- The Deal: Transition 2009. Dealmaking and politics in a new administration -
[Posted on February 20, 2009 at 3:11 PM]
Geithner is sticking with Paulson's flawed remedy. Or maybe he isn't. Stay tuned for details.
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[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 16, 2009 at 1:35 PM]
General Motors Corp. CEO Rick Wagoner, once resolutely opposed to a GM bankruptcy, is now considering that very option, according to a Wall Street Journal report. On Tuesday in Washington,
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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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Complete Transition 2009 Archives
- Obama pushes stimulus plan
- GM talks deals, senators call for panel instead of car czar
- Why Summers isn't Treasury secretary
- The pros and cons of bank nationalization
- The comp crackdown and shareholder rights
- Obama economic adviser bitten by tax bug
- Antitrust bar troubled by possible FTC pick
- Stimulus plan gives $37B to tech; Kevin Rose offers Twitter tips; Bill Gates talks about his new job
- Caterpillar follows mining boom to bust, 20,000 jobs cut
- Video: ATV's Bill Wiberg on cleantech investing in 2009
- Promise, meet reality
- Opening drive
- Obama starts keeping campaign promises on day one
- Obama's antitrust team still up in the air
- Soros: Economy needs more stimulus to save it from depression
- The inauguration as econ tutorial
- Tech deal news: Intel's income plummets; Obama narrows CTO choice; Betaworks backs Tweetdeck; and more
- Martin to step down from FCC chair on inauguration day
- Cap markets committee weighs in on regulatory reform
- Inside The Deal: Deloitte's Carney on M&A megatrends
- A taxing confirmation process for Geithner
- Republicans question Geithner about housekeeper, taxes
- Obama FCC pick Genachowski 'one of us,' says USV's Fred Wilson
- Inside The Deal: Paul Hastings' Michael Cohen on antitrust under Obama
- Obama to tap the TARP
- Green days ahead?
- Obama crowns constitutional scholar as regulatory czar
- Porn execs seek $5B federal bailout
- Obama outlines stimulus, regulatory changes
- Dodd schedules Schapiro's confirmation hearing
- Obama may consider Parsons as commerce secretary
- Obama taps McKinsey alum for new econ post
- Former eBay chief Meg Whitman leaves boards, may run for governor of California
- PwC: 2009 M&A to be fueled by 'merger of necessity'
- Brewster's millions and Paulson's billions
- President Bush gives $17.4B in TARP to Detroit
- Spitzer bad mouths Obama's financial team
- Christopher Cox and the decline of the SEC
- Obama builds team to reform SEC, CFTC
- Lampoon's Laikin not laughing at fraud charges
- Podcast: Harris Williams' co-founders talk '09 M&A
- Video: NY Tech Meetup organizer-elect Nate Westheimer and what he wants to do now
- In Obama we antitrust
- Nate Westheimer succeeds Scott Heiferman at NY Tech Meetup
- Sign of the Apocalypse: Credit crisis becomes nuclear crisis?
- Fitch: Tough times mean mergers for midtier cable, telecom companies
- Rumble in D.C.: Geithner vs. Bair?
- AIG to enter round three in the bailout battle
- What do Geithner and Summers have to do with Citi's woes?
- Inside The Deal: Axinn's Keeley on antitrust lawsuits and President-elect Obama
- Video: Chadbourne & Parke's Todd Alexander predicts consolidation in ethanol industry
- Seamless transition
- Down for the count
- Transactions: Dec. 1, 2008
- Obama taps Volcker for new post
- Analysts predict another $44B in bank write-downs in fourth quarter
- Roll Call: Nov. 25, 2008
- Obama announces more economic team members
- Cellular Dynamics in 3-way stem-cell merger
- Obama announces economic team
- Should treasury secretary appointee Geithner take office now?
