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Geithner on the Record: Toxic Assets
Written on 23 Mar, 2009 at 15:00 in Politics News | viewed viewed 834 times times | 0 Comments
SECRETARY TIMOTHY GEITHNER: Thanks for coming. Nice to see you. Obviously we're announcing this morning the next stage of our broad plan to help repair the financial system. But I want to start by stepping back, putting this in... (Continue reading)
Treasury Fact Sheet: Public-Private Investment Program
Written on 23 Mar, 2009 at 10:42 in Politics News | viewed viewed 584 times times | 0 Comments
The Financial Stability Plan – Progress So Far: Over the past six weeks, the Treasury Department has implemented a series of initiatives as part of its Financial Stability Plan that – alongside the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act –... (Continue reading)
Obama Unveils $15 Billion Small Business Plan
Written on 16 Mar, 2009 at 9:10 in White House News | viewed viewed 479 times times | 1 Comment
President Barack Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner meet with Cynthia Blankenship, co-founder of Bank of the West, and other small business leaders. (Source: Getty Images) President Barack Obama and his economic team unveiled a $15 billion plan to assist small... (Continue reading)
President’s Weekly Address: Obama Urges Prompt Passage of Economic Plan
Written on 31 Jan, 2009 at 8:52 in White House News | viewed viewed 310 times times | 3 Comments
n his weekly address, Obama highlighted recent statistics showing continuing deterioration in the economy and urged the prompt passage of an American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan.... (Continue reading)
Obama Names Economic Recovery Advisory Board
Written on 26 Nov, 2008 at 12:30 in Politics News | viewed viewed 317 times times | 2 Comments
President-elect Barack Obama had his third news conference this week, and named former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker and University of Chicago economist and Obama policy adviser Austan Goolsbee to serve on the Economic Recovery Advisory Board today.... (Continue reading)
Obama to Announce Economic Team
Written on 24 Nov, 2008 at 10:06 in Politics Blogs | viewed viewed 341 times times | 0 Comments
In a move that is expected to ease speculation amid the continued roller coaster ride that is the economy, President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden will introduce his new economic leadership team today. a major step... (Continue reading)
Likely Pick of Geithner for Treasury Sends Stocks Soaring
Written on 21 Nov, 2008 at 16:44 in Politics Blogs | viewed viewed 375 times times | 1 Comment
President-elect Barack Obama is moving markets. At least that what it seems after word that Obama is seriously considering naming Timothy Geithner, president of the New York Federal Reserve, as treasury secretary, leaked out. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended... (Continue reading)
