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Delphi Substantially Completes 2006 Portfolio Transformation Plan Through Sale of Global Steering Business to GM; GM's "Backstop" Purchase Commitment Under 2008
unknown title 2009
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"Backstop measures need to be there prior to the publication of the stress tests," he said.
BOE's King Cautions Against Rate Increases Paul Hannon 2011
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Money-Fund Backstop on the Way, Says ICI The trade group of the mutual-fund industry said Monday that it's moving forward rapidly to complete a blueprint for a liquidity facility to act as a backstop for money-market funds facing liquidity issues.
Fidelity Tries to Lure Financial Advisers Kristen McNamara 2010
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Money-Fund Backstop on the Way, Says ICI The trade group of the mutual-fund industry said Monday that it's moving forward rapidly to complete a blueprint for a liquidity facility to act as a backstop for money-market funds facing liquidity issues.
Fidelity Tries to Lure Financial Advisers Kristen McNamara 2010
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Money-Fund Backstop on the Way, Says ICI The trade group of the mutual-fund industry said Monday that it's moving forward rapidly to complete a blueprint for a liquidity facility to act as a backstop for money-market funds facing liquidity issues.
Fidelity Tries to Lure Financial Advisers Kristen McNamara 2010
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Money-Fund Backstop on the Way, Says ICI The trade group of the mutual-fund industry said Monday that it's moving forward rapidly to complete a blueprint for a liquidity facility to act as a backstop for money-market funds facing liquidity issues.
Fidelity Tries to Lure Financial Advisers Kristen McNamara 2010
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Tapes as a Backstop In 2007, then-CIA Director Michael Hayden defended the agency's handling of the tapes in a memo shortly before their destruction was publicly disclosed.
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Commulism and the Bear Stearns Fiasco: Cancel the Stimulus Package and Backstop the Credit/Confidence Crisis yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Commulism and the Bear Stearns Fiasco: Cancel the Stimulus Package and Backstop the Credit/Confidence Crisis'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: The Bear Stearns debacle last Friday opened the "what if" Pandora\'s Box on the investment banking industry, and the possibility for a full fledged financial market meltdown.
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Federal Backstop The legislation provides a federal backstop for the two companies, a move prompted by broad worries that both might falter, a scenario that would cripple the housing market and envelop other financial institutions.
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In Muted Response To Backstop Pledge HONG KONG -- A hurriedly drafted plan by the U.S. government to back mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac drew a muted response Monday from Asian investors, who regarded the move as positive but fear the tough times aren't yet over.
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