It certainly sounded good. Hoping, perhaps, to persuade a dubious public that curbing reckless business practices is indeed a Washington priority, the Obama administration and Congress produced a hat trick of financial reforms last week.
The World Bank took strong steps in the past fiscal year to address corruption risks and ensure anti-corruption remains a critical element of its development mission, a new report says.
During the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2009, the World Bank debarred 13 firms and individuals from participating in Bank-funded activities for ...
While what Samuelson calls the Friedman-Hayek idiocies may have taken a beating as capitalist financial and other corporations had to be rescued by the government rather than let the market perform its vaunted creative destruction free market ideology is alive and well. Perhaps Samuelson should just listen to talking heads ...
Chairman Dodd, Senator ShelbySenator ShelbySenator ShelbySenator Shelby, and members of the Committee, I thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I would also like to express my gratitude to President Obama for nominating me to a
This indeed is the sad truth about today’s America!
An economy that is reeling under huge deficits incurred in order to shore up banks that were going kaput! The sort of institutions that needed to be left to fend for themselves and die down actually go through resurrection mode.
WHY?
Is this not a grim indicator of where the ...
News Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
| about 1 month ago
Volcker, the former Federal Reserve chairman who endorsed Mr. Obama early in his election campaign and who stood by his side during the financial crisis. "The guy's a giant, he's a genius, he is a great human being," said Austan D. Goolsbee,...
News Source: The New York Times
| about 1 month ago
It certainly sounded good. Hoping, perhaps, to persuade a dubious public that curbing reckless business practices is indeed a Washington priority, the Obama administration and Congress produced a hat trick of financial reforms last week.
News Source: Androscoggin News
| about 1 month ago
Paul Volcker saw Barack Obama as an "agent for needed change" when the former Federal Reserve chairman endorsed him for president in January 2008. But lately Volcker has been feeling a bit ignored by the White House, and thinks that Obama isn't...
If you want to add your voice and contribute to this existing news event, use the event code (Event Code: @4473113), that you will find on each news event page, as the first word of the SMS or MMS message followed by a space then add your contribution (text, image or video). For example: @4473113 This is an amazing video of Greg Norman hitting a hole-in-one in Sydney, Australia. The first word of the message should be @4473113 (event code), to make sure the system attaches your voice to the right news event.
This beta report credibility rating is intended to help our community sort through uncensored citizen media reports. For more information, see the Report Credibility section in our FAQ
Loading activation form...
Loading login form...
Loading sign up form...
Loading activation form...
Loading password form...
Loading new incentive enroll form...
Loading invite contacts form...
Invite your friends
Please enter an optional message below, check the friends you want to invite, hit "Send Invitation," and you're done!