Word: bailouts
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...they don't want to look like Wall Street apologists. Again, this is not a likely scenario; the health care experience suggests that even preposterous attacks on complex legislation can provide cover for opponents, and Republicans are already starting to portray tougher financial rules as a new Wall Street bailout. But this is at least a plausible scenario; a Harris poll released yesterday found that 82% of Americans support reforms. (See "Republican Surprise: 10 More Scott Browns...
...details of the E.U.'s bailout deal for Greece...
Treasury considers that a firm has received exceptional financial assistance if it has received government aid outside of the initial $250 billion bank bailout, in which the government injected capital into financial firms in return for preferred shares and stock warrants. The list originally included AIG, Bank of America, Chrysler, Chrysler Financial, Citi, GMAC and General Motors. But in December, Bank of America and Citigroup struck deals with the government to get off the list. Bank of America raised nearly $20 billion from investors and paid back the government the $45 billion it was lent under TARP...
...only realistic alternative that does not entirely sacrifice Greek sovereignty or reach beyond the limited powers granted the EU. Giving Greece this slap on the wrist for its economic mismanagement would also encourage other troubled eurozone economies that may be counting on the cushion of Franco-German bailout to finally institute meaningful fiscal and economic reforms of their...
...advisory role to Athens as France and Germany seek a European solution to what they think of as a European problem. But, as the pitfalls of a Greek collapse would extend far beyond EU borders, European leaders should be more open to the idea of an IMF-directed bailout than they currently...