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The Babble Over Regulatory Reform, Cont'd

Robert Teitelman | Posted 07.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Politics, Wall Street, Obama Policies, Economic Policy, Tim Geithner, Regulation, Larry Summers, Monetary Policy, Robert Teitelman, Business, Glass-Steagall, Paul Volcker, Obama Administration, Business News
Robert Teitelman

Nobody just announces anything anymore. Before anyone in Washington can get lunch, it has to be leaked, briefed, previewed in speeches, summarized in ...

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Geithner Says Recovery Could Be Slow

The Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 07.16.2009 | Business

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Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner spoke to CNNMoney earlier this week, and he didn't mince words about some of the root causes of the financial crisis, ...

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Durbin Sold Stocks, Funds Just As Market Plunged

bloomberg.com | James Rowley | Posted 07.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Berkshire Hathaway, Richard Durbin, Tim Geithner, Dick Durbin, Warren Buffett, Henry Paulson, Business News

June 13 (Bloomberg) -- The Senate's No. 2 Democrat, Dick Durbin, sold more than $115,000 worth of stocks and mutual-fund shares as U.S. stock markets ...

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Geithner And Summers Make Case For Regulatory Reform In Op-Ed

AP | JIM KUHNHENN and MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 07.16.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON — Aiming for greater limits and more clarity in the nation's financial system, the Obama administration on Monday proposed adding mus...

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Obama To Roll Out Vast Overhaul Of System That Governs Wall Street, Banks

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 07.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Barack Obama, Bank Reform, Economy, Bank Crisis, Wall Street Reform, President Obama, Financial Crisis, Financial Crisis Reform, Tim Geithner, Wall Street, Ben Bernanke, Business News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is ready to roll out an overhaul of the intricate rules and systems that govern America's troubled financial...

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Geithner: Too Soon To Halt Global Stimulus

Wall Street Journal | TOM BARKLEY | Posted 07.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Global Stimulus, Stimulus, Tim Geithner, Business News

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner warned Saturday that it's too early to pull back on global efforts to boost growth, but that governments shou...

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Wall Street Reform: Regulators and Lawmakers Prepare for Turf War

Jill Schlesinger | Posted 07.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Congressional Oversight, Regulatory Reform, Systemic Risk Regulator, Wall Street Regulation, Tim Geithner, Financial Regulation, Sec, Business News
Jill Schlesinger

Rather than work together to improve the system, regulatory reform could become a classic political turf war. The problem is that once someone has the ball, he's reluctant to give it up.

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Paying The Price Of Fragmented Regulation

Robert Teitelman | Posted 07.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Citigroup, Sec, Regulatory Reform, Federal Reserve, Eliot Spitzer, Fdic, Vikram Pandit, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Regulatory Capture, Ken Lewis, Banking Regulatory Reform, Tim Geithner, Treasury, Robert Teitelman, Sheila Bair, Business News
Robert Teitelman

In the run-up to testimony by Bank of America chief Ken Lewis on the Merrill Lynch & Co. affair, e-mails are suddenly leaking from the Beltway colander, though their ultimate source, strangely enough, is that opaque wonderland, the Federal Reserve.

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Julie Satow

The FDIC To Start Dumping Toxic Assets, Banks Could Feel The Pain

HuffingtonPost.com | Julie Satow | Posted 07.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Toxic Assets, Geithner, Fdic, Sheila Bair, Bank Bailouts, Tim Geithner, Ppip, Business News

Contrary to popular belief, the Public-Private Investment Program, a centerpiece of the government's strategy to rescue the nation's banks, is not dea...

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Executive Pay: Treasury to Set Top Compensation At 7 Companies

nytimes.com | STEPHEN LABATON | Posted 07.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Treasury Department, Wall Street Bailout, Chrysler, Bank of America, Gm, Aig, Gmac, Bailout, Tim Geithner, CEO Compensation, Chrysler Financial, Wall Street Pay, Executive Compensation, Compensation-Rules, Pay Restrictions, Citigroup, Business News

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration's sweeping new proposal to restrict executive pay is likely to be a humbling exercise for seven of the nation's...

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Geithner Talks Compensation Rules (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 07.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Corporate Compensation, Compensation Rules, Wall Street Pay Caps, Tim Geithner, Compensation Comitteees, Wall Street Pay, Business News

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner spoke to reporters today about the much-rumored restrictions on Wall Street compensation. Geithner said: "We'd lik...

