Economy
Paulson: Troubled assets won't be purchased
Posted by Jeff from MSNBC
The government has abandoned the original centerpiece of its $700 billion rescue effort for the financial system and will not use the money to purchase troubled bank assets. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Wednesday that the administration will continue to use $250 billion of the program to purchase stock in banks as a way to bolster their balance sheets and encourage them to resume more normal lending.
Working Poor and Young Hit Hard in Downturn
Posted by Shemuses from New York Times
Harvey Shaw's plans to move out of his parents' house, finally, have been derailed. With a high school degree obtained belatedly at 21, he had held a full-time job for 26 months as a detailer at a car dealership here, sprucing up new and used cars. But in early October, Mr. Shaw, now 24, recalled, "I came back from vacation, and they said they were cutting back and replacing me with part-time workers." Labor experts say the hardships of the gathering recession are sweeping down to hurt the working poor and younger job seekers most of all.
Jobless Rate Highest in 14 Years - NYTimes.com
Posted by okami from New York Times
In a sign that American workers may face even more difficult times for many months to come, the nation's unemployment rate last month jumped to the highest level in 14 years as job losses mounted.
It's No Joke: Fed Hires Failed Bank Executive
Posted by okami from ABC News
The Federal Reserve is drawing jeers for hiring a former top executive from the now-defunct investment bank Bear Stearns to help it gauge the health of other banks.
CEOs, famous investors hit by market plunge
Posted by Jeff from MSNBC
Topping that list is Buffett, who has seen the value of equity in his company, Berkshire Hathaway, fall by about $13.6 billion, or 22 percent, so far this year, to leave his holdings valued at $48.1 billion. Oracle founder and CEO Larry Ellison has seen his equity stake fall by $6.2 billion, or about 24 percent, to $20.1 billion, according to the research that ran from the start of the year through the close of trading Oct. 29.
If the GOP Had Listened to ACORN's Advice, the Mortgage Industry Wouldn't Be in Meltdown | Election
Posted by Damianmann from Alternet
Desperate Republicans are scapegoating the respected community advocacy group for Wall Street's disastrous lending spree.
Bailout Expands to Insurers
Posted by Damianmann from Washington Post
The Treasury Department is dramatically expanding the scope of its bailout of the financial system with a plan to take ownership stakes in the nation's insurance companies, signaling new concerns about a sector of the economy whose troubles until now have been overshadowed by the banking industry, government and industry sources said.
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