http://www.financialbailoutblog.com Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:05:00 +0000 en hourly 1 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.

]]> http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/markets-shaky-after-the-slump/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/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.

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]]> http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/madoffs-penthouse-has-a-buyer-peek-inside/feed/ 0 http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/make-sure-remodeling-pays-off/ http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/make-sure-remodeling-pays-off/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:26:26 +0000 http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/make-sure-remodeling-pays-off/ Just a few years ago you could count on getting the bulk of your money back for almost any home-improvement project you took on. Today merely replacing a toilet seat can feel like throwing caution, and cash, to the wind. According to a study from Remodeling magazine, the average return on value for an upgrade declined from 87% in 2005 to 64% in 2009. But these six new rules will help you maximize your return on your remodeling investment.

]]> http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/make-sure-remodeling-pays-off/feed/ 0 http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/stocks-claw-out-a-gain-after-late-rally/ http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/stocks-claw-out-a-gain-after-late-rally/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:26:26 +0000 http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/stocks-claw-out-a-gain-after-late-rally/ Stocks erased big losses by the close Friday, with technology shares leading the advance, following a three-session rout that had taken the market to its lowest point since last fall.

]]> http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/stocks-claw-out-a-gain-after-late-rally/feed/ 0 http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/goldmans-blankfein-collects-9-million-bonus/ http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/goldmans-blankfein-collects-9-million-bonus/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:26:26 +0000 http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/goldmans-blankfein-collects-9-million-bonus/ Goldman Sachs stunned many in the Wall Street community Friday by awarding chief executive Lloyd Blankfein $9 million as his year-end bonus, far less than many were anticipating, and none of it in cash.

]]> http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/goldmans-blankfein-collects-9-million-bonus/feed/ 0 http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/buyer-interest-in-prius-grows-say-what/ http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/buyer-interest-in-prius-grows-say-what/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:26:26 +0000 http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/buyer-interest-in-prius-grows-say-what/ By now, you’ve heard that some 2010 Toyota Priuses have a braking problem blamed for several crashes. That sounds scary, but to some it sounds like a deal.

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]]> http://www.financialbailoutblog.com/after-greece-whos-next/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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