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Citigroup Bonuses: Bank Paying Millions To Attract Talent

The Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 07.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Treasury Department, Citigroup, Executive Compensaton, Bailout, Wall Street Pay, Tim Geithner, Banking Crisis, Stefanos Bitzakidis, Tarp, Rachel Lord, Business News

LONDON -- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is set to unveil his much-anticipated guidelines on investment banking pay this week. But he may be too ...

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Wall Street Pay Caps Are a Terrible Idea

Henry Blodget | Posted 07.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Wall Street, Tim Geithner, Barack Obama, Economy, Economic Crisis, Business News
Henry Blodget

The government is edging closer to capping Wall Street pay -- and not just at firms that were bailed out with taxpayer money.

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Pictures Of Geithner's Home In Larchmont, New York

The Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 07.06.2009 | Business

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Earlier this week, it was reported that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's is selling his home in Larchmont, New York. The real estate website...

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Geithner Talks China, Recession, Federal Deficit (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 07.03.2009 | Business

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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner appeared on CNBC this morning and discussed the GM bankruptcy, economic relations with China, and the ballooning F...

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Geithner Sees Signs That US Economy Is Stabilizing

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 07.01.2009 | Business

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BEIJING — U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the U.S. financial system is in much better shape these days and there is more stability...

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Geithner Wields Little Leverage In China Talks

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 06.30.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — Timothy Geithner's first trip to China as treasury secretary comes at a vulnerable time for the Obama administration. Mired in a b...

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Zombie Banks Still Walk Among Us: CNN

CNN | David Ellis | Posted 06.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Fdic, Bank Bailouts, Economy, Financial Crisis, Zombie Banks, Wall Street, Tim Geithner, Business News

Small banks facing severe loan losses and in need of capital continue to operate, indicating a reluctance on behalf of regulators to shut them down....

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Geithner On GOP Socialism Charge: 'Ridiculous'

Washington Post | Posted 06.24.2009 | Politics

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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner admits private investors are worried about investing in new government-backed commercial mortgage securities and d...

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Geithner Adopts Part Of Wall Street Plan For Regulation Of Derivatives

Bloomberg | Matthew Leising | Posted 06.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Economy, Derivatives, Wall Street Derivatives Regulation, Derivatives Regulation, Financial Crisis, Tim Geithner, Wall Street, Business News

The U.S. Treasury's plan to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives market outlined by Secretary Timothy Geithner on May 13 contains recommendations...

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Arthur Delaney

Geithner's "Incredible" New Justification For Recycling Bailout Money (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 06.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tarp, Treasury Department, Tarp Recycling, TARP Money, Tim Geithner, Politics News

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Thursday that he has "no plans to request additional funding" for the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief P...

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Summer Economic Forecast: Sunny, with a Chance of Inflation

Carlos Watson | Posted 06.22.2009 | Business

Read More: New World Order, Barack Obama, Inflation, Tim Geithner, Brazil, China, Economy, Business News
Carlos Watson

There's good news and bad news: your chances of being employed just went up, but the paycheck you'll start earning could be worth less.

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Geithner says major banks have raised $56 billion

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 06.20.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON — Declaring that the financial system was "starting to heal," Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Wednesday that major banks had...

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Anderson Cooper, Where Art Thou?

Iris Martin | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Live With Regis and Kelly, Martha Stewart, Anderson Cooper, Barack Obama, Brian Williams, Conan O'Brien, Mortgages, Larry King, Financial Meltdown, Jay Leno, Tim Geithner, Barbara Walters, Ellen Degeneres, Foreclosure, Robert Gibbs, Mortgage Wars, Political Humor, Politics News
Iris Martin

We know you thrive on breaking news and our story is being suppressed, by evil banksters and their cronies, who would rather go bankrupt than confess.

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Arthur Delaney and Ryan Grim

Barney Frank: TARP Recycling Okay If Money Goes To Small Banks

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney and Ryan Grim | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tarp Recycling, Troubled Asset Relief Program, TARP Money, Barney Frank Tarp Funds, Tim Geithner, Barney Frank, TARP Funds Recycling, Politics News

Now that some bailout recipients have begun sending checks back to the Treasury Department, the question has become: Whose money is that? Deficit haw...

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