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...Lehman died because they were undercapitalized. Merrill's own mismanagement helped to chase it into the arms of B of A. Yet in the case of AIG, the argument is that the company would have remained afloat had its stock price not been driven down, which triggered a credit downgrading that then required AIG to raise $14 billion in capital overnight to meet collateral requirements on its credit default swaps...
...government takeover of mortgage institutions Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the $85 billion bailout of insurance giant American International Group (AIG) on Sept. 16. By the close of business two days later, he was reportedly looking to find a long-term solution to the nation's ongoing credit crisis, buoying markets on rumors that the Treasury would create some sort of government agency to absorb banks' bad debts...
...your recent issue featuring Barack Obama, he is portrayed as an all-around person fit for the job of being the next President of the United States. Your articles on McCain were anything but that. He does not get credit for anything that he has accomplished. While I understand there is freedom of the press, there still needs to be freedom of choice. Rivky Levy, Brooklyn...
They're watching you. And every time you click on a website, make a cell-phone call, swipe a credit card or walk past a security camera, they take note. Stephen Baker could have easily gone for spooky in this depiction of the Numerati--his term for the computer scientists and mathematicians who sort through all the data we throw off in our daily lives, helping corporations and governments predict (and manipulate) our next move. But Baker's deep reportage goes beyond smart shopping carts that entice us to run up our grocery bills and political messages crafted...
...acknowledges the influence of Tsvangirai and looks forward. By agreeing to the current political arrangement, Mugabe has demonstrated at least some capacity for negotiation and compromise. And even with Tsvangirai in charge of the day-to-day government, Mugabe would be able to claim a portion of the credit for any economic successes, with deniability and a ready scapegoat if the situation does not improve...