Eagle on the Street: Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning Account of the SEC's Battle with Wall StreetThe complete account of the most infamous economic debacle of our century, the story of how the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the sway of Reaganomics and the leadership of John Shad, brought deregulation to the stock market and helped fuel the great bull market while planting some of the seeds for the 1987 crash. No other book tells the whole story, with such color and precision. This is the definitive exploration of the Senate hearing rooms, office towers, trading pits, and back rooms where Wall Street and Washington cut the deals of a decade of greed. Photos. |
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... told the SEC lawyers that he hadn't traded a single share of Dr Pepper stock on the basis of inside information . About the details of the enforcement staff's chro- nology , Boesky was somewhat vague . Witnesses in SEC insider trading ...
... told the SEC lawyers that he hadn't traded a single share of Dr Pepper stock on the basis of inside information . About the details of the enforcement staff's chro- nology , Boesky was somewhat vague . Witnesses in SEC insider trading ...
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... told the enforcement staff that its investigation appeared to be a big mistake , that the trading of takeover stocks ... told you , once I've told it to you , " he didn't want anybody at the SEC ever to claim that he 292 EAGLE ON THE STREET.
... told the enforcement staff that its investigation appeared to be a big mistake , that the trading of takeover stocks ... told you , once I've told it to you , " he didn't want anybody at the SEC ever to claim that he 292 EAGLE ON THE STREET.
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... told his wife not to worry . Nothing was going to happen . He spoke with Milken , who told him to get back to Los Angeles immediately . " The force in this country buying high - yield securities ( junk bonds ) has overpowered all ...
... told his wife not to worry . Nothing was going to happen . He spoke with Milken , who told him to get back to Los Angeles immediately . " The force in this country buying high - yield securities ( junk bonds ) has overpowered all ...
Contents
A Great New Beginning | 1 |
The Man from Wall Street | 21 |
A Giant of the Opera | 43 |
Copyright | |
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Eagle on the Street: The SEC and Wall Street during the Reagan Years David A. Vise,Steve Coll Limited preview - 2017 |
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