One of the discussions going on at the G-20 summit happening in Philadelphia is all about the stimulus packages and exit strategies. However, the policymakers in the G-20 have agreed to keep stimulus measures in place until all of the countries involved are on their way to sustained recoveries and until exit strategies from the economic stimulus can be coordinated. (It appears as though the G-20 is about to replace the G8 as the main council for global economic coordination.)
This is an interesting point, since there are concerns that economic stimulus measures, if not lifted at the right time, could …read more

Many investors and a large part of the general public have expressed their outrage and disgust at the excessive compensation practices of several corporate executives essentially draining their companies dry. In response to this situation, Obama has proposed new legislation that would give shareholders larger control over pay practices, allowing them to limit these golden parachutes and other forms of reckless compensation.
 
“This financial crisis had many significant causes, but executive compensation practices were a contributing factor,” according to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in a statement he released today.
 
The say on pay law, as the concept is referred to in the …read more