Tim Geithner

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Stealth Move in Washington Aims to Get $100 Billion for IMF Without Congressional Debate

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 06.15.2009 | World

Read More: IMF Reform, Treasury Department, Global Economy, Budget, Tim Geithner, International Monetary Fund, Imf, US Congress, Congressional Budget Office, Barack Obama, World News

We are told that poor countries will suffer if the IMF does not get a $108 billion appropriation from Congress immediately. But this is nonsense.

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Geithner Plans To Give Recycled TARP Money To Small Banks

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tarp, Tarp Recycling, Bailout, TARP Money, Tim Geithner, Banks, Politics News

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner announced Wednesday morning that the Treasury Department plans to give small banks access to bailout funds returne...

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Geithner Headed To China For Economic Talks Next Month

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 06.12.2009 | World

Read More: China, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Timothy Geithner, Tim Geithner, Geithner, Timothy Geithner Treasury Secretary, Geithner China, Geithner China Trip, Timothy Geithner China, Timothy Geithner China Trip, Geithner China Talks, China Economy, Economy, Economic Crisis, U.S. Economy, Global Financial Crisis, Global Economic Crisis, World News

WASHINGTON — The administration says Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will travel to Beijing early next month for meetings with senior Chines...

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Wall Street, DC, and the New Financial Euphoria

Arianna Huffington | Posted 06.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Banks, Wall Street Euphoria, Wall Street, Tim Geithner, John Kenneth Galbraith, Galbraith, Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Treasury Secretary, Business News

I spent last week in New York and Washington, speaking with many erstwhile Masters of the Universe and those charged with cleaning up the mess they've created. And in both cities I was stunned by how many Wall Street and political insiders were ready to break out the champagne. Forgive me if I keep the bubbly on the shelf. READ MORE Ending the War on Drugs: The Moment is Now When it comes to addressing America's disastrous war on drugs, the Obama administration is saying the right things. But when it comes to putting its rhetoric into action, the administration has faltered. Is the Obama administration really committed to a fundamental shift in America's approach to drug policy or is this about serving up a kinder, gentler drug war? READ MORE

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SNL: Tim Geithner Stress Tests Skit (VIDEO)

Posted 10.04.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Snl Tim Geithner Video, Video, Snl Stress Tests, Snl Banks Stressts Tests, Tim Geithner, Snl Video, Snl Tim Geithner Stress Tests, Snl, Saturday Night Lives Stress Tests, Saturday Night Live Tim Geithner, Saturday Night Live, Snl Tim Geithner, Comedy News

Saturday Night Live lampooned Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and the nation's big banks last night with a skit about the government capitulating on t...

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Obama wants Fed to be finance supercop: AP

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 06.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Barack Obama, Fed Supercop, Federal Reserve, Financial Crisis, Tim Geithner, Ben Bernanke, Business News

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve could become the supercop for "too big to fail" companies capable of causing another financial meltdown under a...

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Treasury Department Insists It Can Recycle Bailout Money

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tarp, Bailout, Treasury Department, Troubled Asset Relief Program, Tim Geithner, Politics News

With reporting by Sam Stein The Treasury Department is insisting the law governing the bailout bill gives it a green light to recycle taxpayer bailou...

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Timothy Geithner's Bailout Dollar Recycling May Be Illegal

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tarp, Brad Sherman, Bailout, Cpp, Tim Geithner, Politics News

In his testimony before the Congressional Oversight Panel on April 21, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said that the government's bank bailout program...

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Geithner Charlie Rose Interview: There Were Intense Negotiations With Banks Over Stress Test Results

Huffington Post | Posted 06.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Geithner, Geithner Stress Test Results, Charlie Rose Interview Geithner, Geithner Charlie Rose Interview, Tim Geithner, Geithner Charlie Rose, Business News

Scroll down for video excerpt and full transcript In an interview on Wednesday night with Charlie Rose, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner struck an opt...

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Amex, JPMorgan, Bank of New York Mellon Pass Stress Tests

AP | DANIEL WAGNER and SARA LEPRO | Posted 06.06.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON — Leaked results of the government's stress tests of 19 large banks are boosting investor confidence in the financial sector. America...

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Plan B On The Big Banks

Mike Lux | Posted 06.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Wall Street Crisis, Obama Economic Advisers, Tim Geithner, Bank Crisis, Larry Summers, Banks, Obama Economy, Business News

Obama has clearly chosen a path for the economy, and those of us with a different idea about how to work on these issues have to live with the fact that we have lost the debate, for now, inside the administration.

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Obama, Day 101: Everything Goes to Sh*t

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 05.29.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Politico, Joe Biden, Rahm Emanuel, Tim Geithner, Barack Obama, 100 Days, Obama First 100 Days, Comedy News

With all of the fanfare for President Obama's popular first 100 days, he is that much more certain to have a bad day, and soon.

