by | Oct 20, 2010 | Towing
The TARP bailout of financial firms has yielded a return of 8.2% in two years.
This return, $25.2 billion on an investment of $309 billion, beats what could have been gained by U.S. Treasuries, high-yield savings accounts and certificates of deposit, Bloomberg News reported.
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When it was first announced, the TARP program was expected to cost the taxpayer billions of dollars. It is…
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TARP Investment Earned Taxpayers 8.2% in Two Years originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 07:04:00.
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by | Oct 20, 2010 | Towing
The FBI is trying to determine if large lenders broke the law in the mortgage foreclosure crisis.
The agency is trying to determine whether individuals working for large mortgage lenders acted with criminal intent or were simply overwhelmed by events during the crisis, The Associated Press reported without naming its sources.
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Attorneys general in all 50 states are currently…
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FBI Reportedly Investigating Foreclosure Crisis originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 06:32:00.
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by | Oct 19, 2010 | Towing
Legal wrangling may delay Volkswagen’s (VLKAY) merger with Porsche, Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn said.
Volkswagen planned to complete a merger with Porsche in 2011. Porsche originally planned to buy Volkswagen by securing stock options, only to see its debt levels surge.
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Now, U.S. based-short-sellers of Volkswagen stock are suing Porsche. They say the sports-car maker secretly…
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Legal Problems May Delay Volkswagen’s Merger With Porsche originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 19 Oct 2010 06:33:00.
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by | Oct 18, 2010 | Towing
The biggest U.S. charities saw the sharpest decline in donations in 20 years in 2009, with donations down by an average of 11%, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
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Only four of the top 10 saw contributions rise last year. They were Catholic Charities USA, the AmeriCares Foundation, Feed the Children and World Vision. Catholic Charities USA saw a 66% increase in donations….
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U.S. Charities See Sharp Decline in Donations originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 18 Oct 2010 06:41:00.
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by | Oct 15, 2010 | Towing
Investors received another sign Friday that the U.S. economy is continuing to heal: The 2010 U.S. budget deficit came in at a smaller-than-predicted $1.29 trillion. Though it was still the second-highest deficit on record, the …
