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US: Geithner acted properly in AIG bailout
Facing a grilling from angry lawmakers, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Wednesday defended his actions in the 2008 bailout of AIG and on the...
US: Geithner on hot seat over AIG before restive Congress
US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner appears this week before lawmakers angry over his part in the bailout of insurance giant AIG, with concerns mounting...
US: Geithner to testify over AIG bailout controversy
US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has agreed to testify before a congressional committee over the controversial government bailout of insurance giant AIG during the...
British PM wins cautious backing for transactions tax
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown drew cautious support on Monday for his latest crusade to introduce a so-called "Tobin" tax on big financial transactions.
"There...
Prime Minister Gordon Brown call for financial transactions tax gets cold shoulder
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown surprised G20 finance ministers by urging them to consider a tax on global financial transactions, but the idea got...
