Filed under: Citigroup Inc. (C), Federal Natl Mtge (FNM), Amer Intl Group (AIG), Politics, Housing, Cramer on BloggingStocks, Financial Crisis From TheStreet.com Network Kass: Market Bottom Call (Part Deux) Opinion: Seven Steps to Avoid a Depression TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says if you don't belie...

Newt Gingrich is right: “It is European socialism transplanted to Washington.� How else to describe an economy in which the government controls the entire financial center and is now supplying life support for the auto industry? READ THE WHOLE ITEM Related Entries March 11, 2009 Rally March 10, ...

In this post I thought it would be interesting to touch upon a couple of issues that were brought to light from the AIG fiasco. These are: wrong-way counterparty risk management plus the actual (if, surprising to some) nature of risk that AIG was underwriting....

On the eve of its latest bailout, American International Group warned U.S. government officials that it needed more help from the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve to prevent "potentially catastrophic unforeseen consequences."...

The Wall Street Journal recently unleashed a wave of anger by reporting that much of the $173 billion given to nationalized insurer AIG went to banks — including billions to European institutions like Societe Generale and Barclays. Here are the significant banks that were named in the report: ...

    New York - Where, oh where, did AIG's bailout billions go? That question may reverberate even louder through the halls of government in the week ahead now that a partial list of beneficiaries has been published.     The Wall Street Journal reported on Frid...

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Now this is fun. I’m out of town, so I’m recording the show at the Rational Radio studios just north of downtown Dallas. David Clifton and Sean Compton of Rational Radio were extremely helpful in getting my show on the air this morning. Back at the mother ship, Aaron helped mix and ed...

Derivatives are a black hole at the big insurer, and the government keeps tossing in money....

Filed under: Earnings reports, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), AutoZone Inc (AZO), Amer Intl Group (AIG), Urban Outfitters (URBN), MBIA Inc (MBI) Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks: American International Group Inc. (NYS: AIG) posted a record loss even as it ...