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Capital One begins defense of ING Direct deal

Will the government allow the Capital One-ING Direct merger to proceed? That's the question du jour, as the first of three Federal Reserve Board meetings got underway. The big issue on the surface is too-big-to-fail. Some have suggested that the merger, which would create the fifth largest dom

The real winners and losers in bank bailout

Two University of Chicago finance professors, Luigi Zingales and Pietro Veronesi, have taken a look at the winners and losers of the TARP bailout based on which institutions had the most to lose if the unprecedented government aid package was not effected. In aggregate, the program added $132 bill

$3 million government handout to aid Goldman Sachs' firm

Molycorp Minerals operates "one of the world's richest sources of elements that are used in the production of powerful magnets for precision-guided missiles and smart bombs, handheld communication devices," notes Politico . The firm happens to be part owned by Goldman Sachs ( GS ) and two pri