Topic: American International Group Inc.

Opinion: Obama vs. the culture of greed

There is nothing evil in striving for the American dream that the president has so often lauded, but a kind of nihilistic blindness has led some to put personal gain above all else.

Might more stimulus be needed? Not yet, says Geithner.

The Obama team won't seek another spending jolt for the US economy, the Treasury secretary said Sunday, until it assesses effects of the first one.

Is auto rescue too big a role for government?

In dispatching GM's Rick Wagoner and directing carmakers toward clean cars, Obama indicates tax dollars won’t come free.

Politicians using Twitter: Morons or visionaries?

Lawmakers dig into White House budget

Deficit projections mean even Democrats are looking for ways to trim, some of them gimmicky.

The Monitor's View: How not to sell toxic mortgages

The Geithner plan relies on some secrecy to force banks to sell. Congress must back off.

Geithner pushes his financial reforms on Capitol Hill

The Treasury secretary’s plan aims to rein in the industry’s boom-bust cycle and soothe Europe ahead of the G-20 summit.

Letters to the Editor

Readers write about the importance of seeing the bigger issues surrounding the AIG bonus scandal, why improving No Child Left Behind would improve education, play areas in restaurants, and college students who earn their A's.

Geithner to G-20: Stay the course

'Substantial' fiscal and monetary moves across the globe will get traction, US Treasury secretary says.

US bailout backlash: the horror movie?

Geithner's big week with Congress, bank plan

The Treasury secretary begins to find his footing after a shaky start.

Treasury Secretary Geithner: selling a lending plan and himself

Wall Street warms to ‘toxic assets’ plan

Geithner's plan aims to use public and private money to clean up $500 billion to $1 trillion in bad loans.

Will deficits trim Obama's agenda?

Even Democrats signal adjustments are likely, given rising projections for budgetary red ink.

Can US let AIG fail?

Public outrage could force the Treasury Department to reconsider which financial giants pose a ‘systemic risk’ to the economy.

Goldman: AIG's failure wouldn't have toppled us

Despite a $20 billion relationship with AIG, the investment bank says it had the means to protect itself.

Senator Dodd takes the heat on AIG bonuses

The public and political uproar could make what's expected to be a tough reelection fight next year even tougher for the Connecticut Democrat.

Obama cracks jokes on Tonight Show - says Geithner is outstanding

Before AIG bonuses debacle, a shift toward lower executive pay

Many moves were already under way to change the compensation culture.

AIG is the new Enron

Lawmakers target 'outrageous' AIG bonuses

Members of both parties are mad at the insurance giant. But big questions remain over what they can do about it.

AIG chief faces tough questioning over 'retention bonuses'

Edward Liddy is praised by some lawmakers for taking on a tough task. But others excoriate him for large payments to those who helped bring down the company.

March Madness: Obama picks McCain's team to lose in first round

Obama: It's like AIG has a bomb strapped to them

The Monitor's View: Moral outrage in the age of AIG

Bonuses for those who took risky bets and then a bailout? It's the symptom of a bad system.