About the Author |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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Introduction |
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PART I The Aftermath of the Financial Crisis |
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3 | (62) |
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5 | (17) |
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Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Report |
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5 | (2) |
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TARP and Other Rescue Programs |
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7 | (3) |
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Financial Stability Oversight Council Operations |
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10 | (2) |
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Growing Pains at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau |
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12 | (1) |
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13 | (2) |
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Housing Market Developments |
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15 | (1) |
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Budget Battles After the Great Recession |
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16 | (3) |
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State Pension and Other Funding Problems |
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19 | (3) |
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2 Recovering from the Great Recession (2010-2011) |
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22 | (25) |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (6) |
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29 | (2) |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (2) |
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Economic Concerns Continue |
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34 | (2) |
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Occupy Wall Street Protests and Other Sour Notes |
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36 | (1) |
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Banking Sector Activities |
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37 | (2) |
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More Government Budget Problems |
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39 | (2) |
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The MF Global Holdings Bankruptcy |
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41 | (6) |
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3 Recovery Strengthens (2012-2016) |
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47 | (18) |
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47 | (2) |
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49 | (2) |
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Exchange Computer Malfunctions |
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51 | (1) |
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52 | (4) |
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Market Recovery--2014-2016 |
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56 | (5) |
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Treasury Market Volatility |
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61 | (3) |
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64 | (1) |
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PART II Post-Financial Crisis Regulatory Actions |
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65 | (104) |
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4 The "Too Big to Jail" Prosecution Model |
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67 | (14) |
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Banker Bashing after the Financial Crisis of 2008 |
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67 | (1) |
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The Attackers and Their Targets |
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67 | (1) |
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Major Crimes but Little Punishment |
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68 | (4) |
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The Road to the Too Big to Jail Prosecution Model |
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72 | (2) |
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74 | (2) |
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The S&L Crisis Prosecution Model |
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76 | (1) |
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The Enron Era Criminal Prosecution Approach |
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76 | (2) |
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Enron Era Telecom and Other Prosecutions |
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78 | (3) |
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5 Financial Crisis-Related Prosecutions |
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81 | (24) |
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81 | (1) |
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Banker Bashing With a New Task Force |
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82 | (1) |
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New York Becomes a National and International Regulator |
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83 | (1) |
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Residential Mortgage Settlements |
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84 | (2) |
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency Settlements |
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86 | (2) |
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National Credit Union Administration Settlements |
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88 | (1) |
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Mortgage Discrimination Claims |
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88 | (1) |
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SEC Mortgage-Related Claims |
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88 | (3) |
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Rating Agency Mortgage-Related Claims |
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91 | (1) |
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Auction Rate Market Settlements |
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91 | (2) |
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93 | (2) |
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95 | (1) |
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Foreign Currency Manipulations |
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96 | (6) |
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Retail Foreign Exchange Market Concerns |
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102 | (3) |
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6 Financial Services Crimes and Market Misdemeanors |
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105 | (31) |
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Government Embargo and Money Laundering Violations |
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105 | (3) |
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108 | (1) |
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Cross-Selling Scandal at Wells Forgo |
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109 | (2) |
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111 | (1) |
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Credit Card Fraud, Identity Theft and Robocalls |
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112 | (1) |
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113 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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More Insider Trading Claims |
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115 | (2) |
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117 | (1) |
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118 | (2) |
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Actions Against Large Banks |
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120 | (3) |
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission Attacks Speculators |
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123 | (3) |
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Precious Metal Dealers and the Dodd-Frank Act |
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126 | (3) |
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Controversies at the Securities and Exchange Commission |
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129 | (1) |
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130 | (2) |
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Securities and Exchange Commission vs. Eton Musk |
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132 | (4) |
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7 More Post Dodd-Frank Regulations and Market Developments |
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136 | (33) |
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Government Pension Funds Become Activist Investors |
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136 | (3) |
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Dodd-Frank Say on Pay and Other Proxy Proposals |
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139 | (2) |
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Conflict Diamond Disclosures |
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141 | (1) |
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Class Actions and Campaign Contributions |
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141 | (1) |
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Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Investors |
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142 | (4) |
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146 | (2) |
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Dodd-Frank Regulation Delays |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (2) |
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151 | (3) |
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154 | (2) |
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Direct Listings and Crowdfunding |
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156 | (1) |
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157 | (1) |
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SEC Regulation Best Interest |
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158 | (6) |
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164 | (3) |
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167 | (2) |
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PART III Trump Administration (2017-2020) |
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169 | (122) |
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8 Finance and the Trump Administration (2017-2019) |
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171 | (25) |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (2) |
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174 | (2) |
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176 | (2) |
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178 | (1) |
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European Union Tariff Fight |
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179 | (2) |
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The Digital Services Tax Fight |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (1) |
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NATO Funding and Trade Embargoes |
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183 | (3) |
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Border Wall and Pipeline Disputes |
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186 | (2) |
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188 | (2) |
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Trump's Deregulation Efforts |
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190 | (2) |
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Economic Growth Under Trump |
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192 | (1) |
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193 | (3) |
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196 | (35) |
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The Covid-19 Pandemic Renews the Trade War with China |
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196 | (2) |
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The Covid-19 Threat Broadens |
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198 | (2) |
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200 | (1) |
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Government Stay-At-Home Orders |
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200 | (1) |
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Essential and Non-Essential Workers |
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201 | (2) |
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Other Effects of the Stay-At-Home Orders |
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203 | (2) |
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205 | (1) |
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New York's Response to Covid-19 |
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206 | (8) |
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214 | (5) |
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California Struggles with the Novel Coronavirus |
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219 | (4) |
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223 | (2) |
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225 | (3) |
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228 | (3) |
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10 Covid-19 Federal Relief Efforts and Market Recovery |
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231 | (33) |
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Treasury and Fed Responses |
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231 | (5) |
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Federal Budget Deficit Rises |
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236 | (1) |
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Financial Markets and Economic Numbers |
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237 | (1) |
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Covid-19 Regulatory Actions |
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238 | (2) |
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240 | (4) |
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Continuing Effects of Government Stay-At-Home Orders |
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244 | (5) |
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249 | (1) |
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Recovery Threatened and Resumed |
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250 | (10) |
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Riots and a Presidential Election Add More Uncertainty |
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260 | (1) |
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260 | (1) |
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261 | (3) |
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11 Science Versus Finance |
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264 | (27) |
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264 | (4) |
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The Imperial College Study Revisited |
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268 | (3) |
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Covid-19 Surface Transmission "Science" |
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271 | (1) |
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Covid-19 Aerial Transmission "Science" |
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272 | (7) |
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279 | (1) |
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Claims that Hospitals Would be Overwhelmed |
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280 | (7) |
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Covid-19 "Science" Failed and an Inquest is Needed to Determine Why |
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287 | (4) |
Conclusion |
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291 | (2) |
Notes |
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293 | (9) |
Selected Bibliography |
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302 | (9) |
Index |
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