Month: November 2008

Links and Reading for November 15th

A few of the more important reading items and links for November 15th :

Venture Capital Slowing – This may lead to a slowdown in innovation as small startups are choked off – TechCrunch?
Sun to Cut up to 6,000 Workers Amid Financial Crisis` – Technology firms in crunch
Italy...

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Video: Paulson explains TARP (I think)

Well, we have finally the opportunity to get some clarity from Treasury Secretary Paulson on his recent change of plans to discontinue TARP payments to, well…. Troubled Assets.

It is astonishing that Paulson is blaming Congress for the slow approval process which he intimates changed the game. It seems that...

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Links and Reading for November 14th

A few of the more important reading items and links for November 14th :

Record Drop in Retail Sales – Retail sales numbers take an unprecedented dive amid market turmoil…how surprising!
Whatever it Takes Fed Willing – Bernanke leaves the Fed open to more interest rate cuts and economic stimulus
Citi...

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Audio: Andrew on NPR on Auto Bailout

Today I spoke about the problems and benefits of a Auto industry bailout on NPR’s Day to Day program. From NPR:
The auto industry has been lobbying the president, president-elect and Congress for a bailout package of their own. Proponents of such a bailout say, if the domestic auto industry...

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