Warren Buffett phoned Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson with a stimulus idea when the financial crisis erupted. It may have saved the US economy

Warren Buffett phoned Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson with a stimulus idea when the financial crisis erupted. It may have saved the US economy

Summary List Placement Warren Buffett phoned Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson at the height of the 2008 financial crisis with a suggestion that likely saved the US economy from an even deeper recession. The famed investor and Berkshire Hathaway CEO proposed the government plow capital directly into banks instead of only buying their distressed assets. Paulson…

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THA to borrow money for Scarborough school project

THA to borrow money for Scarborough school project

Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Chief Secretary Ancil Dennis said construction of the long-awaited Scarborough Secondary School should begin in this fiscal year. He made the announcement on Saturday during a news conference at the Blue Waters Inn, Speyside. The briefing culminated a two-day retreat in which the THA’s executive council sought to reprioritise its…

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200 foreign governments, lobbying groups, and individuals that poured money into Trump’s businesses profited from his administration: NYT

200 foreign governments, lobbying groups, and individuals that poured money into Trump’s businesses profited from his administration: NYT

Summary List Placement More than 200 foreign governments, lobbying groups, and individuals spent money in President Donald Trump’s businesses and benefitted from his administration, a New York Times investigation found.  It documents how foreign government officials, corporate executives, lobbyists, and attorneys patronized Trump businesses and were awarded lucrative federal contracts, ambassadorship, and appointments to federal…

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