Bailout Archive:

Interactive table and details.

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Interactive from the WSJ showing how banks reduce short term borrowing each quarter before releasing info to the public. Related article. (via)

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This time from the NYT, covering 200 CEOs. Related article.

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Sortable tables of S&P 500 executives. As of March 24, 2010.

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which, of course, is nothing compared to hedge fund manager compensation:

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They are planning to stop buying them (or maybe not). Updated 3/25.

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The site has a good methodological explanation of how they came up with the list.

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A comparative look at the scale.

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TARP?

In: Bailout Finance US Economy

2 Mar 2010

A nice summary of what happened to the $700 billion. (dated 2/10)

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Thanks to Stephen Dobson for the heads up.

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I don’t post many editorials, but I love Matt Taibbi’s gonzo journalism style and his insights about cracks in the financial system.

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“Drag the slider to see how staff compensation at these major banks relates to revenue and net income over time and see which bank pays their employees the most on average.”

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From the Daily Telegraph via Igraphics explained.

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The FT has an audio annotated slideshow explaining the proposal.
(note, to get around FT’s registration try this link)

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Toles

In: Bailout Humor Politics

3 Feb 2010

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A little silly, but the size of the CEOs head shows his pay vs the average worker 1970-2005.

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