An announcement of an Irish rescue package may offer only temporary relief for the euro because investors may turn to other so-called peripheral countries in the single-currency region, according to Barclays Plc. “While we continue to see the possibility of an announcement spurring a temporary relief rally, growing concerns over other peripheral countries are expected [...]
The proposed law would have required that chief executives appear at the end of political ads, claiming responsibility for the material. The law also would have banned foreign corporations or governments, large government contractors, and federal bailout recipients from spending money in US elections.“It is incredible that we now have to struggle to find a [...]
To the list of economic woes squeezing small banks, add another one: government bailout loans. The Treasury Department’s bailout program was designed with Wall Street megabanks in mind, according to a new watchdog report. The “one-size-fits-all” program may actually be hurting small banks that are struggling to repay the money or even deliver quarterly dividend [...]