In banking size does matter, and when a big bank fails it has the potential of taking down the whole economy as many experts say the failure of Lehman Brothers did in 2008. But much of the American banking system is built on smaller, community banking institutions rather then the mammoths of Wall Street like [...]

This week has been a good one for the Obama administration. Geithner, secretary of the treasury has been making head-lines, and has finally put forth a plan that seems to have wide spread acceptance judging by the 7% gain in all the major indexes.
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The treasury office is now looking to expand its reach, by [...]

Bank failures have always meant great economic turmoil in America. They affect both the machinery of the economic engine and the hearts and minds of the American people. When small towns in American lose their bank, or when large cities see the failure of a major Wall Street institution, it has the underline problem of [...]

I am against the Banking/Mortgage bailout, so the first part of the evening to me was a waste of time.
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Getting to the good stuff:
The second part, regarding energy, and building better infrastructure is where I agree.  I would have thrown the whole $700 billion directly into projects that create better infrastructure, which means better roads, better [...]

There has been much talk about the nationalization of America’s banks in the last 3 months, since Obama has become president.  The idea of creating a bad bank, of forcing banks to take larger injections of taxpayer money, and of limiting executive pay have all been played out on the pages of our best newspapers. [...]

Old amusement parks had a ride (very dangerous) which was basically a room with a whole bunch of revolving platforms. The platforms would all turn in different directions. The object of the ride was to get from one side of the room to the other. Because the floor was revolving in all direction, as you [...]

Stock market volatile, talk of more stimulus, and general fear have all had their toll on the average investors, but it seems that Wall Street is still paying bonuses and foreign governments are still willing to buy US Debt.
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“Treasury prices rose Friday after a report showed the nation’s economy shrunk in the fourth quarter [...]

Buy low, sell high. It’s the mantra of smart investing. But how do you know something is at its bottom. In the financial crisis of 08/09, I would not want to be making those bets.
The problem is that money is getting thrown around, and good money is casing a lot of bad money around [...]

Well folks, can’t say we did not say so, but it seems that the President Elect might be reading Whybanksfail (WE WISH). Looks like TARP is really CARP, sorry CRAP.
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“Barack Obama’s economic team is considering an overhaul of the $700 billion Wall Street bailout for the financial services industry”
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If you’re wondering why TARP has [...]

If it does not work the first time, it must work the second time. The trick is to not learn from your mistake, just keep making them. At least that’s what it seems is happening in this latest development of how the TARP Money is being put to use.
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GM will once again have a [...]

Financial institution around the country have received there hand-out, why not the American Homeowner. After all it is the homeowner that goes out and uses the banks, the credit cards, buys the cars, and generally makes the economy work. If he/she does not receive a bailout how will it all work.
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The larger question is, [...]

Turmoil in the market has caused many investors continue to flock to the safety of government debt, and has increased the demand so greatly for these assists, that yields on the benchmark rate has fallen to a 5 year low.
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“Investors appear to be mainly focused on preserving capital”
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Breakdown: Treasury Notes
·          Benchmark 10-year note jumped [...]

An article on BailoutSleuth.com posted on November 10, 2008 updates some of our earlier work in analyzing the total cost of the bailout.  For discussion please check out our forum thread, Total Cost of Bailout: $1.5 trillion … so far from October 7, 2008.
The rising cost of the bailout, by Chris Carey — says we’re [...]

The history:

The F.A.Q.’s of Lehman and A.I.G. – Douglas W. Diamond and Anil K. Kashyap
Who needs a Bailout Bill: Federal Reserve bleeds out $410 Billion
AIG already spent $61 billion of the $85 billion
AIG officially asks for more money, $37.8 billion
AIG Borrows from government AGAIN! $20.9 billion now
Steal from Peter to pay Paul. AIG using Fed [...]

It looks like Barack Obama will be the new US President.

With that, we can expect some financial implications.  Of course, the stock market has probably taken this into account — as Obama had 98% odds of winning the election going into Electon Day.
Some implications of this:

Oil prices have already gone up significantly today, as the [...]