Bear Stearns played a pivotal role in the Financial Crisis of 2007–2008: It was the first Wall Street institution to collapse and be “bailed out” by the U.S. government due to its risky ...

While some observers fear federal officials' actions following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank will fuel a"moral hazard," one former Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ...

Cayne died Tuesday at the age of 87. Do a Google search and you will find countless stories blaming him for the risk-taking that doomed Bear Stearns in the initial stages of the 2008 financial crisis.

Jimmy Cayne, the former Bear Stearns chief executive who became infamous for playing bridge and reportedly smoking marijuana rather than keeping an eye on the financial behemoth he ran ...

What Happened? On this day 10 years ago, Bear Stearns merged with JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). Where The Market Was: The Dow finished the next day at 11,972.25. What Else Was Going On In The ...

NEW YORK (Fortune) -- Bear Stearns isn't out of the woods yet. The struggling brokerage firm spent Friday trying to assure fearful investors that it isn't on the brink of insolvency. CEO Alan ...

Subprime mortgages may have wreaked havoc on the U.S. economy over the past decade, but they have been very good to Tom Marano. At Bear Stearns Cos., he gained fame in the industry and no small ...

Subprime mortgages may have wreaked havoc on the U.S. economy over the past decade, but they have been very good to Tom Marano. At Bear Stearns Cos., he gained fame in the industry and no small ...

The collapse of Bear Stearns in 2008 was stunning, both for how fast it happened and because Jimmy Cayne, who had led the bank through years of success, was apparently asleep at the wheel.

Bear Stearns was the first domino to fall in the 2008 financial crisis Chairman Jimmy Cayne is blamed for missing bad bets Risky mortgages, too much debt and poor oversight led to Bear’s ...

Bear Stearns was on fire ... noting that "some senior executives sharply criticized" him. Thomas Marano, who played a critical role in the crisis because he ran Bear's mortgage desk, told the ...

Bear Stearns was on fire ... noting that "some senior executives sharply criticized" him. Thomas Marano, who played a critical role in the crisis because he ran Bear's mortgage desk, told the ...