Topic: Financial Rescue Plans

Dear Diary,. . What do you call it when you're halfway back in business?. . That's kinda how I feel today. I tacked on 46 points, which puts me up...

The Real Chicago Underground

The felicitously named Tunnel Business Magazine looks at Chicago's Tunnel and Reservoir Plan (TARP):. . Flooding became an increasing problem with...

Ads muddle candidates' TARP votes

Candidates on both sides of the aisle have already touted their opposition to the Troubled Asset Relief Program as a way to demonstrate their...

TARP investment returns strong

Back in November 2008 ABC News warned that government bailout of the financial system would cost about $7.5 trillion, "the most expensive single...
NRCC FORGETS WHICH PARTY REQUESTED, APPROVED OF WALL STREET BAILOUT.... Sigh.. . The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is out with...
The body that conducted a stress test of Europe's banks in July defended the process as providing a consistent and meaningful assessment of...
That is the title of a new book that resulted from this symposium sponsored by the London School of Economics. Chapters can be downloaded...
By Gavin Finch and Ambereen Choudhury . Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Barclays Plc's appointment of Robert Diamond as chief executive officer shows the ...
Advertisement . Stocks closed lower Tuesday following new worries about Europe's debt problems. Treasury prices rose and gold settled at a new high...

Banks need to raise just €8bn, far below estimates

IRISH banks may have to raise as little as €8bn from financial markets this month, starkly below prevailing fears of a €26bn "fundraising cliff"...