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08 Dec 2010 20:08

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Biz, World: Anonymous leaks Mastercard numbers; Mastercard sez they’re fake

Yo, Anonymous, this Mastercard thing was funny until you pretend to start publishing people’s credit card numbers. To quote Walter Sobchak, “OVER THE LINE!” source
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13 Jan 2010 11:07

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Biz, U.S.: Obama has a plan to get back TARP funds: Tax the bastards

  • 20 of the biggest banks will now bail out the government source
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31 Aug 2009 10:15

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Biz, U.S.: The U.S. actually made some money on the bailouts

  • $4 billion in profits – that’s just enough to buy Marvel Comics! source
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10 Jun 2009 09:07

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Biz: Banks paid off their TARP loans, but they’re still on the hook

  • $5.1 billion in warrants are still owed to the U.S. by big banks source
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11 May 2009 09:07

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Biz, U.S.: Shaking off TARP: Big banking firms raise stock to pay off U.S.

  • why now? Two reasons why: Investors appear to be buying stocks at the moment, and they want the monkey off their backs. TARP regulations force companies to limit executive pay, which they don’t like.
  • the firms U.S. Bancorp, Capital One Financial Corp., KeyCorp, Principal Financial Group Inc. and BB&T Corp. all announced plans this morning to raise $7 billion in capital to get the U.S. off their backs. source
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