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Author:  Judicator [ Sun Sep 28, 2008 8:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Details of the financial package have been published

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7640872.stm

Key points:

-The government will get the money in tranches - $250bn straight away, and $100bn at the request of the White House; Congress can veto the release of the remaining $350bn

-Banks that accept bail-out money will have to hand over shares in return, which allows tax payers to benefit from the banks' recovery

-Top bankers, meanwhile, will see their pay limited, and "golden parachutes" - huge payments when they leave the firm - will be banned

-The banking industry will have to help finance the bail-out if the money can not be recovered from the struggling banks themselves

-Four agencies will monitor the deal, including an independent Inspector General and a bipartisan oversight board

-Banks will be obliged to join an insurance programme to protect them against the losses of mortgage-backed securities

The proposed legislation was now "frozen", said Ms Pelosi, which means critics can not strike out individual provisions that they do not like.

Author:  CupofSoup [ Sun Sep 28, 2008 8:09 pm ]
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So where exactly is this money coming from?

Author:  Vision [ Sun Sep 28, 2008 8:38 pm ]
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i like the sounds of the key points. I'll review the post later

Author:  Mantis [ Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:06 am ]
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CupofSoup wrote:
So where exactly is this money coming from?


From tax payers, as always.

Author:  Judicator [ Mon Sep 29, 2008 1:56 pm ]
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Just in; the package has failed in the House.

Author:  Ozark_52 [ Mon Sep 29, 2008 2:18 pm ]
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7641733.stm

Author:  Judicator [ Mon Sep 29, 2008 2:24 pm ]
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http://money.cnn.com/data/us_markets/

http://money.cnn.com/data/world_markets/index.html

US and world markets, respectively...

Author:  Falcon [ Mon Sep 29, 2008 2:36 pm ]
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in my own opinion by the time all these bail-out plans pass and take effect the economy will be on its way out of the ressesion.

every ones best bet is to sit tight and wait it out...
my 2 cents

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