June 19, 2009
Our friends over at Frontline take an extended, gripping look at last fall's near-death experience in American banking, an especially the shotgun wedding of Merrill Lynch and Bank of America. John Thain and Ken Lewis, their respective chiefs, tell the story themselves.
Bonus: Simon Johnson interview.
We'll run Breaking the Bank in full, after the jump.
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A behind-the-scenes tour of the factory where paper for U.S. currency has been made since 1879.
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