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A 2015 film about the 2008 housing and credit collapse.

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The Gordon Gekko effect: The role of culture in the financial industry (2016) [pdf]
newyorkfed.org · 6 days ago
Praised for entertainingly explaining mortgage risk correlation.
Nasdaq Sinks 5% as Investors Retreat from AI Trade After Election
wsj.com · 8 days ago
Recommended as a fun primer on how market crashes hurt ordinary people most.

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