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Treasury finally getting tough on banks
財富中文網 2009-07-31 05:32A $340 million warrant repurchase from credit card giant AmEx shows the Treasury, under pressure from Congress, is holding big banks' feet to the fire...
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The AIG fiasco keeps getting worse
Colin Barr 2010-01-12 01:00By Colin BarrThe AIG bailout isn't going away, much as Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner might like it to.The $180 billion fiasco was back in the news T...
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Is this finally the economic collapse?
Keith R. McCullough 2010-08-17 01:37The Great Depression. Wall Street in 1987. Japan in 1997. Points of economic collapse are generally crystal clear in the rear-view mirror. Professiona...
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Is China finally cooling off?
財富中文網 2009-09-16 11:32Chinese equity funds recently had their worst week in a long time. What's causing the blip?By Beth KowittInvestors have piled $3.24 billion into China...
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Banks' new stress reliever
財富中文網 2009-05-09 02:00With stress tests soon to be in the rearview mirror, banks that need more capital may find themselves peddling assets to Treasury's public-private fun...
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Some banks stuff the mattress
財富中文網 2009-04-30 12:42As results of the stress tests begin to roll in, some firms -- seeking to soothe watchdogs and unruly markets -- are holding huge amounts of cash.By C...
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Treasury cashing in on JPMorgan stake
Colin Barr 2009-12-10 11:48Taxpayers could get a $1 billion windfall as the government sells TARP securities to investors.By Colin BarrThe U.S. government is preparing to cash i...
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Bang for the buck. Finally.
Colin Barr 2010-02-05 06:31By Colin BarrNo matter what dollar doomsayers might say, the greenback's not done yet.The U.S. currency rose last week to its highest level in six mon...
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Credit is finally available, but no one wants it
Nin-Hai Tseng 2010-09-02 01:21Finally, nearly two years after they were bailed out by Congress, big banks are beginning to ease lending standards for individuals and small business...
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No Morgan Stanley handout, Treasury says
Colin Barr 2010-05-14 09:16Earlier, I wrote a story on the latest report by the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program. The story drew heavily on the co...
