Smartronix, the firm behind Recovery.gov's makeover, has unveiled iPhone and iPad apps that show stimulus-funding recipients by location. The question is whether mobiles apps will be received by spending critics as merely more wasteful spending. READ»
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. was awarded $200 million. Today President Obama will announce federal investments that will bring smart electric meters to one-quarter to one-third of U.S. homes. The money will be matched with state ...READ»
As the US economy slowed, the US Government stepped in with the $787 stimulus package passed in February 2009 as the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA). A big chunk of the stimulus, about $67 billion worth, is ...READ»
The Australian government has announced it'll push ahead with plans for a nationwide broadband network, just as U.S. officials mull and argue the fine points of how to improve net access across the country with money from the ...READ»
Lawrence Summers, Barack Obama’s top economic adviser has urged world leaders to pump more public money into the economy in a coordinated effort to boost demand and lift the world out of recession. Is this a mistake? ...READ»
Okay, I haven't posted in a long while, but what has their been to post about? The election? Sarah Palin? New tech gadgets that are old before they hit the market? I am interested in all those things, but we all have our opinions on ...READ»
On Friday the US Congress passed the final version of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also known as the “stimulus package”, and President Obama is slated to sign it on Tuesday. If you want you can read ...READ»
22 December 2008
Jose D. Roncal
www.financialspeculation.com
What exactly was all this U.S. Federal bailout money—the Temporary Asset Relief Program (TARP)—supposed to relieve? Let’s review the highlights
First of all, ...READ»
Democrats, now backed by Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, are calling for a second stimulus package which could cost as much as $300 billion. To clarify, that’s $300 billion on top of the $168 billion stimulus passed last ...READ»
