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- Improving the Wall Street Bailout Proposal
- Improving the Wall Street Bailout ProposalRE: Improving the Wall Street Bailout ProposalShut down Freddie Mac and Fannie May and let the banks in trouble go bankrupt. The financial market needs this enema. Top off with increased accountability and regulation. And convince the population to buy homes it can afford.RE: Improving...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
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- Improving the Wall Street Bailout Proposal
- The shocking at least to some of us thumbs-down by Congress to the financial buyout program now brings us to Plan 2. Improving Plan 1. A number of financial thinkers and economists agree with the House majority that the first plan had a major fault: namely...
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- FreedomWorks' Grassroots Pressure Against Wall Street Bailout Reaches a Crescendo
- Group's online petition crosses the 43,000 mark in under a week WASHINGTON -- FreedomWorks, a nationwide grassroots group led by former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, announces its online petition NoWallStreetBailout.com reached more than 43,000 signatures Wednesday afternoon before the Senate's vote on the Wall Street Bailout bill. ...
- Research articles 2008-10-01
- Statement of Terence M. O'Sullivan, General President, Laborers' International Union of North America, On the Senate Proposal to "Stabilize the Economy and Create Jobs"
- "Where are the jobs?" WASHINGTON -- Terence M. O'Sullivan, General President of the Laborers' International Union of North America, made the following statement today on the Senate's Wall Street bailout proposal:[TABLE OMITTED] The members of LIUNA - the Laborers' International Union of North America - are on...
- Research articles 2008-10-01
- "Say On Pay" Gets Boost from Wall Street Mess
- "Say on Pay" initiatives are likely to get renewed momentum thanks to the Wall Street meltdown. Some sort of new limitations are pay could be included in the $700 billion bailout program proposed by the Bush Administration. Leading Democrats Barney Frank, head of the...
- Blog posts 2008-09-22
- Financial Analysts Give Bailout Mixed Reviews
- The Wall Street bailout plan gets mixed reviews from a survey of financial analysts. Conducted by the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute, the survey of 4,650 of its members showed that 39 percent said the bailout plan was "reasonable and necessary." Another 34 percent were opposed to the...
- Blog posts 2008-09-25
- Frank and Dodd: Bailout Naysayers Got Big Finance Industry Bucks
- For those of you Watergate fans, remember the phrase "follow the money," which is what Deep Throat whispered to Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward in a garage. Following the political money in the Wall Street meltdown is in itself an interesting exercise. The key...
- Blog posts 2008-09-23
- Candidates Both Fall Flat With Their Bailout PR Stunts
- Barack Obama and John McCain both ventured into the realm of PR stunts Wednesday in response to the Wall Street financial crisis, and both fell flat with their efforts. First, let's stop for a sec and define a PR stunt: an action or announcement that's more flash...
- Blog posts 2008-09-25
- House Dems Sharpening "too Big to Fail" Plan
- By Kevin DrawbaughWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A key U.S. congressional panel moved toward toughening a plan for dealing with "too big to fail" financial firms on Tuesday, while rejecting a Republican alternative backed by Wall Street.The House Financial Services Committee, locked for weeks in debate over financial reforms, voted to kill...
- News items 2009-11-17
- House Dems Sharpening "too Big to Fail" Plan
- By Kevin DrawbaughWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A key U.S. congressional panel moved toward toughening a plan for dealing with "too big to fail" financial firms on Tuesday, while rejecting a Republican alternative that is expected to reappear later.The House Financial Services Committee, locked for weeks in debate over financial reforms, voted...
- News items 2009-11-18
- Bnet Bloggers Circle the Wagons
- It seems like "Circle The Wagons" time at Bnet.com. As noted, colleague Jessica Stilman quotes business maven Guy Kawasaki's "bullet in the base of the skull" approach to quick and efficient layofffs. When I questioned its humanity, a couple of readers questioned my reading comprehension ability and...
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- No Obama "Optimism Bump" for America's Small Businesses
- Wall Street supposedly liked President-Elect Obama's massive public works proposal yesterday, according to USA Today. News of Mr. Obama's spending plans as well as the anticipated Big Three auto bailout sent the Dow up almost 3.5 points. But a newly released national survey by ...
- Blog posts 2008-12-09
- Bye-Bye Sports Perks for Bankers
- Financial types have been favored customers of sports franchises. The largess that flowed down Wall Street and related industries for so long bought a lot of luxury boxes, sponsorship deals and VIP parties at prime sports venues across the country. Some banks even own stadium naming rights, such as INVESCO...
- Blog posts 2009-02-05
- Where Freelancers Are in Demand
- Where "accidental" consultants can find work; and how they get their feet in the door. ...
- Articles 2009-05-26
- Why Obama's Bank Shakeup Won't Save Consumers
- The White House would have been better off giving broader powers to existing regulatory agencies and focusing more on efforts to educate investors. As part of his planned overhaul of the entire...
- Articles 2009-06-23
- OTC Derivatives Rules Backed By Congress Panel
- By Kevin Drawbaugh and Charles Abbott WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A key U.S. congressional committee approved new rules for the largely unpoliced $450-trillion derivatives market on Thursday in a win for the Obama administration. The House of Representatives Financial Services Committee voted 43-26, largely on party lines, in favor of the...
- News items 2009-10-15
- Buffett Joins Goldman Bid For Fannie Mae Tax Credits
- NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa has joined Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS in a bid to buy $3 billion in tax credits from mortgage giant Fannie Mae, the Wall Street Journal's website reported, citing people familiar with the matter.On Sunday the Journal reported that Goldman,...
- News items 2009-11-03
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