Economics

Fool's Gold: How the Bold Dream of a Small Tribe at J.P. Morgan Was Corrupted by Wall Street Greed and Unleashed a Catastrophe

Gillian Tett

About the Program

A Financial Times reporter's insider story of how a team at JP Morgan devised the new financial instruments that produced "a revolution in banking" - and the market events of 2008.

About the Authors

Gillian Tett

Gillian TettMs. Tett was named British Business Journalist of the Year for her coverage of the market decline in 2008. She was also awarded the Wincott Prize (for financial journalism) in 2007. Currently, Ms. Tett runs the global market coverage for Financial Times newspaper.
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Past Airings

  • Saturday, August 1st at 2pm (ET)
  • Saturday, June 20th at 11pm (ET)
  • Saturday, June 20th at 11am (ET)
  • Sunday, June 14th at 5:15pm (ET)
  • Sunday, June 14th at 11:15am (ET)
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