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Wall Street reform next up for Dems
The SwampA trader with now-defunct Lehman Brothers watches the stock market plunge last September. (David Karp/AP) by James Oliphant For weeks, President Obama has been pushing hard on his plan to revive the nation's economy, driving the $787-billion stimulus...Tags: Finance, Barack Obama, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Business Institutions, Politics
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AIG CEO: bonuses meant to save company, economy
The SwampEdward Liddy, chairman and CEO of the American International Group testifies during a House Financial Services Committee (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) by Frank James If AIG hadn't paid those bonuses the entire economy might've gone down the...Tags: American International Group, United States, Career and Workplace, Politics, Services and Shopping
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For wonks and insomniacs: AIG bonus terms on line!
Spin CycleFrom Newsday's business staff, Ellen Yan tells us the public can read the 15-page retention contract online, courtesy of the House financial services subcommittee, whose members were the ones grilling chief executive Edward Liddy the other day. The...Tags: Timothy Geithner, American International Group, Credit and Debt, Financial and Business Services, Economy, Business and Finance
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Obama would rein in masters of universe
The Swampby Frank James The Obama Administration wants to give Wall Street's masters of the universe a new master, the federal government. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner will propose greater regulation of the financial markets when he testifies before the House...Tags: Barack Obama, Timothy Geithner, American International Group, Business Institutions, Politics
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Credit card abuse crackdown: Next move
The Swampby James Oliphant The Obama administration is moving to rewrite the rules of the game for credit card lenders, vowing to crack down on high interest rates and predatory practices it says contributed to the economic crisis. The drive, which......Tags: Barack Obama, United States, American International Group, Lobbying, Banking
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Rahm Emanuel: 'No czars in White House'
The Swampby Mark Silva Rahm Emanuel was "a big shot'' before President Barack Obama made him chief of staff - so notes the interviewer today. Emanuel, financially set after a stint on Wall Street, congressman from Illinois and architect of the......Tags: United States, Economic Policy, Business Institutions, Lobbying, National Security
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Stanford arrest: Massive fraud alleged
The Swampby Josh Meyer The Justice Department is confirming that Texas billionaire Allen Stanford has been arrested and indicted on criminal charges stemming from his alleged operation of a massive investment fraud operation that bilked potentially thousands of...Tags: United States, Securities, Services and Shopping, Laws, Texas
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Chrysler Financial Repays Government Loans
KickingTiresChrysler Financial ??? an independent financial services firm ??? announced today that it has repaid $1.5 billion in government loans it received in January as part of the TARP bank bailout. Chrysler Financial says it was able to repay the......Tags: Financial and Business Services, Economy, Business and Finance, Services and Shopping
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Obama: 'Fat-cats' not his constituency
The Swampby Mark Silva Republicans voted against the economic stimulus in the House. They voted against the health-care overhaul in the House. Most of them voted against the "cap and trade'' energy bill in the House, though the handful of Republicans......Tags: Henry Paulson, Barack Obama, Fox Broadcasting Company, Iowa, Health
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Report: Discover Card could become Orange Bowl title sponsor
The Business of Sports | Sun Sentinel blogsWith FedEx announcing earlier this year it was dropping its title sponsorship of the Orange Bowl college football game after 21 years ??? marking the longest reign as title sponsor of a BCS game ??? ESPN has been in negotiations......Tags: FedEx Corporation, Financial and Business Services, ESPN (tv network), Companies and Corporations
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Sony sales slide 20% as global economy erodes profit
L.A. Times Tech BlogSony saw sales drop nearly across the board in its fiscal second quarter as the consumer electronics and media giant continued to struggle with a withering global economy. As shoppers around the world cut back on buying televisions, cameras and computers,... -
Huffington to consumers: Boycott big banks [Updated]
Money & CompanyThis post corrects an earlier version There can be few institutions more despised as 2010 begins than big U.S. banks, but what can the average person do about it? The answer, according to Huffington Post website founder Arianna Huffington and......
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