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19 Dec 2009 12:24

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U.S.: Congress sends a huge military spending bill to Obama

  • $636 billion to do all sorts of willy-nilly with source
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17 Dec 2009 09:16

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U.S.: If they can make a climate change deal, the U.S. will help – big time

  • $100 billion in U.S. help to fight global warming source
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14 Dec 2009 09:50

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Biz: TARP also-rans: Citigroup the last bank to pay back bailout funds

  • $20 billion the amount Citigroup is paying back – a loss of $5.1 billion in TARP funds for the good guys
  • $45 billion the amount Bank of America paid back to the government last week – so Citigroup stands alone source
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13 Dec 2009 23:50

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Biz, World: Abu Dhabi throws Dubai a couple of bones to get by

  • $10 billion – “a couple of bones” relative in this case source
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13 Dec 2009 11:10

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Biz: Deal-packed retail credit cards sound good, but aren’t so great

Miss a payment with any of these cards, and the deals go away. They also can damage your credit score and have really high interest rates. source
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13 Dec 2009 10:05

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Biz, World: Dubai has a big bill due tomorrow; will they pay it?

  • $3.5 billion due tomorrow; it’s like a big credit bill source
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12 Dec 2009 09:23

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U.S., World: Another tension point: The U.S. froze a lot of Iran’s money

  • $2 billion in funds has been held up since June 2008 source
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11 Dec 2009 15:01

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Biz: Poll: Will legislative attempts to regulate the financial system work?


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11 Dec 2009 14:51

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Biz, U.S.: About time: The House passes a financial regulation bill

  • The Senate doesn’t have a comparable one ready yet. Today, the House took the initiative to more strictly regulate the failings of the financial industry – big bonuses, “too big to fail” corporations – at a 223-202 clip. Republicans largely didn’t go for the bill because they feared it would limit credit, force job losses and lead to future bailouts. They also argued that “too big to fail” companies didn’t need hand-holding and could handle bankruptcies, which sounds less like something they believe and more like something they can use against the Democrats. source
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11 Dec 2009 12:41

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Biz: White House Pay Czar to execs: Tighten your belts

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