FRONTLINE | Inside the Meltdown | Sneak Peek 1 | PBS

[swag]

Run time: 02:29 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIWCwwn8JjI   Posted on YouTube: February 12, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: February 17, 2009 By DU Member: swag Views on DU: 996

 
Starts Tuesday the 17th. Looks like lighthearted fun.

[closeupready]

1. Must see. But does it start tonight or tomorrow?

??

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. Tuesday night, says pbs website.

[EVDebs]

2. If anybody can explain derivatives to me ....

See page 22 (out of 33) Table 1 where it shows the top 25 banks having $10 trillion in assets but $176 trillion in outstanding derivative debt

[Oilwellian]

6. This is a good article that explains derivatives

http://www.villagevoice.com/2009-01-28/news/what-cooked-the-world-s-economy/1

Do you have a link to page 22, Table I? Thanks.

[EVDebs]

8. Oops, here's the link (thanks for your article btw)

Go to page 22 (of 33), Table 1 and look at the 'bottom line', asset vs. derivative debt

http://www.occ.treas.gov/ftp/release/2008-152a.pdf

[peacetalksforall]

3. Here's the schedule -

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/programs/schedule.html

Two Tuesdays.

[swag]

5. Thanks to all for corrections on the schedule.

[slipslidingaway]

7. Thanks for posting K&R n/t

[EVDebs]

9. Frontline makes it sound like 'toxic mortgages' were the main culprit

Frontline makes it sound like 'toxic mortgages' were the main culprit behind the meltdown whereas James Lieber's article

http://www.villagevoice.com/content/printVersion/850296

shows 'it wasn't your overdue mortgage' but derivatives.

[Best_man23]

10. Now on PBS.com

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/meltdown/view/