Turning risk on its head
With the US at risk of default, bonds and cash are a bigger risk than you realise.
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Clinging to consumerism
Bernanke says the US is not a patient country - which is the US in a nutshell
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A snorkel or an aqualung?
Another way to think about the prospects of recovery is last week's US wealth data. Americans lost a collective $12.7-trillion last year.
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Obama team working on overhaul of financial rescue
Barack Obama's economic team is working on an overhaul of the $700-billion programme, with the aim of doing more to spur the flow of credit to the US.
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Motown pleads for mo' money
The bosses of the United States' big three carmakers appeared before Congress last week to plead the case for a $25-billion government aid package.
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Borrow, buy, burn, bail out
With the United States election just around the corner, who'd want to be in the shoes of either front-runner Barack Obama or John McCain?
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'It will be a painful time'
The global slowdown could affect mining, writes Lynley Donnelly.
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Bailing out Big Motor
Having sabotaged eco-innovations, the motor industry is now demanding billions, writes George Monbiot.
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Not much can be done for taxpayers who face being fleeced
It was a bad plan -- but it was a plan. The refusal of the US House of Representatives to back Hank Paulson's bail out takes us into new territory.
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Crap sandwiches on Capitol Hill
Washington has seen a 'throw the bums out' mood before. But this is something else.
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