Extensive use of leverage
The investment banks began to borrow money and put it to work to sustain their profitabiltity.
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The Global Financial Crisis »The Global Financial Crisis
Long-term causes of the financial crisis? »Long-term causes of the financial crisis?
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Extensive use of leverage
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