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The U.S. auto industry bailout and some inconvenient truths.

Posted by Greg Atkinson on Dec 9th, 2008

There is no doubt that the U.S. auto industry will receive some form of government assistance, however the real story is not the about the bailout itself, but rather what the bailout tells us about the U.S. economy in general. After all, how can U.S. car makers be struggling so badly when they are sitting [...]

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Presidential Advice from the Economy to Health Care

Posted by andyfvp on Nov 20th, 2008

This article is part of a group writing project at The Finance Blog Network aimed at providing some of our thoughts on key issues that the Obama administration faces. It was interesting to see all the different points of view, but one thing I think we can all agree on is that the time for [...]

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The Bailout Fails

Posted by admin on Sep 30th, 2008

The bailout was back - for about 24 hours or so. But last night the US House of Representatives voted against socialising its financial crisis. The score was 205 for, 228 against. Despite Hank Paulson’s confidence, all those foot-notes added to the bailout over the weekend came to nothing.
And now we have a serious panic. [...]

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