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Obama moves quickly to fill Cabinet positions
WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama has moved with unusual speed to select officials for his administration, and senior Democratic officials say he intends to name Timothy Geithner as his treasury secretary as soon as Monday.
Nations:Brazil U.S. South Korea People:Bill Clinton Kathleen Sebelius Robert Gates Henry Paulson Bill Richardson Ben Bernanke Activities:Obama Admin.
2008-11-22
Obama moves to pick Geithner for Treasury
CHICAGO - President-elect Barack Obama on Friday moved toward nominating Timothy Geithner as Treasury secretary and charging the respected head of the New York Federal Reserve with helping pull the United States out of an economic nosedive.
Nations:Afghanistan People:Bill Clinton Robert Gates Bill Richardson Ben Bernanke Barack Obama John McCain Activities:Obama Admin.
2008-11-21
Geithner likely treasury pick; Clinton 'on track'
WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama intends to name Timothy Geithner, president of the New York Federal Reserve, as his treasury secretary to confront the nation's intense economic turmoil, senior Democratic officials said Friday. The stock market soared on the news. Word of Geithner's likely selection emerged as New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, in line to become secretary of state, said through a spokesman that discussions were on track for her appointment but no final arrangement had been made.
Nations:Brazil U.S. South Korea People:Bill Clinton Joseph Biden Kathleen Sebelius Robert Gates Henry Paulson Bill Richardson Activities:Obama Admin.
2008-11-21
Obama may consider Summers as Fed chief: Democrat
CHICAGO - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama may consider Lawrence Summers as a successor to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, whose term expires in January 2010, a Democratic source told Reuters on Friday.
People:Ben Bernanke Barack Obama Activities:Obama Admin. Source:(New York Times)
2008-11-21
Lawmakers, Treasury lock horns on foreclosures
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and members of Congress clashed on Tuesday over the best use for the $700-billion financial bailout fund, with lawmakers demanding money to stem a national wave of mortgage foreclosures.
People:Henry Paulson Ben Bernanke Barack Obama Activities:U.S. Foreclosure Crisis 2008 U.S. Financial Rescue 110th Congress Source:(Reuters)
2008-11-18
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- Obama moves quickly to fill Cabinet positions 2008-11-22
- Obama moves to pick Geithner for Treasury 2008-11-21
- Geithner likely treasury pick; Clinton 'on track' 2008-11-21
- Obama may consider Summers as Fed chief: Democrat 2008-11-21
- Lawmakers, Treasury lock horns on foreclosures 2008-11-18
- Wall Street pulls off final-hour rebound 2008-11-18
- Lawmakers press Paulson on bailout plan changes 2008-11-18
- Japan faces year of no growth, US automakers plead for bailout 2008-11-18
- Japan faces year of no growth, US automakers plead for bailout 2008-11-18
- Congress set to question Paulson, Bernanke 2008-11-18
- Banks lead world markets lower 2008-11-18
- Paulson rules out using US financial aid to help economy 2008-11-18
- Top salesmen for financial bailout face grilling 2008-11-17
- Recession fears deepen as Citigroup slashes 50,000 jobs 2008-11-17
- Hill sources: Treasury won't use full bailout 2008-11-17
- Treasury pays $33.56B to 21 banks 2008-11-17
- World leaders head for summit, euro zone in recession 2008-11-14
- Mandel: Paulson's Shift Is Just a Start 2008-11-13
- Beaten down, American consumers burrow deeper 2008-10-31
- 6 governors ask feds for help for US automakers 2008-10-30
- Economy shrinks as consumers cut back on spending 2008-10-30
- Fed cuts key interest rate half-point to 1 percent 2008-10-29
- Fed weighs another rate reduction to limit fallout 2008-10-28
- With rate cut likely, analysts ponder how low Fed will go 2008-10-28
- Fed weighs another rate reduction to limit fallout 2008-10-28
- With wreckage piling up, Fed eyes another rate cut 2008-10-26
- People nervous about economy, expect it to improve 2008-10-23
- As US shoppers retreat, can world thrive? 2008-10-23
- Greenspan: 'Credit tsunami' to have severe impact 2008-10-23
- House panel to tackle meltdown reason, remedy 2008-10-23
- Fed aids money markets; Wall Street falls 2008-10-21
- Oil above US$74 as OPEC eyes production cut 2008-10-21
- Euro skids to 19-month low against dollar 2008-10-21
- Government moving to help break credit logjam 2008-10-21
- Stocks end lower amid mixed earnings reports 2008-10-21
- Wall Street higher on hopes of credit recovery 2008-10-20
- Momentum building for new economy-boosting package 2008-10-20
- Wall St. roars over slight credit thaw, US stimulus hopes 2008-10-20
- Fed chief backs US spending plan as markets bounce 2008-10-20
- Bruised economy likely to limp into next year 2008-10-20
- Wall Street eyes earnings, looking for bottom 2008-10-19
- Next Treasury boss will feel power -- and stress 2008-10-17
- Worries over economy spread; global markets sink 2008-10-16
- History lessons for financial crisis: Act fast, act globally 2008-10-16
- Consumer prices flat in September 2008-10-16
- Dow ends up 401 in another stunning U-turn 2008-10-16
- US confronts possibility of long, deep recession 2008-10-15
- Stocks plunge anew as data points to recession 2008-10-15
- Fed: Economy sinks deeper into rut 2008-10-15
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