Sunday, July 6, 2008

Henry Paulson

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Pressure Is Building for Industry Action

Paulson meets with lenders, presses for new housing solutions. more >>

Handicapping the Blueprint

Which parts of Paulson’s ambitious regulatory reform are most likely to be enacted? more >>

FAQ on Paulson's Regulatory Reform Plan

The Treasury chief wants to change the way financial players are supervised. more >>

A Life Preserver From the Fed

Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Paulson says the market is resilient but needs help. more >>

Paulson to Wall Street: More Regulation on the Way

While the credit crisis continues, the White House is already looking ahead. more >>

Paulson: No New-Deal-Style Bailout

The treasury secretary doesn't think the housing crisis calls for radical government action. more >>

Project Lifeline Really Project Band-Aid

Will an extra 30 days really buy Americans enough time to avoid foreclosure? more >>

Morning Buzz: Jan. 23, 2008

In what many analysts see as a worrisome sign of the breadth and severity of the current economic downturn, technology giant Apple yesterday released disappointing sales projections for the upcoming quarter. Despite beating Wall Street expectations in the first quarter of fiscal 2008, Apple says its second-quarter sales, though still predicted to rise, will not meet the market's expectations. more >>

Henry Paulson: Blame the Machines

The Treasury secretary notes that automation, not outsourcing, is responsible for fewer factory jobs. more >>

Anger Over Bush Mortgage Plan Is Misplaced

The threat to the economy trumps the "moral hazard" issue. more >>

6 Things to Know About Bush's Plan

Mortgage moves will aid only a small group of borrowers—and only those who ask for help. more >>

Time for the White House to Rescue the Dollar?

The plunging greenback is putting pressure on Bush and Paulson to act. more >>

Hitting Iran Where It Hurts

Tough new U.S. economic sanctions raise tensions with Iran--and talk of war. more >>

Time for Paulson to Rescue the Dollar?

So far, the White House has let the markets decide the greenback's fate. more >>

Organizing a Big Bank Bailout

Treasury Secretary Paulson rounds up an $80 billion rescue for Wall Street. more >>

Hank Paulson's Twin Mission(s): Impossible

His efforts on Social Security and China seem to be leading nowhere. more >>

A Hawk in Treasury Boss's Future

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson makes no secret of how much he likes his job. "It scares me how close I came to not doing it," he says with a chuckle. more >>

Bush Gets No Credit

Despite rising gas prices and falling home prices, American consumers are actually becoming more upbeat. According to the Conference Board, its consumer confidence index rebounded to 108 from an upwardly revised 106. more >>

The Paulson Bull Market?

Maybe it's a coincidence, but the stock market hasn't had a down day since that trade compromise between the White House and congressional Democrats–brokered by Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson–on adding labor and environmental standards to future trade agreements. But the winning streak shouldn't be surprising given how heavily trade issues and protectionism have been weighing on the mind of many on Wall Street. more >>

Paulson's Big Win on Trade

Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson might be one of the few Bush administration officials who'll leave D.C. more >>

Rangel Proposal Won't Pacify the 'Seattle Democrats'

Has Charlie Rangel, the personable chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, pulled it off? After unveiling "A New Trade Policy for America"–which would attach tougher labor and environmental standards, among other provisions, to U.S. more >>

Behind Closed Doors at the Treasury Department

So just what happened at yesterday's closed-door roundtable meeting between Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and a group of prominent Wall Street economists? To find out, I rang two of the participants, both of whom did not want their names used. "I think Paulson just wanted to see how Wall Street views the economy," said one of them. more >>

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