http://www.financialbailoutblog.com Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:05:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/obama-pushes-congress-for-small-biz-action/ http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/obama-pushes-congress-for-small-biz-action/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:05:00 +0000 http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/obama-pushes-congress-for-small-biz-action/ President Obama has been talking — a lot — about what Washington needs to do to help save small businesses. Over the past week, he’s introduced a half-dozen different initiatives aimed at unlocking credit, creating jobs and expanding the Small Business Administration’s loan programs.

]]> http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/obama-pushes-congress-for-small-biz-action/feed/ 0 http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/prius-brake-fix-near-toyota-tells-dealers/ http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/prius-brake-fix-near-toyota-tells-dealers/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:05:00 +0000 http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/prius-brake-fix-near-toyota-tells-dealers/ Toyota Motor notified dealers it is prepared to unveil a solution to problems with the brake system of the popular Prius hybrid sedan, as well as a public relations campaign to try to repair its battered image.

]]> http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/prius-brake-fix-near-toyota-tells-dealers/feed/ 0 http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/markets-shaky-after-the-slump/ http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/markets-shaky-after-the-slump/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:05:00 +0000 http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/markets-shaky-after-the-slump/ Wall Street avoided a bigger walloping late last week, with sellers finally calling it quits after a nearly 10% plunge in less than three weeks. But the week ahead could be pivotal as investors either jump back in – or retreat even further.

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]]> http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/madoffs-penthouse-has-a-buyer-peek-inside/feed/ 0 http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/the-big-jobs-hole/ http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/the-big-jobs-hole/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:26:26 +0000 http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/the-big-jobs-hole/ The government’s monthly job report on Friday showed that the disastrous labor situation plaguing the nation’s economy is moderating. But the report also underlines an unsettling reality: 8.4 million jobs have been vaporized since the recession began, and digging out won’t be easy.

]]> http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/the-big-jobs-hole/feed/ 0 http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/countdown-to-a-new-job-211-days/ http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/countdown-to-a-new-job-211-days/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:26:26 +0000 http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/countdown-to-a-new-job-211-days/ It’s no wonder unemployed workers are getting discouraged: It’s never taken longer to find a new job.

]]> http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/countdown-to-a-new-job-211-days/feed/ 0 http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/alan-greenspan-fights-back/ http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/alan-greenspan-fights-back/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:26:26 +0000 http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/alan-greenspan-fights-back/ When the Senate grudgingly reconfirmed Ben Bernanke as Fed chairman two days before his term expired, he was only a stand-in for the man 30 senators were really mad at. “I knew that he would continue the legacy of Alan Greenspan, and I was right,” said an angry Jim Bunning, a conservative Republican from Kentucky who voted no. Fumed Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the Senate’s only (admitted) socialist: “He said it publicly — I want to follow in the footsteps of Alan Greenspan. Alan Greenspan’s philosophy is a disaster.” Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) said Bernanke “helped set the fire that destroyed our economy.” Only helped, that is — and we all know whom he helped.

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]]> http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/consumer-protection-no-deal/feed/ 0 http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/16-million-bonus-for-wall-street-ceo/ http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/16-million-bonus-for-wall-street-ceo/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:26:26 +0000 http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/16-million-bonus-for-wall-street-ceo/ JPMorgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon will take home a nearly $16 million bonus in restricted stock and options for leading the bank to a big profit last year.

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