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The truth Hertz

Mar 5, 2009
GM finally acknowledged today in its annual report that its survival is in "substantial doubt." GM said it could be forced to file for bankruptcy...
Posted In: bailout, bankruptcy, GM
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Wow, somebody doesn't like Geithner

Mar 4, 2009
Yesterday, I mentioned a book coming out next week called "House of Cards." It's about the collapse of Bear Stearns. Another excerpt was...
Posted In: bailout, Banks, Bear Stearns, Geithner
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AIG makes me angry too

Mar 4, 2009
The more I read and think about AIG, the closer I get to having a conniption. Even Bernanke said it yesterday: nothing makes him angrier than the...
Posted In: AIG, bailout, TARP
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Drive 'em into the ground

Mar 3, 2009
The latest car sales numbers just came in, and they truly are bad enough to make a grown man cry. GM and Ford sales fell by half in February. At...
Posted In: bailout, bankruptcy, GM, nationalization
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Dracula, the insurance company

Mar 3, 2009
I felt like I was watching a bad horror movie this morning as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke testified before Congress. Bernanke said the government...
Posted In: AIG, bailout, TARP
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Greed and blindness

Mar 3, 2009
There's an ugly, human thread that runs through all of the collapses and fraud on Wall Street. Two items I read this morning point it out clearly....
Posted In: bailout, Bear Stearns
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Burning down the house

Mar 2, 2009
Q: What happens to money when you throw it into a fire? A: The same thing that happens when you give it to AIG. Today's 4th bailout of the...
Posted In: AIG, bailout, TARP
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If it quacks like a duck...

Feb 27, 2009
At this economic bloggers conference I'm attending, we had a discussion last night about how no one in charge will say the word "nationalization." ...
Posted In: bailout, bloggers, blogging, blogs, economists, nationalization
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Airplane Reading

Feb 26, 2009
I read some interesting stuff on my flight to Kansas City, which I'll get to in a moment. But first, my flight. I don't fly Southwest often, but...
Posted In: Airlines, bailout, Fed
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Just take your clients to Putt-Putt

Feb 25, 2009
Now that Northern Bank's been busted for hosting a golf tournament, the other bank lemmings are lining up to do their part. Today, Morgan Stanley...
Posted In: bailout, Banks, TARP

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