http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:07:07 -0800 Yahoo! http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/business/910/bailout-ripples-belgian-bank-buoy/ The House's rejection of the $700 billion bailout is felt around the world. Belgium and France step in to save another lender. And a Sun sets in New York. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:59:21 -0800 Harold Maass http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/business/909/banking-on-a-bailout-europe-joins-the-party/ As Congress approaches the bailout vote, credit markets are still frozen. Belgium and the Netherlands bail out Fortis, and Britain takes over Bradford and Bingley. And Detroit gets $25 billion, which doesn't look so bad these days. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:13:16 -0800 Harold Maass http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/business/908/cash-taps-opened-wamu-closed/ Central banks pump cash into a lending wasteland. Washington Mutual logs the largest-ever bank failure, and JPMorgan scores a deal. And while some people fear a crash, others embrace one. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:02:55 -0800 Harold Maass http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/business/907/bailout-takes-shape-wamu-speed-dates/ The $700 billion Wall Street bailout nears its final shape, with more cooks invited into the kitchen. Washington Mutual looks to buyout firms, as banks balk. And the U.S.'s gas tank is getting slightly closer to empty. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:05:38 -0800 Harold Maass http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/business/906/chrysler-charges-up-buffett-jumps-in/ Chrysler jolts the auto world with three working electric cars. Warren Buffett votes for Goldman Sachs with $5 billion of his dollars. And Vespas are riding rough over other types of vehicles. Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:07:11 -0800 Harold Maass http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/business/905/singapore-wants-more-the-bailout-cometh/ Singapore's sovereign wealth fund shifts to where the money is: in emerging markets. Congress and the Bush administration get closer to a bailout plan. And Lehman and AIG employees have at least one happy hour. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:09:29 -0800 Harold Maass http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/business/904/regrowing-commodities-wall-streets-end/ With the big Wall Street bailout coming, commodities are climbing back up. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley opt to become better-regulated banks, ending the gilded investment banking era. And the credit crunch hits Mary Poppins. Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:04:12 -0800 Harold Maass http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/business/903/shorting-out-shorts-mopping-up-a-mess/ The SEC and U.K. regulators ban short-selling, and the markets rejoice. The U.S. starts work on a big plan to mop up toxic mortgage-backed assets. And Japan's naked bathers find themselves in an energy fight. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:49:24 -0800 Harold Maass http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/business/902/global-cash-flood-british-bank-wedding/ Central banks make a coordinated push to grease the wheels of finance, with $180 billion in extra liquidity. Britain's Lloyds TBS buys mortgage lender HBOS for $22 billion. And taxpayers will lose, or gain, billions in the AIG bailout. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:05:35 -0800 Harold Maass http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/business/901/confidence-slides-aig-slips-under/ Global economic confidence has seen better days, according to Bloomberg. The U.S. bails out AIG, averting a possible global meltdown. And an Australian pizza delivery man finds that time isn't money. Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:05:55 -0800 Harold Maass