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The 2008 bailouts set the stage for an era of widening income inequality, eroded trust in government institutions and a deeply polarized political environment.

A new report about markets says cybersecurity presents the most important near-term threat to financial stability.

A decade later, the three officials who helped pull the U.S. out of the financial crisis now struggle with the choices they made, particularly considering that the public still sees the moves as a bailout for Wall Street.

The 2008 financial crisis revealed just how vulnerable the U.S. "economic machine" is to any one part failing, according to the billionaire investor.

Romney has been quietly receiving the financial backing of some of the most powerful names and donors in Republican circles, such as Henry Paulson, George W. Bush and Daniel Loeb.

The bill to rewrite Dodd-Frank is "mostly" reasonable and contains many "positive elements," says former congressman Barney Frank.

Under a new carbon tax plan proposed by conservatives, a family of four would receive $2,000 in the first year from taxes on fossil fuels.

David Nason, a former Treasury Department official, is the front runner to become the Federal Reserve's top Wall Street regulator.

German officials could be about to find themselves in an uncomfortable position: Being called on to rescue a bank.

Republican former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson tells CNBC that Hillary Clinton has the "temperament" to find middle ground on the big issues.

A small but growing number of Republican business leaders have crossed party lines to support Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.

Business leader and ex-Bill Clinton advisor Glenn Hutchins says the U.S. needs to avoid at all costs self-inflicted "chaos and uncertainty."