Archive for the ‘economy’ tag
_468 x 60_20091205090514.jpg)
The State vs the Markets – Mark Thirlwell
Recap – Bernanke Testimony – Bloomberg
Senate Budget Committee Hammers Fed’s Bernanke on AIG Bailout; Bernanke Says AIG Was Hedge Fund Attached to Unstable Insurance Company, Insists Bank Bailout is Essential to Ending Recession and Helping Main Street (Bloomberg News)
AIG Rescue; AIG Failure Could Roil Financial Markets; Is The Fed “Running Out Of Bullets?”; Credit Market Volatility
Fed offers Billion loan; Fed takes 80% AIG stake in return; Barclays to buy Lehman’s N. American investment bank for .75 Billion; Central Banks from Frankfurt to Sydney have added more than 0 Billion; Analysis by Simon Ballard of Fortis Investmen
Obama Refuses to Rule Out Jail Time for People Who Don’t Buy Health Insurance.
the health care system but stopped short of endorsing the threat of jail time for those who refuse to pay a fine for not having insurance. What I think is appropriate is that in the same way that everybody has to get auto insurance and if you don’t, you’re subject to some penalty, that in this situation, if you have the ability to buy insurance, it’s affordable and you choose not to do so, forcing you and me and everybody else to subsidize you, you know, there’s a thousand dollar hidden …
Conversations with History – Niall Ferguson
conversation, drawing on insights from the biological sciences, Ferguson describes the rise and evolution of finance focusing on insurance, banks, and the bond market. Using the examples of housing and the US China economic relationship, Ferguson demonstrates the way history can inform our understanding of the current financial crisis. He also reflects on the implications of the financial crisis for American global hegemony. globetrotter.berkeley.edu globetrotter.berkeley.edu … UC …
SNN – Chimerica, what it means and it’s function of impact
the conversation, drawing on insights from the biological sciences, Ferguson describes the rise and evolution of finance focusing on insurance, banks, and the bond market. Using the examples of housing and the US China economic relationship, Ferguson demonstrates the way history can inform our understanding of the current financial crisis. He also reflects on the implications of the financial crisis for American global hegemony. watch the full video here: www.youtube.com … Chimerica what it …
Inside Look – Financial Crisis Panel Meets – Bloomberg
Interview with FCIC Chairman Philip Angelides (Bloomberg News)
Greenberg Finalizes Deal With AIG
Hank Greenberg’s attorney David Boies breaks down the deal with the former boss at the insurance giant. … Greenberg “market overview” Boies AIG insurance finance government economy
Buyout Firms Balk At Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation – Bloomberg
Buyouts firms want a new rule to prevent private equity fund from slipping the investment to short term profit. (The Trade)
Travel Insurance
