The 5 Most Regrettable Bailouts
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Rick Newman
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Rick Newman - September 4, 2009
In a year of dubious government giveaways, these were the biggest clunkers.
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6 Confirmation Questions For Ben Bernanke
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Rick Newman
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Rick Newman - August 25, 2009
Before his second stint at the Fed, let's learn what we don't know about all those bailouts
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How TARP Paybacks Expose the Weakest Banks
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Rick Newman
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Rick Newman - June 9, 2009
The feds are finally admitting who the problem banks really are
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6 Stress-Test Surprises
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Rick Newman
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Rick Newman - May 8, 2009
The test results provide an unprecedented glimpse into the health of the banks
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5 Signs the Bailouts Are Getting Better
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Rick Newman
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Rick Newman - May 7, 2009
The bank stress tests and other measures are helping restore free enterprise.
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Hooray for Chrysler’s Rogue Creditors
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Rick Newman
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Rick Newman - May 1, 2009
There's nothing wrong with sending a failed company to bankruptcy court.
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Fuzzy Math at Citigroup and Bank of America
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Rick Newman
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Rick Newman - April 20, 2009
4 reasons to discount the “good news” about bank earnings
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How To Avoid a Botched Insurance Bailout
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Rick Newman
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Rick Newman - April 9, 2009
5 key lessons from the bank and automaker rescues
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Latest Economic Threat: Optimism
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Rick Newman
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Rick Newman - April 7, 2009
5 things that could still go very wrong with the economy
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The GM Treatment: A Model For Other Bailouts
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Rick Newman
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Rick Newman - April 6, 2009
5 lessons from the auto bailout about how to handle troubled banks
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How Bailouts Can Butcher Capitalism
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Rick Newman
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Rick Newman - March 27, 2009
We used to learn from failure. Now we just ask for a handout.
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Bailout Scorecard: The End of the Beginning
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Rick Newman
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Rick Newman - March 25, 2009
After several false starts, the government's vast financial-rescue plan focuses on these 6 areas
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Why Goldman Sachs Should Repay Its TARP Money
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Rick Newman
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Rick Newman - March 24, 2009
It's time to identify which firms can stand on their own and which would fail without taxpayer aid
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Uncle Sam To Take Up to 36% Stake in Citigroup: 5 Things to Know
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Luke Mullins
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Money - February 27, 2009
The federal government comes to the banking giant's aid for the third time.
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How AIG and Citi Will Look In a Year
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Rick Newman
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Rick Newman - February 26, 2009
They'll slowly morph into smaller companies - and maybe disappear
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Why Bank Nationalization Is So Scary
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Rick Newman
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Rick Newman - February 22, 2009
A federal takeover would be a deeply desperate move
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What 8 Bailout CEOs Need to Explain
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Rick Newman
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Rick Newman - February 9, 2009
What exactly are we getting for our money?
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Why Obama's Bailouts Will Look Like Bush's
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Rick Newman
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Rick Newman - January 20, 2009
The new president would love to spend taxpayer money on something fresh, but the big banks still need transfusions
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Bush's Last Bailouts, Obama's First Migraine
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Rick Newman
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Rick Newman - January 17, 2009
As Obama is about to learn, the financial rescue has more sequels than Friday the 13th.
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The Bright Side of Bank Bailout 3.0
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Rick Newman
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Rick Newman - January 15, 2009
It's an agonizing way to spend taxpayer money, but the end is getting closer
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Steep Retail Sales Drop in December Adds to Economic Gloom
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Nation & World - January 14, 2009
Sales were down 2.7 percent—more than double what economists predicted.
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Why I Deserve a Bailout
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Rick Newman
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Rick Newman - December 17, 2008
I have plenty of troubled assets—and I only need a few million
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If We Bail out Citicorp, Why Not Bail Out GM, Too?
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Bonnie Erbe
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Bonnie Erbe - November 26, 2008
We need to consider what the ramifications would be to the economy if GM were to collapse.
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General Motors and the Citigroup Bailout
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Michael Barone
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Michael Barone - November 25, 2008
Some interesting articles on the news of the day.
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Hot Docs: Details of the Citigroup Bailout, Media Coverage of Economy, Obama's Transition
Nation & World - November 25, 2008
Today's selection of timely reports.
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