- White House unaware that regulators were even talking about a Citi bailout
- Obama to unveil economic team
- Roll Call: Timothy Geithner edition
- NBC News: Obama to tap Geithner as treasury secretary
- 'You can get a robust return and take care of the planet,' Al Gore tells investors
- Obama and that sucking sound in Washington
- Let there be bio-pharma deals, says trade group chief
- Paulson calls for regulating everyone and everything
- What Waxman's win means for dealmaking
- Pritzker surfaces, but may sink as Commerce pick
- Should Wall Street fear change from an Obama administration?
- Wachovia, Goldman chiefs say $700B not enough
- BofA's Ken Lewis: Big Three should be Big Two
- Hank Paulson defends handling of Tarp on Capitol Hill
- Bush leaves Obama task of spending uncommitted $350B TARP funds
- Bankruptcy vet to lead search for Paulson successor
- Kashkari isn't sounding like a guy who wants to stay
- G-20 summit: Look who's coming to dinner!
- This won't hurt a bit
- The Supreme question
- So much for all that
- Visible hand
- How to change the world
- Level 3 dealmaker to help shape Obama administration
- Bush antitrust officials give eventual Obama nominees advice
- Expert predictions on economy and dealmaking at M&A Outlook
- Women's group disses Summers as possible treasury secretary pick
- Dealmakers discuss a potential carried-interest tax hike in 2009
- Grant Thornton's Mel Schwartz on Obama's tax outlook
- Robert Pitofsky on antitrust enforcement under Obama
- More on Volcker and his role in an Obama administration
- Obama and regulators have a new world of M&A
- Gorelick sees major challenges for Obama administration
- An independent Harbour at the helm of the FTC?
- DFJ leads round in corporate carbon footprint manager Planet Metrics
- Strong regulation of PE and hedge funds likely on the way
- Sen. Schumer on Wall Street's coming regulatory reform
- Is Volcker right for the economy?
- Economist in chief
- Clinton-era trust busters may return to Washington
- Forbes lectures Obama on the dangers of the welfare state
- Obama huddles with his economic brain trust, but no treasury pick yet
- Inside The Deal: Harris Williams' Jeffery Bistrong on M&A under President Obama
- Who may lead the 'new' SEC
- Inside The Deal: Harris Williams' Jeffery Bistrong on M&A under President Obama
- GAO urges Obama to consider new financial regulations
- Treasury horse race odds
- How about a role for Volcker at G-20 summit?
- Summers vs. Geithner: The New Republic's take
- Post-partisan mania: GOP lobbyist acquires Democratic lobbyist
- FDIC's Bair another name in the treasury secretary mix
- Roll Call: Nov. 5, 2008
- Obama's treasury secretary, chief of staff picks at hand
- National Lampoon's... dealmaking prowess?
- TARP opponents could take charge of GOP
- National Lampoon deal to capitalize on Obama win
- Elhauge may be Obama's pick for top antitrust job
- Handicapping picks for an Obama Cabinet
- The case for Corzine at Treasury
- Acquisition juggernaut ArcelorMittal reverses course
- European markets slide while Continent supports Obama win
- How would Summers conduct trade policy?
- Bulls seize market on Election Day
- Google and Yahoo! dice ad deal to appease DOJ, naysayers
- Verizon-Alltel gets mired in election politics
- Cox calls for change on Election Day
- Obama might tap former Bush antitrust staffer
- What do candidates propose to save the American worker?
- Bear Stearns risk officer now handling risk at N.Y. Fed
- David Brooks on the Long Boom, scarcity and a new ruling class
- Who might receive the call to head the FCC?
- Impending financial summit to rank high on new treasury chief's agenda
- Harris Williams' Jeff Bistrong on how the election will impact M&A activity
- The list of potential FTC chiefs is long
- Who's next at Treasury: Geithner vs. Summers
- Election 2008: Obama, McCain on antitrust
- Obama may tap a banker for chief of staff?
- Could Sen. Dole fold like Wachovia?
- Mr. Corzine goes to Washington, again?
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