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 Entries tagged "Barack Obama"Engine boostU.K. vanmaker LDV got a small government loan. It's not a Detroit-style bailout, but it may be a sign of the future. Transactions: May 18, 2009In the stress tests, the bank nationalizers again discovered the power of politics. Going private 2.0Public-private partnerships will have a key role in the coming infrastructure boom. A 21st-century trade agendaBold action is needed from the Obama Administration as the global economy undergoes a painful contraction. Through the back doorThe Sept. 11 attacks couldn't generate enough political heat to melt the privacy protections that some state governments offer corporate owners, but the financial crisis just might. Next stop, VCFresh from organizing online fundraising for the Obama campaign, Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes has joined General Catalyst Partners as entrepreneur-in-residence. Doctor in the houseA conversation about healthcare with Hamilton Moses III. The scrap heap of history?Amid widening dismay over the bailouts, there is a continuing chorus of economists calling for full nationalization of failing financial institutions. What is to be done?Start by putting Rick Santelli in charge of the silent majority. The boutique boomletJohn DeQ Briggs is leaving Howrey for AV&H to help build out its antitrust practice. The Trouble with TARPGeithner is sticking with Paulson's flawed remedy. Or maybe he isn't. Stay tuned for details. Change in a cold climateThe Democrats came to power with ambitious plans for the FCC. But how much of that agenda will fly in a deep recession? Geithner got it rightCan the financial industry rise to the opportunity? Fields of greenFrom boom to bust to ... boom? The role of private equity in today's marketplace for renewable energies. Queen of competitionIf confirmed as assistant attorney general, Christine Varney will need to resuscitate a demoralized antitrust unit. On the road againAt Jones Day, Anthony Perricone hopes to use the firm's international capabilities to push into infrastructure funds. Brave new worldA former congressman poses questions to the new president when he addresses international trade. A new direction?President Obama's Department of Justice antitrust pick may signal a wave of change in merger enforcement. Black and white and red all overThe newspaper industry was struggling before the economic slump. Now papers desperately try a variety of strategies, some to survive, others to prepare for a future that's still unknowable. Promise, meet realityAs Obama takes the reins, the economic outlook remains as dire as ever. Opening driveObama tackles an intractable foe -- the college football bowl system. Happy returns2008's top venture exit as proof of concept, and a VC presides at the FCC. Nate's fateRecently elected the organizer of NY Tech Meetup, Nate Westheimer hopes to bring more cohesion to the diffused New York technology industry. Transactions: Jan. 26, 2009A new president is inaugurated and history is made. But as long as we conflate the markets and politics, what can Obama say that has any long-term staying power? Green days ahead?Cleantech startups hope the new administration's energy policies provide a boost. Movers & shakers: Dec. 19, 2008President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Mary Schapiro as chairwoman of the agency. The SEC has recently come under... Redefining the blobAt the center of the economic crisis stand the credit raters. How should they be regulated and structured? Change comes to ChanceryThe Delaware court will get some new faces next year, and more reasons to keep a watchful eye on Congress. Look out!Here comes a new year. In Obama we antitrustAn examination of merger clearance under the new administration. Obama's antitrust revivalThe recession and struggling companies may hamstring the president-elect's ability to say no to mergers. Seamless transitionThe president-elect's new economic team is to hit the ground running and act in close coordination with the Bush administration. Down for the countMark-to-market accounting is crippling the economy. Quality judgmentsAssessments of hospital care improvements are increasingly critical in merger assessments and for healthcare reform. Transactions: Dec. 1, 2008As we move forward, replacing our old experts with new, how much of the old do we abandon and how much do we keep? Consider the case of the Federal Reserve. Obama names economic teamThe markets don't like uncertainty, so in an effort to provide a little clarity President-elect Barack Obama named key members of his administration's economic team... This won't hurt a bitAn examination of U.S. healthcare under the Obama administration. The Supreme questionDoes the FDA trump the states? So much for all thatRemember the emergency, three-page bailout plan to buy toxic securities? Well, never mind. Visible handForbes lectures Obama on the evils of the welfare state, and Yahoo!'s Yang plays the ingenue. How to change the worldFirst, read this memo. The exodus beginsThe first high-profile departure from the SEC announced since the election is Corporation Finance Division Director John White. Transactions: Nov. 17, 2008Fifty years ago John Kenneth Galbraith described the connection between finance, consumers and, in so many words, loose money. We're now defined by that tightly bound combination. Economist in chiefThe new president and his economic team face daunting issues that leave no time for dallying. Here are some clues for what to expect in the early days of the Barack Obama administration. Eyes on the summitThe challenge at the G-20 conference will be to reconcile lofty rhetoric with practical fixes. Remember the bailout?Examining the implementation of the deal that was supposed to re-energize the credit markets. Musical chairs on the benchThe outcome of the presidential race may have an impact on Leo Strine's next job. "Say on pay" has its day?The movement to rein in excessive executive salaries gains momentum in a weakened economy and an election year. Trial balloonsRumored Democratic and GOP contenders to head up Treasury in a new administration. Richard BransonWhat's the billionaire entrepreneur been up to? Advancing space tourism plans and weighing the sale of Virgin Atlantic's Virgin Nigeria stake. | ||||||||||||||||
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