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MIDDAY UPDATE: G-20 and AIG

Friday, October 22, 2010
Today we heard a lot from Asia. The G-20 financial ministers and central bank governors gathered in Seoul, South Korea. Headlining their agenda is...
Posted In: AIG, G-20, Geithner, Global Currency War, micro-targeting, mid-day update, pensions, Taylor Swift, Toyota, unions

BP goes in for the kill ...

Monday, August 2, 2010
"Static kill," that is -- pumping in mud & cement. Meanwhile, Congress looks into BP's use of chemical dispersants. And BP is said to be...
Posted In: Blackberry, BP, caskets, double rainbow, Geithner, mid-day update, Spirit Airlines, Transgenic salmon, United Arab Emirates, YouTube

Geithner delays exchange rate report

Monday, April 5, 2010
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner announced he would be delaying his report on exchange rate policies due April 15. The biannual report, first...
Posted In: China, Geithner
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Geithner on Marketplace

Monday, March 23, 2009
Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal just taped an interview with Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner. The interview airs this evening, but I sat in on the...
Posted In: bailout, Banks, Geithner
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AIG has to pay it back

Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Tonight, the Treasury said it will make AIG repay the government the $165 million in bonuses handed out last week. In a letter to Congressional...
Posted In: AIG, bonuses, Geithner, TARP
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At the corner of uncertainty and anger

Monday, March 16, 2009
It feels like we've reached an important crossroads in the economic recovery. Many people are fed up with the bailouts of companies like AIG. The...
Posted In: AIG, bailout, bonuses, Geithner, TARP
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Looting the taxpayer

Wednesday, March 11, 2009
In the latest iteration of the government's plan to save the financial system, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner says the government will give money...
Posted In: bailout, Geithner, TARP
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I can't see the transparency

Friday, March 6, 2009
A few weeks ago, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner unveiled the Financial Stability plan, the next phase of government intervention into the...
Posted In: bailout, Banks, Geithner, TARP
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Wow, somebody doesn't like Geithner

Wednesday, March 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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