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How Goldman secretly bet on the housing crash
WASHINGTON - In 2006 and 2007, Goldman Sachs Group peddled more than $40 billion in securities backed by at least 200,000 risky home mortgages, but never told the buyers it was secretly betting that a sharp drop in U.S. housing prices would send the value of those securities plummeting.
Nations:U.S. People:Henry Paulson Edward Kennedy
2009-11-01
Government report questions rescue claims
WASHINGTON - The credibility of the government's $700 billion financial rescue program was damaged by claims a year ago that all of the initial banks receiving support were healthy, a new report contends.
People:Henry Paulson Ben Bernanke Activities:2008 U.S. Financial Rescue
2009-10-05
3 more investment firms approved for asset program
WASHINGTON - Three more large investment firms have raised sufficient capital to participate in the joint partnership with the government to purchase toxic assets from banks.
People:Henry Paulson Source:(AP)
2009-10-05
US hopes China talks spur economic recovery, jobs
WASHINGTON -- With the global economy mired in recession, the United States and China begin talks Monday to seek a solution together despite tensions over currencies, the U.S. budget deficit and the huge U.S. trade gap with China.
People:Timothy Geithner Henry Paulson Wang Qishan Barack Obama Dai Bingguo Hillary Clinton Activities:China-U.S. Trade Ties
2009-07-26
CIT still fighting to stay out of Chapter 11
NEW YORK - CIT Group Inc. is continuing talks with potential lenders to secure billions in much-needed financing and stay out of bankruptcy court after the federal government declined to extend emergency aid to the troubled commercial lender.
Nations:U.S. People:Henry Paulson Activities:2009 CIT Group Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-07-16
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- How Goldman secretly bet on the housing crash 2009-11-01
- Government report questions rescue claims 2009-10-05
- 3 more investment firms approved for asset program 2009-10-05
- US hopes China talks spur economic recovery, jobs 2009-07-26
- CIT still fighting to stay out of Chapter 11 2009-07-16
- Refusing bailout for CIT, gov't draws line in sand 2009-07-15
- Lawmakers blast Fed, Treasury, BofA over Merrill 2009-06-11
- Fix is hard for Medicare, Social Security finances 2009-05-24
- WSJ: BofA CEO says was told to be quiet on Merrill 2009-04-23
- Administration seeks to free frozen credit markets 2009-03-23
- Dow jumps as White House moves on bad bank assets 2009-03-23
- AIG boss, Obama in the firing line as Congress fumes 2009-03-18
- Clinton Takes a Softer Approach to China 2009-02-21
- Clinton's first destination as secretary of State: rising Asia 2009-02-14
- Fighting recession has become a new kind of warfare 2009-02-14
- How Banks Are Worsening the Foreclosure Crisis 2009-02-14
- Wall St CEOs to defend use of bailout to Congress 2009-02-11
- Bush overpaid banks in bailout, watchdog says 2009-02-06
- US Treasury to unveil new banking sector plan Monday 2009-02-05
- Obama's First Test: Stimulus Today, Change Tomorrow 2009-02-02
- Geithner, Bernanke work on $700B bailout overhaul 2009-01-30
- Billions more needed for financial rescue 2009-01-28
- Obama's Treasury nominee facing Senate questions 2009-01-21
- Rescue efforts show difficulty of fixing bank woes 2009-01-19
- Obama awaits vote in Senate for $350B bailout 2009-01-15
- Levey to head U.S. Treasury temporarily: official 2009-01-15
- Obama would spend bailout funds on housing crisis 2009-01-14
- Bank of America in talks for more U.S. bailout funds 2009-01-14
- Obama team promises changes in use of bailout 2009-01-12
- Bush won't make bailout request without Obama OK 2009-01-12
- Obama: $350b bailout needs to help people 2009-01-11
- Obama advisers say plan would create 3.5m new jobs 2009-01-10
- US Treasury slammed over handling of financial bailout 2009-01-09
- Officials: tracking bailout money is difficult 2008-12-31
- Paulson puts faith in incoming US Treasury team 2008-12-30
- Fed grants GMAC ability to seek bailout funds 2008-12-24
- Where'd the bailout money go? Shhhh, it's a secret 2008-12-22
- Analysis: Bush hands car keys off to Obama 2008-12-19
- Bailout approved: Automakers to get $17.4B 2008-12-19
- Paulson: Congress needs to release second $350B 2008-12-19
- Paulson: 'Orderly' auto bankruptcy might be best 2008-12-19
- Chrysler, Ford idle factories, GM delays new plant 2008-12-18
- Time names Obama 'Person of the Year' 2008-12-17
- White House pressured by lawmakers on auto bailout 2008-12-17
- White House pressed from right, left on car rescue 2008-12-16
- Fed weighs slashing rates to cushion fallout 2008-12-15
- Fed mulls interest rate cut, maybe to all-time low 2008-12-14
- Many small banks waiting to access gov't funds 2008-12-14
- FDIC chief Sheila Bair sees housing pain into 2010 2008-12-11
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