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The wife of a UBS trader accused of manipulating Libor is venting about justice on Twitter
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Just like with Libor? Oil pricing probe widens, Britain pledges tough action http://reut.rs/YVKxnj
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Strip clubs and ski weekends may have fueled the Libor scandal
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Sam Jones:
Meanwhile, on planet earth: http://t.co/DxmyAiQw94 "Parties, prostitutes and coke: inside the scene that fixed Libor" (via @MatinaStevis)
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The blame for Barclays's misbehavior lies with regulatory failures, not poor values
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“What went wrong at Barclays wasn’t simply a cultural failure: in some ways, it was a cultural success.” http://t.co/z4Kfh4i7wY
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Freddie Mac is suing 15 banks for fraudulently low Libor rates
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Ian Fraser:
Freddie sues RBS, JPM, UBS, BofA, Citi for fraud, antitrust violations, breach of contract over #Libor rigging http://t.co/NBwtUIe163
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How Libor fixing "morphed from coveted asset to liability"
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RBS to pay $612M in fines over LIBOR-rigging (while neither admitting nor denying guilt)
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What's the point of bringing criminal charges against banks and not its execs or employees?
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The US wants criminal charges against UBS in the LIBOR case
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Deutsche reportedly made $650M in '08 betting on everyone's favorite rigged interest rate
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Anthony De Rosa:
RT @mccarthyryanj: Well, this seems like it's been overlooked this morning: Deutsche's big LIBOR profits http://t.co/LguBmdrY
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Fannie and Freddie may have lost more than $3 billion because of LIBOR-rigging
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Peter Eavis:
If Frannie can calculate losses related to Libor-rigging, other potential victims will, too. Could get costly. http://t.co/KYA5TuEF via @WSJ
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“JUST BE CAREFUL DUDE”: The full FSA notice on UBS's huge fine for manipulating LIBOR
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