wall street analyst henry kaufman explains how a bank earns money. tended to earn money the same way as they do today in a general way by making loans and investments. there was, in those days, in hindsight a somewhat greater risk-taking than has tended to occur within the last 40 years or so in the united states or in banking in modern times. it was and had a stronger entrepreneurial drive in those days. and at the same time there was inadequate governmental supervision. charles barney the knickerbocker's president, was one of those entrepreneurs ambitious for his bank's success. apparently for charles barney the chance came to make a lot of money if he was willing to risk the bank's money. barney knew a speculator named charles morse. morse and a partner, frederick hines, schemed to manipulate copper's price on wall street. copper was a hot item many people speculated on. there is debate, historically over the extent of barney's involvement, but many believe he made the behind-the-scenes arrangements as the morse-hines combine began setting its tra

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it's the home of henry and sarah kaufman and they have been married for 75 years.s, too. that's it. that's all. we have been playing games here for 50 years on the "today" show, or is it 60? i lose track of time. back to you. >> thanks. still to come on born today. the changing role of dads too. our dads weigh in. >> also blake shelton and you've seen, a new season of "the voice" and he might reveal new body art. but first, this is "today" on nbc. i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad. for 30 years i've worked as an obgyn, my job is to protect the health of women. so i'm particularly offended by ken cuccinelli. cuccinelli wants to make all abortion illegal ... ... even in cases of rape and incest. ... even to protect a woman's health. i want a governor who's focused on schools and creating jobs, not someone who wants to do my job. who's ken cuccinelli to interfere in the lives of women across virginia? >>> in season five of the hit nbc reality competition "the voice," the original coaches are reunited. that's one of my favorite songs.