Irish Banks for sale

After playing a central role in bringing the country to its knees, Ireland's banks are up for sale. The central bank boss Patrick Honohan this week took the unusual step of urging bidders to step forward to take them off the authorities' hands.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/nov/24/who-will-buy-the-irish-banks

How they continued to profit in a sawtooth no-growth economy

Dateline: 31 May 2012

Everyone says they're not surprised, but today's revelations in the New York Times and Britain's The Independent have shaken the masters of the financial universe to their core. Their evidence shows that banks have been using their influence with governments to prevent precisely the sorts of reforms that are needed to pull the economy out of its nosedive. We all know that prior to 2007's ...