WashingtonMutual http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/12644/all en Journalists Convinced Government Bailouts Better Solution http://archive2.mrc.org/commentary/journalists-convinced-government-bailouts-better-solution <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/dan-gainor">Dan Gainor</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>     Bailout. It’s all you hear any more. The government helps J.P. Morgan Chase bail out Bear Stearns. After years of mismanagement, the government bails out home mortgage titans Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Then there’s talk of a bailout of Lehman Brothers, though that didn’t happen. Many on the Hill want to bailout the Big Three automakers as well. And Washington Mutual and other financial firms are on deck.<br /> <br />     Don’t forget the subprime bailout plan that aided homeowners who had more mortgage than they could handle.<br />            </p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/commentary/journalists-convinced-government-bailouts-better-solution" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Commentary MRC Business abc AliVelshi automakers Bailout BearStearns CNBC FannieMae Fed FreddieMac HankPaulson HomeWreckers J.P.MorganChase JimRogers LehmanBrothers MelissaLee mortgagesecurities NBC NPR Today toobigtofail WashingtonMutual Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:34:32 +0000 admin 29706 at http://archive2.mrc.org ABC Misses Investment Opportunity as Stock Market Slumps http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/abc-misses-investment-opportunity-stock-market-slumps <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/jeff-poor">Jeff Poor</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; As the Dow Jones Industrial Average (<a href="http://finance.google.com/finance?cid=983582"></a>DJIA) closed only a few points higher than it opened on June 30, ABC marked the end of a volatile month for stocks with a pessimistic segment on the market and personal retirement investments.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/abc-misses-investment-opportunity-stock-market-slumps" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Economy 401(k) abc DavidMuir DowJonesIndustrialAverage GM goldenrule investing Retirement stockmarket SuzeOrman TodayShow vanguard WashingtonMutual WorldNewswithCharlesGibson Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:57:45 +0000 admin 26077 at http://archive2.mrc.org