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Watchdog: Gov't may have overpaid to bail out AIG
WASHINGTON - Officials handling the multibillion dollar bailout of insurance giant American International Group Inc. mismanaged an initial rescue attempt and may have overpaid other banks to wind down AIG's business relationships, a government watchdog says.
People:Timothy Geithner Activities:2008 AIG Crisis
2009-11-16
Rush to bail out AIG led to higher costs: audit
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Federal Reserve's haste in bailing out AIG last year forced the US government to come up with tens of billions of dollars more for the insurance giant's counterparties, auditors said.
People:Timothy Geithner Source:(AFP)
2009-11-16
Americans may be settling into spending less
NEW YORK - Americans spent about the same amount in October as in August and September, according to figures released Thursday by a key data service, and they may be settling into new low-spending habits.
Source:(AP)
2009-11-12
The Starting Point: Swift victory and a bomb-sniffing dog
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Nations:Afghanistan Saudi Arabia Mexico People:Ryan Gosling Sammy Sosa Larry Page Sergey Brin Ben Bernanke Barack Obama
2009-11-12
Fed officials see choppy recovery for U.S. economy
AUSTIN/ATLANTA (Reuters) - High unemployment and reluctant consumers will likely make an incipient U.S. economic recovery weak and erratic, top Federal Reserve officials said in a string of speeches across the country on Tuesday.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 U.S. Recession Source:(Reuters)
2009-11-10
| Headlines |
- Watchdog: Gov't may have overpaid to bail out AIG 2009-11-16
- Rush to bail out AIG led to higher costs: audit 2009-11-16
- Americans may be settling into spending less 2009-11-12
- The Starting Point: Swift victory and a bomb-sniffing dog 2009-11-12
- Fed officials see choppy recovery for U.S. economy 2009-11-10
- Goldman Sachs chief defends pay policies 2009-11-10
- Gold price hits record high as dollar wanes 2009-11-09
- GMAC still short of capital, may get extra aid 2009-11-09
- Economic forecasts in bank tests miss their mark 2009-11-09
- Jobless rate tops 10 pct. for first time since '83 2009-11-06
- Productivity surges, job growth should follow 2009-11-05
- Stocks give up gains in last hour, finish mixed 2009-11-04
- Fed sees rates near zero for "extended period" 2009-11-04
- Volatility returns to markets, pulls Dow off highs 2009-11-02
- Fed unlikely to change tack as recession ends 2009-11-01
- How Goldman secretly bet on the housing crash 2009-11-01
- Federal regulators close 9 banks 2009-10-30
- Fed to meet bank execs on pay reviews 2009-10-30
- Stocks swoon as worries about the economy return 2009-10-30
- US emerges from long recession 2009-10-29
- Financial overhaul bill gets wary reception 2009-10-29
- Economy returns to growth after deep slump 2009-10-29
- New home sales drop, durable goods orders up 2009-10-28
- Economic growth expected, but can it be sustained? 2009-10-28
- Dem bill urges new powers over financial firms 2009-10-27
- Subprime home mortgages back to pre-crisis levels: Fed 2009-10-26
- U.S. cuts pay at bailed out firms, BofA hits back 2009-10-22
- Banks cut back on emergency loans from Fed 2009-10-22
- Proposed federal watchdog for consumer finance advances 2009-10-22
- Are Fed, Treasury finally giving banks some tough love? 2009-10-22
- Fed unveils rules to curb 'risk taking' incentive pay 2009-10-22
- Bailout watchdog expects much to remain unrefunded 2009-10-21
- Fed says economy perked up from depressed levels 2009-10-21
- US economy extends 'modest' recovery 2009-10-21
- Housing, price data points to sluggish recovery 2009-10-20
- Fed's Yellen: No tightening in next several months 2009-10-20
- Bernanke calls for action on global imbalances 2009-10-19
- Crisis shows need to right imbalances: Bernanke 2009-10-19
- Investors waiting for more clues about consumers 2009-10-18
- Sagging consumer view tempers output optimism 2009-10-16
- Industrial output up more than expected in Sept. 2009-10-16
- Bank of America, GE results push stocks lower 2009-10-16
- Consumer prices edge up 2009-10-15
- Goldman Sachs profit soars to $3.19 bln 2009-10-15
- 10 Secrets of Off-Season Home Buying 2009-10-15
- Fed officials were conflicted over revival program 2009-10-14
- Fed sees 'restrained' recovery in US 2009-10-14
- Dollar slides, fuelling commodity price hikes 2009-10-14
- U.S. recession over, unemployment seen at 10 percent 2009-10-12
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