Big Three Spent $30 Million on Lobbying in '08
From Bob Feldman: If you check out the Center for Responsive Politics, you'll notice that General Motors, Ford,
S & P 314?
After the latest tanking of the stock market, the stocks of 101 companies on the S&P 500 are
Unemployment Insurance Running Out
UPDATE 6:31 PM: Responding to the massive public outpouring as a result of our earlier blog post, Congress rushed
AIG to pay $503 million to top execs
More good times at AIG, the failed insurance company that has (so far) received $152 billion in Federal bailout money.
$10 million gets you $billions!
Several insurance and financial service companies are reportedly buying up small S&L's, for as little as
Closures & Layoffs (Nov. 9-15)
Mark Heschmeyer's weekly report, from CoStar. We'd heard about the DHL layoffs from our UPS driver.
The Bank of Michael Perelman
From Michael Perelman's blog, Unsettling Economics. I am happy to announce that I have changed my name. As
Big Mac's Heart Attack
The Treasury is pumping in billions of dollars into mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (now under federal control
Should we stop dumping money into a hole?
In The Know: Should The Government Stop Dumping Money Into A Giant Hole?
More AIG Fun With Bailout $$
AIG execs just want to have fun, even if it means they have to sneak around mean old Uncle Sam
Transcript of NewsHour Interview with Paulson
From the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, to be aired tonight. JIM LEHRER: Mr. Secretary, welcome. SECRETARY HENRY PAULSON: Good to
Dialectic of Exaggerations
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