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The Circle Bastiat It's not easy being a bank
Regulators are proposing massive new compliance burden on banks to prove that their market-making activities are just that and not proprietary trading in disguise
10/13/2011 05:00 pm -
Can the Treasury Department really run out of money?
Probably not, because the Federal Reserve would probably not bounce a check from Treasury. But that might violate the debt ceiling.
07/28/2011 09:49 am -
Does Greece owe you? How the Greece crisis affects US money market funds
American exposure to the Greece crisis is high in certain areas. Half the assets in the 10 biggest money market funds are invested in European banks, which hold a lot of Greece's debt.
06/28/2011 08:21 pm -
Tax VOX Obama, where are your economists?
Politicians need a team of stellar economists for advice during campaign season, and Obama seems to have lost his
06/10/2011 03:53 pm -
'Too Big to Fail' – real story's not over
'Too Big to Fail' movie ends early in the crisis. But policymakers, public still struggling with aftermath of 'too big to fail' decisions.
05/24/2011 07:10 pm -
Stocks close lower after choppy session
The Dow fell about 25 points, after rising and falling throughout the session. A positive call on commodities by Goldman Sachs drove up the price of oil and metals.
05/24/2011 05:34 pm -
Stock market ends lower; investors flee risk
Stock market falls on technology slump. Nasdaq leads stock market lower with lowest close in nearly a month.
05/16/2011 05:58 pm -
Interest rates: Will the Fed signal a boost?
Interest rates were supposed to be kept low by the Federal Reserve's bond-buying program. Ben Bernanke will meet with the press on Wednesday, and investors will listen for clues about when the Fed might change its policy with interest rates.
04/27/2011 10:01 am -
NFL season in judge's hands? One of five things to watch April 6.
NFL season could be saved if judge lifts an injunction on the lockout. Plus: Monsanto and Bed Bath & Beyond earnings and hot rental housing market.
04/06/2011 12:35 am -
Jobs go unfilled despite high unemployment
At 8.9 percent, unemployment is still high. But in some industries, jobs are available with no skilled workers to fill them.
03/04/2011 12:07 pm -
TARP bailout cost to taxpayers expected to be lower, according to Geithner
TARP final cost to US taxpayers is expected to be lower than earlier projections, according to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Bailed-out companies, such as AIG and GM, have already begun to pay back TARP funds.
12/17/2010 09:12 am -
Credit cards? Nah! Americans moving to cash, debit cards.
Credit cards are losing their luster as a method of payment, especially among young adults.
12/13/2010 04:49 pm -
The Daily Reckoning What will the end of gold's bull market look like?
Gold is in a bull market, not (yet) a bubble. It will probably stay in a bull market for a long time. And before it declines, gold may climb a hundred dollars a day – or more.
11/11/2010 03:10 pm -
Could faulty mortgage paperwork lead to a new financial crisis?
Concerns are rising that faulty mortgage paperwork may spawn a boom in lawsuits against big banks. For now, a second financial crisis seems unlikely – but not impossible.
10/28/2010 09:06 pm -
New Federal Reserve plan to buoy economy: Too much or too little?
The Federal Reserve is expected to approve a program of quantitative easing at a meeting next week. Experts on monetary policy are divided over whether the plan will work buoy the economy.
10/27/2010 06:11 pm -
Could AIG plan to exit bailout bring taxpayers a profit?
AIG plan involves converting bailout money into a common-stock ownership stake in the company, which the Treasury would sell over time. But the exit strategy isn't a quick or simple process.
09/30/2010 04:40 pm -
ThinkMarkets Broken banks, durable delusions
Commercial banks continue to fail, despite decades of heavy regulation. So why believe that government oversight cures financial ills?
09/01/2010 11:05 am -
AIG repaying $4 billion in taxpayer aid
AIG said Monday it is paying back nearly $4 billion in taxpayer aid with proceeds from a recent debt sale. AIG will use more than $3.9 billion of the proceeds to repay the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
08/23/2010 03:59 pm -
Monitor Breakfast Q&A with Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner
Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner discussed the nation's economic recovery at a July 22 Monitor Breakfast.
07/27/2010 05:54 pm -
BP oil spill: New York Fed checking on Wall Street firms' exposure to oil company
BP oil spill: The New York Federal Reserve is investigating Wall Street firms' exposure to the oil company, in the event BP goes bankrupt over the Gulf oil spill.
06/28/2010 06:22 pm -
Robert Reich Fed in hot water over secret bailouts
The Fed bailed out Bear Stearns without authorization from Congress or informing the public.
04/01/2010 05:07 pm -
AIG restructuring: Can taxpayers recoup bailout funds?
The bailed-out insurer AIG is restructuring. This gradual make-over holds the best hope for US taxpayers to recover bailout money, say analysts.
03/08/2010 06:43 pm -
Geithner defends AIG bailout against critics of both parties
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the government ‘made the best of a set of terrible choices’ in bailing out insurance giant AIG. But Democrats and Republicans alike hammered him for not demanding more from financial institutions.
01/27/2010 07:28 pm -
The Vote Et tu lefties? Obama takes flak from his liberal 'friends'
They supported him during the presidential campaign, but liberals are beginning to criticize Obama on everything from Afghanistan to the economy to climate change.
11/21/2009 12:00 am -
Obama 'pay czar' lacks clout to stop $198 million in AIG bonuses
The special inspector general for the government’s financial rescue program told Congress Wednesday that the ongoing bonus quandary was 'a mess.'
10/14/2009 01:00 am
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