Entries tagged "bank nationalization"

Nationalization, resolution and TBTF

Felix Salmon has sparked a renewed discussion among the blogs with his recantation of his position from last year that the government should have nationalized the banks.

Martin Wolf on a cautious Obama

Is Financial Times columnist Martin Wolf right to worry about how the Obama administration handled the bank stress tests?

Bank of America's latest 'shock'

Wednesday's reports about Bank of America's capital needs have to be one of the most muddled news stories of the financial crisis.

The weird science of stress test punditry

As the clock ticks to Thursday's pending release of bank stress test results, the commentary, laid down under a withering fire of projections and speculation, continues.

Stress tests, gossip and speculation

The pundits speculate that the Obama administration's willingness to intervene in Chrysler's affairs indicate it may still nationalize banks.

Kwak, Johnson on cleaning up crony capitalism

Baseline Scenario's James Kwak and Simon Johnson explore crony capitalism's role in today's financial crisis.

Wall St. and Washington: Conspiracy or screwup?

Making sense of the latest screeds for and against Wall Street.

Stressed out over stress tests

Pundits and journalist are grousing over the meaning of Treasury's upcoming stress test results for 19 big banks as they continue to debate the merits of nationalization as a remedy to the crisis.

BofA's Lewis: Merrill-related bailout a 'tactical mistake'

Lewis told the Financial Times that it was a "tactical mistake" for BofA to take $20 billion in order to save the Merrill buyout -- he should have only taken $10 billion.

The Street goes nuts over nationalization rumor

The markets closed down despite the White House's efforts to tamp down rumors of nationalization of Citigroup (NYSE:C) and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC).

Video: On bank nationalization rumors and restructuring

Dirk Hobgood, CFO of Accretive Solutions, shares his thoughts on bank nationalization.

Alan Greenspan changes his religion

The world turns upside down as Alan Greenspan advocates nationalization of U.S. banks.

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