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News & UpdatesDecember 20, 2008 Paulson Wants Rest of TARP Funds From Congress  Source: The Wall Street Journal The U.S. government's rescue of the auto industry drained what remained in the first half of Treasury's $700 billion bailout fund, prompting Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to call on Congress to release the rest of the money. December 20, 2008 Congress Will Set Conditions for $350 Billion in Rescue FundsSource: Bloomberg.com Congress will use the remaining $350 billion in a U.S. bank-rescue package to force the Bush administration and President-elect Barack Obama into providing foreclosure aid as the pace of people losing their homes soars.
December 20, 2008 Obama fills econ team; says business will revive Source: Asspciated Press Completing his Cabinet a month before taking office, President-elect Barack Obama named officials to oversee transportation, labor, trade and small business policy Friday but warned that economic recovery won't be nearly as... December 19, 2008 Auto Makers to Get $17.4 Billion Source: Wall Street Journal The White House announced a $17.4 billion rescue package for the troubled Detroit auto makers that allows them to avoid bankruptcy and leaves many of the big decisions for the incoming Obama administration.
December 19, 2008 Citi forms oversight committee, plans to lend moreSource: CNN Money Citigroup to increase lending, forms oversight committee for government funds, CEO says
December 19, 2008 Next SEC boss had CBOT spat Source: Chicaga-Sun Times In picking Mary Schapiro as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, President-elect Barack Obama found a nominee with a background that prepares her for leading major changes in the nation's system of market... December 19, 2008 Paulson: 'Orderly' auto bankruptcy might be best Source: Associated Press The Bush administration is convinced the ailing economy could not withstand the demise of Detroit's Big Three and is looking at "orderly" bankruptcy to keep the automakers from collapsing.
December 19, 2008 SEC APPROVES INTERACTIVE DATA FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING BY U.S. COMPANIES, MUTUAL FUNDSSource: Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C. – The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved measures to give investors faster, better, and less expensive financial information disclosure about the public companies and mutual funds they own. December 18, 2008 GM, Chrysler reopen merger talks: JournalSource: MarketWatch General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC have reopened merger talks, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal on Thursday. The latest move comes as Chrysler owner Cerberus Capital Management LP has indicated its willingness... December 18, 2008 Obama May Seek a Stimulus Plan Exceeding $850 Billion Source: Bloomberg.com Barack Obama may ask Congress next year to approve a stimulus plan of around $850 billion, an amount that has grown as the U.S. economy sinks deeper into recession, an adviser to the president-elect said.
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