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Geithner says $700B bailout program will end soon

AP - 53 minutes ago

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner affirmed Wednesday the administration's intent to soon end the $700 billion financial bailout program.

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Geithner says $700B bailout program will end soon
Rocky Mount Telegram - 2 hours 24 minutes ago
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is affirming the administration's intent to s...
Carlyle Taps Loan Market for Dividend Amid Debt Rally (Update1)
Bloomberg - Tue Dec 1, 5:11 pm ET
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Carlyle Group , the world’s second- largest private-equity firm, and Hellman & Friedman LLC are seeking to take advantage of a record rally in high-yield, high- risk loans to take cash out of companies they bought last year amid the financial crisis.
Markets shake off Dubai worries
The News Journal - Wed Dec 2, 6:25 am ET
Major stock indicators rose more than 1 percent Tuesday, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which jumped 126 points and traded above 10,500 for the first time since October of last year.
Stocks, Commodities Rise on Dubai, China; Dollar Weakens
Bloomberg - Tue Dec 1, 4:59 pm ET
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Stocks rallied from Shanghai to New York and the dollar slid as Dubai World began talks to restructure less than half its debt and Chinese manufacturing grew at the fastest pace in five years. Treasury 10-year notes dropped for the first time in six days.
Markets Rise, With Spending and Dubai Weighing In
New York Times - Tue Dec 1, 4:56 am ET
Wall Street spent Monday trading in a narrow range, but managed to push higher at the close.
Regulation Should Expand Beyond the Financial Realm
The Trinity Tripod - Tue Dec 1, 10:11 pm ET
The fall of Lehman Brothers and the current economic recession compelled former Federal Reserve Chairman, Alan Greenspan, to make a significant admission: he was wrong. Now, in the thick of the recession, the Ayn Rand view of free market economics is a bit outdated, even among staunch observers like Greenspan.
Dow recovers from Dubai hiccup
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Tue Dec 1, 11:38 pm ET
Upbeat economic data stilled fears over the Middle East nation's debt outlook.
Australia Raises Rates for a Third Time
International Herald Tribune - Tue Dec 1, 2:40 am ET
The move seemed to indicate that its decision makers were undeterred by the recent developments in Dubai.
Thomson Default Swaps Triggered by Bankruptcy Event (Update3)
Bloomberg - Tue Dec 1, 1:21 pm ET
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Credit-default swaps on $887 million of Thomson SA debt will be paid out after the Paris-based owner of film processor Technicolor Inc.
Stocks get a boost
Portsmouth Herald - Wed Dec 2, 2:16 am ET
NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market is picking up where it left off before its scare over debt problems in Dubai. Major stock indicators rose more than 1 percent Tuesday. The weakening dollar again boosted stocks, a pattern that has played out for...
Aviva’s Delta Lloyd to Sell Dutch Mortgage Bonds (Update2)
Bloomberg - Tue Dec 1, 12:53 pm ET
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Delta Lloyd NV, the financial services company owned by insurer Aviva Plc, is holding the first public sale of bonds backed by Dutch home loans since the credit crisis started in 2007.
Thomson Default Swaps Triggered by Bankruptcy Event (Update2)
Bloomberg - Tue Dec 1, 12:29 pm ET
The settlement will resolve all outstanding contracts on the Paris-based owner of film processor Technicolor Inc. that weren’t paid out in auctions last month. More than $1 billion of Thomson swaps were then resolved as part of a restructuring event, resulting in losses for some investors.
The Perfect Investments for This Market
The Motley Fool - Tue Dec 1, 3:18 pm ET
Only a value investor could love them.
Lehman wants to pay up to $50 million in bonuses
Denver Post - Tue Dec 1, 3:20 am ET
Lehman Brothers, still struggling with more than 1 million derivative transactions a year after its collapse, wants to pay up to $50 million in bonuses to reward employees unwinding the deals.
Stocks resume rally, economic data mixed
The Star-Ledger - Tue Dec 1, 6:37 pm ET
Major stock indicators rose more than 1 percent yesterday, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which jumped 126 points and traded above 10,500 for the first time since October of last year. The weakening dollar again boosted stocks, a pattern...