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Treasury Unveils New Aid Program To Help People With Second Mortgages

Bloomberg | Rebecca Christie and Jody Shenn | Posted 05.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Mortgae Aid Plan, Treasury Department, Housing Crisis, Treausury Plan for Second Mortages, Tim Geithner, Mortgage Crisis, Business News

The Obama administration unveiled a new program to help borrowers with second mortgages stay out of foreclosure, offering cash to servicers, investors...

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The Big Mistake of the First 100 Days

Ben Rosen | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Larry Summers, Timothy Geithner, Tim Geithner, Economic Crisis, Hundred Days, Obama Administration, 100 Days, Politics News

How could one person in such a responsible position be so wrong? Geithner was wrong not on a few things, not on a lot of things, but on everything.

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WaPo's Stephen Stromberg Seems Unclear On The Concept Of Geithner's Ties To Wall Street

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.28.2009 | Media

Read More: Washington Post, Wall Street, Tim Geithner, Media News

Last week, the Washington Post's Stephen Stromberg blogged about how sick and tired he was of poor Tim Geithner being accused of having connections an...

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Howard Kurtz: The Media Elite's Secret Dinners

The Washington Post | Posted 05.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Howard Kurtz, Media Elite, Rahm Emanuel, Tim Geithner, David Bradley, Ben Bernanke, Politics News

For more than a year, David Bradley, the Atlantic's soft-spoken owner, has hosted these off-the-record dinners at a specially built table in his glass...

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Geithner: Economic Crisis Threatens The Poor

AP | DEB RIECHMANN | Posted 05.27.2009 | Home

Read More: Geithner on Economic Crisis, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis and Poverty, Financial Crisis, Economic Crisis and Poverty, Tim Geithner, Home News

WASHINGTON — The World Bank on Sunday urged donor nations to speed up delivery of the money they've already pledged _ and open their wallets wid...

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Stress Tests Show At Least One Bank Would Need More Capital

CNBC | Albert Bozzo | Posted 05.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Stress Tests, Economy, Stress Tests Bank Capital, Treasury Department Stress Tests, Financial Crisis, Bank Bailout, Tim Geithner, Business News

One of the 19 financial institutions that received a government stress test would require additional capital, based on the initial findings, according...

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Pumping and Dumping the 401(k) Crowd

Max Keiser | Posted 05.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Public-Private Investment Program, Pump and Dump Scam, Tim Geithner, Max Keiser, Economy, Recession, Economic Crisis, Business News

In America, the people are mad as hell and they aren't going to take it anymore. Or that's what you would think if you tuned in to any cable channel spewing the new populism.

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Geithner: We're Not Close To "Emerging From The Darkness"

Wall Street Journal | DEBORAH SOLOMON | Posted 05.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Global Economy, G-7, Recession, Economy, Tim Geithner, Business News

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the world's economies are beginning to stabilize but cautioned that it is "too early" to say risks have reced...

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Finance leaders want cooperation to end recession

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 05.25.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON — Finance officials from the world's top economic powers pledged Friday to move swiftly on efforts to lift nations out of the worst r...

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Geithner: US Bears Substantial Share Of Blame For Financial Crisis

Reuters | Posted 05.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Crisis, Economy, Treasury Department, Financial Crisis, Us Blame Financial Crisis, Tim Geithner, Tim Geithner Financial Crisis, Global Economic Crisis, Business News

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Wednesday that the United States bears a substantial share of the blame for the current economic crisis bu...

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Geithner: TARP Banks Might Have To Replace Bosses

National Journal | Posted 05.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Tarp, Geithner Bank Bosses, Bank Bailouts, Economy, Financial Crisis, Tim Geithner, Geithner Tarp Recipients, Business News

Treasury Secretary Geithner said today that banks needing "exceptional assistance" under the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program could be force...

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Stress Tests Threaten To Be Lose-Lose Situation For Geithner

Bloomberg | Robert Schmidt | Posted 05.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Stress Tests, Tim Geithner Stress Tests, Economic Crisis, Bank Bailouts, Financial Crisis, Tim Geithner, Business News

The U.S. Treasury and financial regulators are clashing with each other over how to disclose results from the stress tests of 19 U.S. banks, with some...

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Geithner To Host G-7, G-20 Meetings

Reuters | Posted 05.14.2009 | World

Read More: International Monetary Fund, Foreign Affairs, G7, g20, G-20, Global Economic Crisis, Geithner G-20, Tim Geithner, G-7, Geithner G-7, Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Timothy Geithner, Advocacy, World News

U.S. efforts to stimulate the economy with infrastructure projects are "ahead of schedule and under budget," President Barack Obama said on Monday, as...

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