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How much did Wall Street bosses know about crash?

Research shows executives offloaded millions of dollars in shares between 2000 and 2008

Chief executives at the 14 largest Wall Street firms were 30 times more likely to sell rather than buy their own shares in the run-up to the financial crisis, according to research by two American academics.

The study suggests that the leaders of financial firms knew about the risks their employees were taking, something they have always denied.

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