Geithner Stepping Down?

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Geithner Stepping Down?

Postby NHsorter » Thu Jun 30, 2011 3:12 pm

What does this do to the markets in the morning, if anything?

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-3 ... olved.html

Is he just running away to try to escape some of the blame when the big crash finally happens?
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Re: Geithner Stepping Down?

Postby 68Camaro » Thu Jun 30, 2011 3:15 pm

NHsorter wrote:What does this do to the markets in the morning, if anything?

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-3 ... olved.html

Is he just running away to try to escape some of the blame when the big crash finally happens?


I don't know, but dang, if I was him I would be bailing out too!
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Re: Geithner Stepping Down?

Postby shinnosuke » Thu Jun 30, 2011 3:34 pm

Aww, he's probably getting a lot of threats via email lately and is concerned because some of them can be traced back to the team assigned to protect him.
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Re: Geithner Stepping Down?

Postby beauanderos » Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:18 pm

68Camaro wrote:
NHsorter wrote:What does this do to the markets in the morning, if anything?

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-3 ... olved.html

Is he just running away to try to escape some of the blame when the big crash finally happens?


I don't know, but dang, if I was him I would be bailing out too!

hahaha... is this the newly disguised QE3? The next big bailout? :lol:
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Re: Geithner Stepping Down?

Postby Beau » Thu Jun 30, 2011 10:35 pm

NOT SO FAST

Geithner says he will stay for the forseeable future.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43601292/ns ... ?gt1=43001


Ray what does this mean ? :lol:



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Re: Geithner Stepping Down?

Postby rickygee » Sat Jul 02, 2011 5:25 am

Maybe Timmy, the tax cheat, is very shortsighted concerning the 'forseeable future'.
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