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The Citigroup Bailout: a blogosphere post-mortem
When a bank with $2.2 trillion in assets is saved from potential ruin, it is big news. So, as you can imagine, every one and his brother has a take on what went wrong at Citigroup and whether the solution to 'fix' Citi was the right one.…
The Citigroup Bailout
It looks like we have a solution to Citi's crisis. The U.S. Government agreed to bailout Citigroup, backing $306 billion of debt in exchange for preferred equity and warrants plus a host of other details I will enumerate below. On the whole…
Obama White House: Add Larry Summers and Robert Gibbs
Yves Smith at Naked Capitalism is reporting that Larry Summers is to be tapped to head Barack Obama's National Economic Counsel. Summers had been considered for the Treasury position, one that looks likely to go to Tim Geithner, the head…
Citigroup talks with US Government as bankruptcy looms
Reuters is reporting that persons familiar with the matter have indicated that Citigroup began talks with the U.S. Government as contingency planning. With Citigroup's share price having plunged dramatically in recent days, rumors have…
Bankruptcies: US Bancorp takes over at Downey and PFF
Another Friday and another three FDIC Friday Night Specials. This time, the notables were Downey Savings and Loan Association and PFF Bank & Trust which were seized by the FDIC. Downey is especially notable as it has been in the news…
Geithner is the man at Treasury, Richardson and Clinton also in
So I go away for a few hours and the whole world changes? Apparently Barack Obama has made a decisive move to fill out his cabinet and we are about to witness three appointments: Tim Geithner at Treasury, Hillary Clinton at State, and…
Chart of the Day: Citigroup
Citibank has to be the worst run of the major banks. The result of ridiculous mergers of Citicorp, Travelers, Smith Barney, Salomon Brothers, this unwieldly mess was a disaster that should never have happened. Now, Citigroup has a market…
Unemployment claims rise to a massive 542,000
Unemployment claims rose to a monster reading of 542,000 last week. This is easily the highest figure in this business cycle and represents the largest number in 16 years. As with last week, there was absolutely nothing to like about this…
China is now America’s largest creditor
America is the largest debtor nation in history. And given the economic weakness in the global economy right now, the debt load is likely to get worse. Recently, China surpassed Japan to become America's largest creditor.The Chinese, who…
US consumer prices down 1%, core prices also down
Consumer prices came down more than expected with the CPI (Consumer Price Index) falling 1.0% month-to-month. This s a large decline, but is entirely related to fall in the price of oil. Underlying core CPI excluding food and energy, down…