The U.S. government on Sunday entered into an agreement with Citigroup to bolster the company with $20 billion in capital from the TARP pool. The treasury has also announced that it, along with FDIC, will provide protection against an asset pool of approximately $306 billion of loans and securities backed by residential and commercial real [...]
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Biggest bank bail out in decades
The fed is working on, what amounts to the biggest bail out for banks in over a decade. With AIG, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Washington Mutual all falling prey to their own practices and a panic stricken economy, the fed and treasury have come together with separate measures to help struggling banks.
The Treasury [...]
Update: Dow slips below 11000, Lehman Brothers files for Bankruptcy protection, Merrill bought by BOA
Update: The Dow Jones is down 500 points and closed below 11,000 erasing about $700 billion in shareholder wealth.
In a shocking turn of events over the weekend, financial firm Lehman brothers has filed for federal bankruptcy protection. The news comes within days of Lehman assuring Wall Street and investors of its survival, and putting itself [...]
