Timothy Geithner
Timothy Geithner is the current President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Vice Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee. In addition, he is Barack Obama’s nominee to succeed Henry Paulson as Secretary of the Treasury.
Mr. Geithner was named President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in October 2003. During the financial crisis of 2008, he engineered the rescue and subsequent sale of Bear Stearns to JP Morgan Chase in March 2008. He also played a pivotal role in the bailout of American International Group.
Mr. Geithner was a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and worked at the Treasury Department under Treasury Secretaries Robert Rubin and Lawrence Summers. He has a B.A. from Dartmouth College and an M.A. from Johns Hopkins University.
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Speech From Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner
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Geithner said the toxic-asset investment fund will start on a scale of $500 billion, but may ultimately provide up to $1 trillion
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Obama Paints Bleak Economic Picture, Says Only Govenment Can Jolt Economy Back To Life
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Goldman Sachs (GS) CEO Says Wall Street Needs Tighter Controls
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New Bank Bailout Delayed Until Tuesday To Keep Focus On Economic Stimulus Package
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Top 10 News Items 2/2-2/6: Geithner to Release Bailout Plan Monday; Unemployment Rate Jumps to 7.6%; BofA Reverses on Insider Buys
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Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 2/6: FITB, STSA, TLB, RF Higher; SKX, HIG, SRX, LQDT Lower
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Financial Stocks Higher Ahead of Geithner's D-Day (BAC, WFC, C, JPM, USB)
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Geithner Gets His Shot Monday At A Financial Bailout
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David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: 2/4
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David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: 2/3
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Geithner Expected To Outline Obama's Financial Rescue Plan Next Week
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Top 10 News Items 1/26-1/30: 'Bad Bank' Plan Boosts Stocks, But Gains Reversed on Reports of a Snag; $819 Stimulus Package Passed; Pfizer Confirms Wyeth Bid
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U.S. Considering Two-Part Bank Bailout
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Geithner Sees New Financial Rescue Plan 'Relatively Soon'
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Geithner Will Step Out of Paulson's Shadow To Take On Goliath
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William Dudley Replaces Geithner As President/CEO of Federal Reserve Bank of New York
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David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: 1/27
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William Dudley Is Said To Succeed Tim Geithner At New York Fed - Bloomberg
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Tim Geithner Has Been Confirmed By The Senate As Treasury Secretary
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David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: 1/23
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David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: 1/22
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Geithner: No Current Plans to Request More Bailout Funds
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Geithner said the Obama economic plan to come in the "next few weeks"
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CNBC Viewers Vote Meredith Whitney as 'Power Player of 2008'
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Top 10 News Items 11/24-11/28: Citi Added to Gov't Bailout List; Fed Creates Two New Facilities Aimed at Improving Financial System
