INSIDE THE MELTDOWN
On Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008, the astonished leadership of the U.S. Congress was told in a private session by the chairman of the Federal Reserve that the American economy was in grave danger of a complete meltdown within a matter of days. "There was literally a pause in that room where the oxygen left," says Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.). (more »)
As the housing bubble burst and trillions of dollars' worth of toxic mortgages began to go bad in 2007, fear spread through the massive firms that form the heart of Wall Street. By the spring of 2008, burdened by billions of dollars of bad mortgages, the investment bank Bear Stearns was the subject of rumors that it would soon fail.
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Documentary Inside Job Explores Roots of Financial Crisis
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The Secret History of the Global Financial Collapse
September 2008 launched an extraordinary chain of events: General Motors, the worlds largest company, went bust. Washington Mutual became the worlds largest bank failure. Lehman Brothers became the worlds largest bankruptcy ever The damage quickly spread around the world, shattering global confidence in the fundamental structures of the international economy.
Meltdown also tells the stories of desperate foreclosed homeowners in California, disillusioned autoworkers at the end of the line in Ontario and furious workers in France who shocked the world by kidnapping their own bosses.
1. The Men Who Crashed the World.
2. A Global Tsunami.
3. Paying the Price.
4. After the Fall.
The Secret History of the Global Financial Collapse | Watch Free Documentary Online
On Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008, the astonished leadership of the U.S. Congress was told in a private session by the chairman of the Federal Reserve that the American economy was in grave danger of a complete meltdown within a matter of days. "There was literally a pause in that room where the oxygen left," says Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.). (more »)
As the housing bubble burst and trillions of dollars' worth of toxic mortgages began to go bad in 2007, fear spread through the massive firms that form the heart of Wall Street. By the spring of 2008, burdened by billions of dollars of bad mortgages, the investment bank Bear Stearns was the subject of rumors that it would soon fail.
Watch The Full Program | Inside The Meltdown | FRONTLINE | PBS
Documentary Inside Job Explores Roots of Financial Crisis
report & video
Documentary “Inside Job” Explores Roots of Financial Crisis – report & video | dailyQi
The Secret History of the Global Financial Collapse
September 2008 launched an extraordinary chain of events: General Motors, the worlds largest company, went bust. Washington Mutual became the worlds largest bank failure. Lehman Brothers became the worlds largest bankruptcy ever The damage quickly spread around the world, shattering global confidence in the fundamental structures of the international economy.
Meltdown also tells the stories of desperate foreclosed homeowners in California, disillusioned autoworkers at the end of the line in Ontario and furious workers in France who shocked the world by kidnapping their own bosses.
1. The Men Who Crashed the World.
2. A Global Tsunami.
3. Paying the Price.
4. After the Fall.
The Secret History of the Global Financial Collapse | Watch Free Documentary Online