Damning Paulson and Bernanke: ‘Grotesquely Conflicted’ and ‘Most Lenient’

Ben Bernanke and Hank Paulson spoke Monday to alternatively discuss the need for another economic stimulus package and make the case for the bailout efforts taken to date. …

Bailout Nation: More Govt. Control of JPMorgan, Citi, BofA Coming

Rather than resolving the crisis, the government’s plan to inject capital into big banks is “merely the appetizer and soup course” in what will ultimate be a multi-course meal, says Christopher Whalen, managing director at Institutional Risk Ana

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Paulson’s Plan B Makes Progress, But Banks, Economy Still Face Big Risks

Less than a week after the U.S. government’s historic decision to inject capital into the nation’s biggest banks, regulators around the world continue to take dramatic actions to alleviate stress in the global banking system. The most recent actions inclu

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Seeking less regulation

If anyone has a steady enough business to fund a deal in these uncertain times, it’s a utility. Exelon’s $6.2 billion bid for NRG is two-thirds the size of NRG’s bid last May for energy provider Calpine. That probably says more about how cheap assets are today than whether an Exelon-NRG deal makes more sense.
    
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What Yahoo’s Looming Costs Cuts Actually Mean (Not as Many Layoffs as You Think)

From All Things Digital, Oct. 17, 2008: A lot has been written about the need for drastic layoffs at Yahoo, including reports that the troubled company was preparing to fire from 3,000 to 3,500 of its 15,000 employees. …

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