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Mach Gen LLC, which operates natural gas-fired electric generating facilities, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday after negotiating a debt-cutting deal with key creditors. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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Exposed: Turmoil in the Ukraine roiled global markets on Monday, with European and Russian bank stocks taking a hit. The Times reports global markets had calmed on Tuesday (no specifics on bank stocks mentioned), after Russian President Vladimir Putin said via news conference that he saw no need to use military force at the moment. However, investors tell the paper "confidence remains fragile Â... and the calm could quickly dissipate." The FT...

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What is different post-crisis is that the actions of a minority of bankers have saddled the finance sector with a greedy, ethics-challenged image that may hinder recruiting the best and brightest talent.

"It would have made a lot more sense to bring back Glass-Steagall," a pre-and-post crisis risk manager tells American Banker Editor in Chief Neil Weinberg, while discussing WashingtonÂ's Dodd-Frank solution.