In 2006, investment banks were at the top of the finance world. MEMX was founded by 9 financial services institutions including Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Charles Schwab , and Citadel Securities with the goal of simplifying equity trading. Over the next 2 years, everything fell apart. Source: Stash. get the full REPORT.

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242 Startup Failure Post-Mortems

CB Insights

The startup, which was established in 2008, privately raised $185 million before its $100 million initial public offering was blocked by the Australian Securities Exchange last year. So its secured lender, which [founder Scott] Jones didn’t name, recently emptied ChaCha’s bank accounts. Product: ChaCha. Product: Besomebody.

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