Thursday, November 13, 2008

More economic issues


MAG: WASHINGTON'S $5 TRILLION TAB...
STOCKS IN FREEFALL; DOW SHEDS ANOTHER 400...
NEAR FIVE-YEAR LOWS...
RUSSIAN TRADING HALTED AFTER 12% DROP...
ECONOMIC WOES INCREASE, CRISIS DEALS IN TROUBLE...
AS MORE COMPANIES SEEK AID, 'WHERE DO YOU STOP?'...
EMBATTLED BANKS STILL PLANNING BIG BONUSES...
FLU: GOOGLE SHARES BELOW $300 FOR FIRST TIME SINCE '05...
GE SAYS FEDS WILL GUARANTEE UP TO $139 BILLION IN DEBT...
Bank of England: We'll slash interest rates to ZERO...

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DEM PROPOSES FED STAKE IN BIG 3...

WIRE: Failure of auto industry could set off catastrophe...

Boehner Demands Fed Identify Recipients of Loans...


ALL SWIPED OUT: AMEX SEEKS BILLIONS FROM TAXPAYERS...

Bush set for final battle on two fronts...
FEEDING: Lobbyists swarm Treasury for a helping of bailout pie...

US May Lose Its 'AAA' Rating

By CNBC

"The U.S. might really have to look at a default on the bankruptcy reorganization of the present financial system" and the bankruptcy of the government is not out of the realm of possibility, Hennecke said. Continue


Too Poor for Bankruptcy

By David Glenn Cox

Most all of our problems seem to evolve from a falling standard of living in America’s working class, and yet when we call for help for America’s working poor we are told that it can’t be helped. Here in Atlanta a local food pantry advertises that 40% of all its recipients are employed. Continue

Germany rejects General Motors' plea for state aid: The German government on Tuesday rejected a plea from U.S.-based General Motors (GM), the world's biggest carmaker, for targeted aid for its German factories.

UK: Bank rates head for zero per cent: Governor Mervyn King said the official cost of borrowing would be cut to “whatever level is necessary” to boost confidence and stave off a long and deep recession.

Paulson: Government won't buy troubled bank assets: The government has abandoned the original centerpiece of its $700 billion rescue effort for the financial system and will not use the money to purchase troubled bank assets.

Fannie Mae warns of insolvency: Fannie Mae, the troubled US mortgage finance giant, has said that the $100 billion bailout it recieved from the US government may not be enough to keep it solvent.

New federal mortgage plan offers relief to only a few: Officials involved in the plan acknowledged that it might reach only 200,000 or so homeowners next year. That's a fraction of the 2.8 million who are thought to face foreclosure this year.

One third of homes sold for a loss: Nearly one out of three homes sold in the last year was sold at a loss, and an estimated one in seven U.S. homeowners were "upside down" on their loans at the end of September, according an analysis of public records in 163 markets by Zillow.

AmEx Said to Request $3.5 Billion in U.S. Aid: American Express Co. which is being hit by slowing consumer spending and rising defaults, is seeking roughly $3.5 billion in taxpayer-funded capital from the federal government, according to people familiar with the situation.

Stocks Dive Another 411 Points

GE Finance Arm Given $139B In FDIC Coverage

US May Lose Its 'AAA' Rating

Paulson Flip-Flop - Now US Won't Buy Bad Debt

Confused Paulson Changes Direction Again

Best Buy Having Worst Of Times

House Dems Plan To Take Your 401ks & IRAs

CC Firms Attacked For Raising Rates To 17%

A US Auto Industry Bailout Will Fail

Citigroup Freezes US Home Repossessions

Fannie, Freddie Ease US Mtge Payments

Oil Falls To 20 Month Low

DOW Could Reach 5000 By Jan 2009




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