Too Big to Fail (Andrew Ross Sorkin, 2009)

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  • 2006 Merrill merged into BlackRock to form a trillion-asset club.
  • The management were tempted by the huge bonuses and heavily traded the CDOs to hit their target.
  • Public-private partnership fund were formed to buy the toxic assets.

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