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Danger, Will Robinson!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
... While the 'future' was a vague period of time when Riccardo published his theory, Darling's future is next year. US President Barack Obama's future is also definite. Earlier this year, he announced this plans to cut the US budget deficit in half by the ...

Back to the drawing board

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2009
... than 100 years of car-making - GM was founded in 1898, Chrysler in 1925 - will be history. Following the decision, US President Barack Obama declared that GM and Chrysler "must produce plans that would give the American people confidence in their long-term ...

Seize the pay

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... excessive executive pay at companies that have received government bail-outs. In the US, local newspapers reported US President Obama's missive for the Treasury to block $165 million in bonuses going towards AIG staff.

AIG: 100 per cent GFC proof

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... US$165 million in extra pay. How do they justify this outrage to the taxpayers who are keeping the company afloat?' US President Barack Obama might be regretting that he did not nationalise American International Group - which is turning out to be the ...

Spring springs on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2009
... profitable in the first two months of 2009 following five consecutive quarters of losses. Is this, in the words of US President Obama, 'the beginning of the end?' Or another sucker's rally? The answer is perhaps somewhere in between. Just as I warned ...

Let them have soup

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2009
... of 2008 -- the highest since record began in 1972. Loans in foreclosure rose to a record 3.3 per cent. Ironically, US President Obama's new acronym the HASP or Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan would only tend to increase these delinquencies. ...

The Ides of March

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... of rumours of nationalisation. Announcement of more government bail-outs and this time, in the US, accompanied by US President Obama's pledge to correct the budget deficit to soothe investors worried about an exit plan. By all indications, the worst ...

GFC in a fortnight

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
... will be spent and how the ballooning budget deficit will ultimately be repaid. Here, the exit strategy presented by US President Barack Obama is worth watching as it would serve as a template for other government when it comes time to pay their dues. ...

Subsidise financial advice: Shiller

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
... retail products such as GDP-linked bonds that hedge against the big risks facing investors. Referring to how former US President Theodore Roosevelt rescued Americans from the Great Depression, Shiller said the government's bail-out package is not enough. ...

Baracking for the US

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... this, we will rebuild, we will recover, and the United States of America will emerge stronger than before." While US President Barack Obama's words garnered applause and a standing ovation from both Democrats and the Republicans in the US Congress, Wall ...