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By Rick Newman , On Wednesday January 13, 2010, 5:43 pm EST In the cast of corporate characters, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are A-list villains, thanks to the central role they played in the 2008 financial meltdown. The two mortgage-finance firms failed as spectacularly as AIG, the poster...

Posted Dec 16, 2009 08:30am EST by Aaron Task in Investing, Recession, Banking Related: EEM, VMO, XLF, RSX, PEF, VEA, ILF Is Sovereign Debt the New Subprime? That’s a question many on Wall Street are asking as 2009 comes to a close. Just as many subprime borrowers were unable to make their...

After receiving at least $4 billion dollars in low cost government loans, Chrysler, LLC thought the least it could do was thank the American people for their support. Instead of calling a press conference or writing a heart-felt letter to major newspapers, team Pentastar thought it best to take...