Bailout Abuse? GE Exploits Loophole to Benefit Big

Courtesy Digg - Business & Finance  Mon, 06/29/2009 - 20:10

General Electric, the world's largest industrial company, has quietly become the biggest beneficiary of one of the government's key rescue programs for banks.

At the same time, GE has avoided many of the restrictions facing other financial giants getting help from the government.

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