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Negotiators agree on $790B price for stimulus bill »
Posted by: STONERS 10 months ago in Political News
Negotiators for Congress and the White House have tentatively settled on a $790 billion price tag on President Barack Obama's economic stimulus bill and ...
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House OKs $819B stimulus bill in win for Obama »
Posted by: STONERS 10 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
In a swift victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House approved a historically huge $819 billion stimulus bill Wednesday night with spending increases and ...
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Freddie Mac official found dead in apparent suicide »
Posted by: orndorffter 7 months, 3 weeks ago in News
David Kellermann, the acting chief financial officer of mortgage giant Freddie Mac, was found dead at his home Wednesday morning in what police said was ...
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Chorus of outrage over millions in AIG bonuses »
Posted by: engineer 9 months ago in Business & Finance
Leaders of the White House economic team and the Senate's top Republican bellowed about bonuses at a bailed-out insurance giant and pledged to prevent ...
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Flaws abound in FOIA if Obama wants to fix them »
Posted by: STONERS 8 months, 4 weeks ago in Political News
President Barack Obama is promising to reinvigorate the Freedom of Information Act by opening more of the government's filing cabinets without a fight. It ...
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AIG chairman says retention payments distasteful »
Posted by: Progressive 8 months, 4 weeks ago in Business & Finance
WASHINGTON - The chief of failed insurance conglomerate AIG acknowledged Wednesday to skeptical congressional interrogators that the company's multibillion bonuses to employees were "distasteful" to ...
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Obama wants increased fuel efficiency, less smog »
Posted by: STONERS 6 months, 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance
President Barack Obama outlined Tuesday the nation's first comprehensive effort to curb vehicle emissions while cutting dependence on imported oil, calling the plan an ...
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Blackwater founder Prince steps down as CEO »
Posted by: tehranchik 9 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater who used an auto parts inheritance to build the security firm into one of the world's most respected ...
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Oil rises above $44 despite grim US corporate news »
Posted by: STONERS 9 months, 1 week ago in Business & Finance
Oil prices rose above $44 a barrel Friday on investor optimism that falling U.S. gasoline costs amid the worst recession in decades may increase ...
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Obama trying to temper furor over AIG bonuses »
Posted by: STONERS 8 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
President Barack Obama is trying to dampen a fire he once stoked, urging a more tempered response to public furor over bonuses paid to executives ...
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Officials confront first US death from swine flu »
Posted by: STONERS 7 months, 2 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
A 23-month-old Texas toddler became the first confirmed swine flu death outside of Mexico as authorities around the world struggled to contain a growing global ...
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Ill. gov unanimously convicted, tossed from office »
Posted by: y_soitenly 10 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
Gov. Rod Blagojevich was bounced from office Thursday without a single lawmaker rising in his defense, ending a nearly two-month crisis that erupted with his ...
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New data on jobs, housing signal no recovery near »
Posted by: STONERS 7 months, 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance
Worse-than-expected news on unemployment and home sales Thursday dampened optimism that a broad economic recovery might be near.
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Citi boosting salaries to offset lower bonuses »
Posted by: engineer 5 months, 2 weeks ago in Business & Finance
Citigroup Inc. is increasing base salaries for many of its employees ? reportedly by as much as 50 percent for some workers ? as it restructures its ...
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White House: General Motors to file for bankruptcy »
Posted by: STONERS 6 months, 1 week ago in Business & Finance
General Motors, the humbled auto giant that has been part of American life for more than 100 years, will file for bankruptcy protection on Monday ...
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