Recent Election 2008 Posts
[Posted on February 17, 2009 at 10:43 AM]
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Some of the executive compensation limits for TARP recipients buried in the stimulus package are not sitting well with the president, but he has few palatable options to undo them.
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[Posted on February 12, 2009 at 5:06 PM]
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If President Obama taps Jon Leibowitz as FTC chair, then Leibowitz may in turn pick Boies Schiller attorney Rich Feinstein to head the Bureau of Competition.
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[Posted on February 11, 2009 at 10:27 AM]
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The early reviews of the Obama administration's bank bailout are in, and most major media outlets gave it a thumbs down.
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[Posted on February 10, 2009 at 4:50 PM]
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Sources following the bailout say the Treasury secretary's vagueness reflects that the bailout process is still evolving as buyers have yet to emerge and negotiate with the government.
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[Posted on February 10, 2009 at 2:54 PM]
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The following is the text of Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's prepared statement before Senate Banking Committee Hearing Tuesday.
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[Posted on February 10, 2009 at 2:34 PM]
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Three Republican senators broke ranks with the party and voted for the Obama administration's economic stimulus package.
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[Posted on February 10, 2009 at 11:37 AM]
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The following is a video and the full text of remarks by Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner introducing the Financial Stability Plan.
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[Posted on February 10, 2009 at 9:59 AM]
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As Tim Geithner prepares to introduce the newest financial bailout scheme, a sort of TARP II, let's take a quick tour of what we know about the underlying policy debate.
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[Posted on February 9, 2009 at 1:56 PM]
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Even if the reports that Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner may court private capital firms to invest in banks are true, interest may be tepid.
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[Posted on February 9, 2009 at 8:22 AM]
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Geithner delays releasing details of the bank rescue plan so the economic stimulus plan can get through Congress first.
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[Posted on February 6, 2009 at 1:23 PM]
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The president tried to rally support across party lines for his $900 billion economic stimulus package.
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[Posted on February 6, 2009 at 9:33 AM]
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A dispute between Obama advisers Larry Summers and Paul Volcker illustrates why the president opted for Summers' protege Tim Geithner.
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[Posted on February 5, 2009 at 1:51 PM]
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With the growing prospects that the Obama administration may have to nationalize Bank of America and Citigroup, we offer a look at some of the arguments for and against such moves.
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