U.s. Government, Treasury | featured news

Government prepares to sell General Motors stock

The U.S. government's short stint in the auto business is coming to an end. The Treasury Department said Wednesday that it will sell its remaining stake in General Motors by early 2014, writing the final chapter of a $50 billion bailout that saved the auto giant but stoked a heated national debate about the government's role in private industry.

 

Apple has more cash than U.S. Treasury

Apple has more cash than U.S. Treasury

Maybe the cash-strapped U.S. government should start selling iPads. According to the latest statement from the U.S. Treasury, the government had an operating cash balance Wednesday of $73.8 billion. That's still a lot of money, but it's less than what Steve Jobs has lying around.

 

Subscribe to this RSS topic: Syndicate content