

Economy Jan 31

President Obama has appealed to the nation’s chief executives to hire job applicants who’ve been unemployed long-term. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates nearly 4 million Americans have been without work for 27 weeks or more. On Friday, the president…
By Alexis Cox
Economy Jan 14

President Obama announced Thursday plans to tax the nation's biggest banks to recoup TARP costs. But not everyone thinks this is such a great idea.
Economy Sep 14

Lehman Brothers survived the Civil War, the Great Depression, two World Wars, and the attacks of 9/11, yet under the leadership of Richard Fuld the investment bank went from storied Wall Street firm to catalyst of last year's economic crisis.
Economy Aug 13

Question: My question is: What about U.S. bond holders? I’ve seen bailouts of incompetent banks and businesses and some selective shareholder groups. Investment grade bonds were considered to be the safest investment next to…
Question: If you have not already done so, would you please explain the warrants that seem to be troubling the financial institutions at the moment? If you’ve already done so, I apologize for asking unnecessarily. Paul Solman: Hey, even if…
Jun 09

By PBS NewsHour
The U.S. Treasury announced Tuesday that 10 large banks would be permitted to start repaying approximately $68.3 billion in total bailout funds they received from the government in the past nine months.
Jun 09

By Admin, PBS NewsHour
Ten large U.S. banks have been cleared by the Treasury Department to start repaying $68 billion in bailout money and begin to free themselves from an extraordinary government intervention program that began amid the global financial crisis.
Jan 14

By PBS NewsHour
Retail sales dropped more than expected in December -- a sixth straight monthly slide -- as consumers took heed of an economy pummeled by a recession, credit squeeze and continuing job losses.
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley's conversion into bank holding companies signaled the end of the investment bank model synonymous with Wall Street. Andrew Ross Sorkin of The New York Times details the changes on Wall Street and the impact of…
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