Joe Scarborough Wants Trump Bailed Out So He Won't Get Revenge On America
"By exempting Donald Trump and his businesses from getting relief, what you are doing is you’re actually encouraging him to make rash decisions that are going to hurt America," Scarborough argued.
Geithner Joins Private Equity Firm. Shocker, Right?
Geithner, who played a central role in the government’s response to the financial crisis of 2008-2009, is joining private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC.
Bank Chairman Pleads Guilty To Using TARP Funds To Buy Luxury Condo
The bank chairman could be sentenced up to a year in prison, may also have to pay a $100,000 fine, and is barred from future work in the financial services industry.
Papantonio: Are Conservatives Ready To Break Up The Banks?
For years, Progressives have been fighting to break up the big banks that crashed our economy. And now, they've gotten an unlikely ally in that fight -- The Tea Party. Apparently there are some members in the GOP who actually believe that the too big to fail banks need to be broken apart -- but not for the same reason progressives believe.
Capitalism Hits The Fan: Q&A With Richard Wolff
Join Economics Professor Richard Wolff, University of Massachusetts, for a screening of his film, "Capitalism Hits the Fan," and a Q&A session.
Cyprus Rejects Bailout Tax
Cyprus overwhelmingly rejected a proposed levy on bank deposits as a condition for a European bailout on Tuesday, throwing international efforts to rescue the latest casualty of the euro zone debt crisis into disarray.
Markets Open Down On Cyprus Bailout
European markets have followed Asian shares downward on fears that the plan to bailout Cyprus could trigger an escalation of the eurozone debt crisis.
Bank Profits Are 'Almost Entirely' Taxpayer Money
Why should taxpayers give Big Banks $83 billion a year?
A Choice For Corporate America: Are You With America, Or The Cayman Islands?
When the greed, recklessness, and illegal behavior on Wall Street drove this country into the deepest recession since the 1930s, the largest financial institutions in the United States took every advantage of being American. They just loved their country - and the willingness of the American people to provide them with the largest bailout in world history. In 2008, Congress approved a $700 billion gift to Wall Street. Another $16 trillion in virtually zero interest loans and other financial assistance came from the Federal Reserve. America. What a great country.
Neil Barofsky: Why TARP Failed To Aid Troubled Homeowners
Former TARP Inspector General Neil Barofsky sat down with The Daily Show's Jon Stewart to talk about his book Bailout: How Washington Abandoned Main Street While Rescuing Wall Street and the reasons for the program's failure.
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