Our economy is increasingly dependent on the success and integrity of the financial markets.

The efficiency, credibility, and liquidity of the financial markets have been foundational to the largest economy in the world.

The reality is that financial markets are self-destabilizing; occasionally they tend toward disequilibrium, not equilibrium.

Selling drug secrets violates a trust that is fundamental to the integrity of both scientific research and our financial markets.

The middle and working classes are paying the debt that the financial markets created.

The crisis in Europe has affected the U.S. economy by acting as a drag on our exports, weighing on business and consumer confidence, and pressuring U.S. financial markets and institutions.