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But Nobody Pays That : Tax Breaks From Options a Windfall for Bu...

NYT > Business  Fri, 12/30/2011 - 02:02

Companies that were granted stock options after the 2008 stock market collapse are benefiting from those awards too — in the form of tax savings.


 

German Bond Windfall May Be Ending With Euro Crisis

NYT > Business  Thu, 11/24/2011 - 16:22

Since 2009, Germany and a handful of other countries, like the Netherlands, have benefited significantly from cheaper borrowing as investors diverted cash from riskier assets.


 

A.I.G. to Sue 2 Firms to Recover Some Losses

NYT > Business  Wed, 04/27/2011 - 20:00

A lawsuit against ICP Asset Management and Moore Capital makes a case for $350 million in damages as well as recouping a “windfall.”


 

Family’s Fall From Affluence Is Swift and Hard

NYT > Business  Thu, 11/25/2010 - 20:50

A $14 million windfall was lost to extravagant spending and the recession in little more than a decade.


 

U.S. Treasury to Sell Citi Common Shares in 2010

Topix - Business News  Mon, 03/29/2010 - 20:21

The Treasury Department announced plans Monday to sell its 27% stake in Citigroup a oeover the course of 2010a in a deal that will likely amount to a windfall for taxpayers.


 

U.S. set to make $8 billion from bailing out Citigroup

Digg - Business & Finance  Sat, 03/27/2010 - 23:30

The windfall expected from the stock sale would amount to a validation of the rescue plan adopted by government officials during the height of the financial panic, when the banking system neared the brink of collapse.


 

Campaign Finance Ruling Could Spell Political-Ad Windfall

Broadcasting & Cable - Advertising News  Thu, 01/21/2010 - 19:58

Supreme Court decision to lift restrictions could boost local and national...


 

Federal Reserve earned $45 billion in 2009

MSNBC.com: Business  Mon, 01/11/2010 - 22:25

The Federal Reserve made record profits in 2009, as its unconventional efforts to prop up the economy created a windfall for the government.


 

The Fed, China, the Dollar, and More Profits For Banks

Newsvine - business  Sat, 12/05/2009 - 11:34

This article explains the weak dollar, the power of China over the dollar, and how current Fed policy (almost 0% interest to banks) is a windfall for the banks--and explains why Geithner said the US wanted a strong dollar.


 

Windfall Is Seen as Bank Bonuses Are Paid in Stock

NYT > Business  Sat, 11/07/2009 - 14:03

Bankers are likely to make unusually large gains on the stock grants and options they received after shares in their companies fell sharply during the financial meltdown.