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...Team, the cartoonishly hated Dallas Cowboys. Microsoft, the biggest corporate success story of the decade, is commonly referred to by programmers who do not work for the company as "the evil empire." When Bill Gates appeared on screen at this year's MacWorld Expo to announce his timely financial bailout of Apple Computer, he was soundly booed by the crowd despite what were clearly good intentions on his part...
...Thailand the government has negotiated a $17.2 billion International Monetary Fund bailout that will force it to raise taxes, cut its budget and rein in the worst abuses in its out-of-control financial system. The IMF has also stepped in with new loans for the Philippines, and has begun putting together what could be a $15 billion rescue package for Indonesia...
Asian markets rise on news of IMF Indonesia bailout (TIME Daily...
...Indonesian Finance Minister Mar'ie Muhammad said the bailout would bring "firm and timely" action. "The government firmly believes that these policies and programs will be effective in restoring the health of the Indonesian economy so as to improve the welfare of the people and alleviate poverty," Mar'ie said...
...private companies. When he needed a large infusion of new capital, he turned to the Taipei government. The answer was no. Tung then approached mainland Chinese, and a local businessman with ties to Beijing kicked in the money. Only this year did Tung admit that the businessman's bailout funds came from the state-owned Bank of China...