When a pair of overleveraged Bear Stearns hedge funds imploded in 2007 when American stocks were at all-time highs many shrugged the episode off. Later, it became apparent that those bankruptcies were among the first shoes to drop in an epic meltdown that would impact virtually all Americans.
I just ran across it, and thought it was interesting even if its a bit older. The whole problem of a looming financial crisis is still very current.