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Auto industry executives poised for major payout

BY MARK KLEIS Due to the unique circumstances that placed automakers’ stocks at record lows in 2009, many auto executives are now set to receive substantial net payouts as a result of the drastic increase in stock values. Before the stock increase, many executives were working for substantially below-market wages, making the merit-based payout a […]

Top Republican questions GM/administration over TARP funds used to pay back loans

By Mark Kleis A top Senate Republican, Charles Grassley, questioned the Obama Administration regarding the recent announcement by General Motors that all federal loans had been repaid. Grassley believes that the loans were in fact paid back with other federal bailout funds – not from profits due to the operation of the automaker. GM announced on […]

U.S. Set To Make $8 Billion From Bailing Out Citi by David Cho Washington Post Staff Writer

Among the banks that rule Wall Street, Citigroup got a bailout that was bigger than the rest. Now the company is about to pay a king’s ransom for its federal rescue. The Obama administration is making final preparations to sell its stake in the New York bank, according to industry and federal sources. At today’s […]