Posts Tagged ‘bailout’

The Tense Tale of Two Emirates: rich Abu Dhabi to bail out debt-burdened Dubai?

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 12:26 By GSerrano

A weak and uncertain statement from the UAE has stoked ‘fears of tension between emirates,’ The panic question among businessmen in the region is whether Dubai will default or not. Some investors are quick to defend the emirate. According to Thani al-Falaasi, a businessman in Dubai, “Only a few decades ago, this country was nothing, [...]

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The End of Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Politician?

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 6:41 By GSerrano

California is in a bad financial state, to say the least. A bailout of the state is even an important part of the talk, at this point. A more severe blow came in the form of California voters rejecting their Governor’s proposed package to balance the budget.
That alone might be enough indication that Schwarzenegger will [...]

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JP Morgan Chase among the Healthier Banks

Thursday, April 16, 2009 18:00 By MB

The US government has been pumping in money to bail out several banks from the economic storm. JP Morgan Chase wants to pay back the emergency fund that they had taken from the US Government. The decision comes due to the excessive political influence in the banking system,
Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JP Morgan [...]

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Shape Up or Ship Out: Obama gives ultimatum to giant automakers to restructure or file for bankruptcy

Thursday, April 2, 2009 2:53 By GSerrano

The two former US automaker giants General Motors and Chrysler are facing a choice between submitting a viable plan of action or filing for controlled bankruptcy. A declaration of bankruptcy is the fastest method for restructuring, according to US President Barack Obama, as much as it is a ‘legal tool to end the debate.’ General [...]

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Stop Saving the Billionaires!

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 3:57 By GSerrano

“Giving large sums of money to the very people who caused the problems in the first place seems very unwise, to put it mildly,” said Srichand P Hinduja, Chairman of the diversified Hinduja Group.
In an article in Forbes magazine, as a pre-G-20 London summit commentary, Hinduja said: “What we are witnessing is the trailer to [...]

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US government asks AIG to return executives’ bonuses

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 16:55 By GSerrano

Republicans blame the government of President Barack Obama for not having done enough to ensure that AIG executives did not get their hands on the fat bonuses after receiving public bail-out money. US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has fallen under heavy criticism for not having averted the release of bonuses to AIG executives. Construed as [...]

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Obama blocks multimillion-dollar bonuses of executives of bailed-out AIG

Tuesday, March 17, 2009 18:17 By GSerrano

Obama’s ire over the excessive bonuses of Wall Street honchos even after the bailout funds came with his government’s regulatory reform calls. Outraged, Obama has recently asked Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner to look for legal means to prevent the payment of multimillion-dollar bonuses to AIG executives who sank the firm.
AIG has pledged $165 million in [...]

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The “Dead” Rated High Among The People Who Are Paying Their Debts

Wednesday, March 4, 2009 19:54 By Preeti

When most banks are desperate for another bailout and countless homeowners are unable to make their mortgage payments, it is amazing that the dead are paying their bills!
Specially trained agents at DCM Services (the industry leader in deceased account recovery) call up the departed’s next of kin and kindly ask if they want to settle [...]

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U.S Government to own 36 % of Citigroup’s Common Stocks

Friday, February 27, 2009 18:18 By MB

U.S Government has bailout the country’s largest bank with the announcement of the deal that gives the federal government 36% control of Citigroup’s common stock.
The shares of Citigroup fell by 46 % in the premarket trading. The deal is to convert the company’s preferred shares to common shares. This move is to stabilize the [...]

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When Socialism May No Longer Be a Dirty Word

Monday, February 23, 2009 13:26 By GSerrano

During the presidential campaign, John McCain accused Obama for being a socialist. True enough, Obama is now showing the world that socialism can mix with a market economy. Newsweek asserts that socialism in America did not start with Obama but with his predecessor George W. Bush who nationalized Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the two [...]

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