bad debt

Ron Paul: Buying bad debt is the wrong solution

Digg - Business & Finance  Wed, 10/01/2008 - 16:50

Two days after the House rejected the $700 billion bailout bill, the Senate is set to vote on the rescue plan for financial institutions.


 

Asian markets fall on bailout doubts

MSNBC.com: Business  Mon, 09/29/2008 - 04:21

Asian stock markets fell Monday amid investors skepticism that the deal reached in Washington over a $700 billion bank bailout would quickly resolve the bad debt crisis.


 

Huff Post: 5 Reasons to Vote Against Paulson/Pelosi's $700B

Digg - Business & Finance  Sun, 09/28/2008 - 23:40

Its not only 'House Republicans' that oppose the Government buying banks bad debt, but also people on the left as the Huffington Post shows.

No matter your political leaning devaluation of your dollar and the government using your money to invest in something nobody else will buy is paving the road to serfdom.


 

Asian markets fall on doubts about US bailout

Newsvine - business  Sun, 09/28/2008 - 22:50

Asian stock markets fell Monday amid investors skepticism that the deal reached in Washington over a $700 billion bank bailout would quickly resolve the bad debt crisis.


 

U.S. stocks end sharply lower amid rescue plan indecision - Mark...

Topix - Business News  Tue, 09/23/2008 - 16:22

Stocks on Tuesday wavered in and out of positive terrain with investors in limbo with further hearings Wednesday on the Bush administration's $700 billion proposal to relieve banks of bad debt and bring back ...


 

Congress, administration craft financial rescue

Topix - Business News  Mon, 09/22/2008 - 04:49

WASHINGTON : Faltering financial institutions whose toxic assets have brought markets to the brink of catastrophe could unload their bad debt on the government, and in turn the taxpayer, under a half-trillion ...


 

Government asks Congress for $700B for bailout - USATODAY.co

Digg - Business & Finance  Sat, 09/20/2008 - 15:15

The Bush administration is asking Congress to let the government buy $700 billion in bad mortgages as part of the largest financial bailout since the Great Depression.The plan would give the government broad power to buy the bad debt of any U.S. financial institutions for the next two years.

It also would raise the statutory


 

Rescue Plan Seeks $700 Billion to Buy Bad Mortgages

NYT > Business  Sat, 09/20/2008 - 09:35

The plan would give the government broad power to buy the bad debt of any U.S. financial institution for the next two years.


 

Stocks soar as investors look to gov't rescue plan

Newsvine - business  Fri, 09/19/2008 - 15:46

Wall Street extended a huge rally Friday as investors stormed back into the market, relieved that the government plans to restore calm to the financial system by rescuing banks from billions of dollars in bad debt.

The Dow Jones industrials rose about 370 points, giving them a massive gain of about 780 over two days, and Treasurys fell as money flowed into equities.


 

Stocks soar as investors bet on gov't rescue plan

Newsvine - business  Fri, 09/19/2008 - 15:46

Wall Street had another extraordinary rally Friday as investors stormed back into the market, relieved that the government plans to restore calm to the financial system by rescuing banks from billions of dollars in bad debt.

The Dow Jones industrials soared about 370 points, giving them a gain of about 780 over two days, and Treasurys fell as money flowed into equities.