WCBSTV.com: Your Source For New Yor (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008
The Government Accountability Office's report to Congress on Tuesday says Treasury has no mechanism in place to track how the banking system has used the $700 billion bailout plan, which was provided with taxpayer money.
Mondo Visione (Free subscription) | yesterday
On behalf of the U.S. delegation, we are particularly pleased to be here with our distinguished Chinese counterparts in Beijing for two days of work on critical issues in the U.S. - China economic relationship. This will be the final SED meeting for me and my U.S. cabinet colleagues, and we are committed to a strong finish, to having perhaps our most productive and cooperative sessions to date. Thank...
The Street (Free subscription) | yesterday
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is pressing Treasury officials to look into the timing of the generous retirement package awarded the former CEO of the state's largest bank.
RssDaily (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008
Read this article on the community site Dec. 2 - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is on his way to Beijing for the U.S.- China Strategic Economic Dialogue to begin on Thursday. One of his main goals include convincing Beijing to allow Wall Street greater access to the Chinese market, reports the Wall Street Journal. Mr. Paulson is calling for more market access [...]
Fox News (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008
Financial industry lobbyists are urging the Treasury Department to take steps to lower rates on 30-year mortgages to 4.5 percent.
Mondo Visione (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008
US Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. Remarks On U.S.-China Economic Relations02/12/08Good afternoon. I am pleased to join you and preview the SED, the Strategic Economic Dialogue's fifth meeting, which will begin Thursday in Beijing. I am particularly pleased to appear before the World Affairs Council, an organization dedicated to expanding understanding of global issues....
Department of Energy (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008
WASHINGTON, DC � Acting Deputy Secretary Kupfer will participate in the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) as part of the U.S. Delegation led by Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr.
Asia Times (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008
Some relationships find that a little spark of danger, a little risk, can spice up intimate moments; and when that fades, some more risk is called for. Now US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is finding the truth of the hard-to-please syndrome. - Julian Delasantellis
Defending the Truth (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Fed Chief Ben Bernanke, architects of the $700B bailout, are facing increased scrutiny from lawmakers. Image:...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008
CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is weighing whether to ask Congress for the remaining $350 billion of the financial bailout fund, with White House aides approaching President-elect Barack Obama's transition team about the idea, an Obama aide said on Wednesday.
Fox News (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Fed Chief Ben Bernanke, architects of the $700B bailout, are facing increased scrutiny from lawmakers.
War News Updates (Free subscription) | yesterday
From Breitbart/AP: BEIJING (AP) - The deepening world economic crisis and a possible spat over currency levels hung in the air as the United States and China sat down Thursday to discuss the future of their economic relations. U.S. officials say Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will press Beijing to let its yuan rise against the dollar to ease trade tensions at the two-day Strategic...
DealBook (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008
As Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. deliberates whether to request the second half of the $700 billion federal bailout fund, companies have been queuing up for their share of the rescue pie. But others have been unsure how to get access to the government cash. For those unfortunate souls, Vanity Fair’s Bruce Feirstein has done [...]
Global Financial News (Free subscription) | yesterday
In his final weeks on the job, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is going back to the root of the economy's problems: the housing market. According to the Wall Street Journal , Paulson is mulling a plan to revitalize slumping home sales by squeezing lending rates to affordable levels for new homebuyers. How affordable? "The plan, which is in the development stage, would temporarily...
Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | yesterday
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 An Account of Accountability BBC NEWS has become a useful source for stories that give the lie to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson’s promises that his $700 billion bailout package would be judiciously applied and scrupulously monitored. The first story that clearly demonstrated that this money had more to do with maintaining business [...]
