Rahm Emanuel

Banks Sense Danger, Warn Congress on Breakup Power

Reuters| Markets

… final Senate action until early 2010. At the Wall Street Journal CEO Council conference, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said he is planning to meet members of Frank's committee late Monday to discuss regulatory reform. He said that he …

Story|11/17/2009

Al Lewis: That Kid In Charge Of The Economy

By Al Lewis -- A DOW JONES NEWSWIRES COLUMN| FOXBusiness| Markets

… as a yes, Charlie. Populist rage, or the searing memory of financial pain. That's the ticket. As Obama adviser Rahm Emanuel once said, a crisis is a terrible thing to waste. Geithner took credit for pulling the U.S. economy back from …

Story|11/02/2009

Goldman Sachs' 'Chainsaw Massacre' Costume Party

By Paul B. Farrell| MarketWatch| Markets

… The Senate majority leader doesn't know he's a leader in a democracy. Maybe he's a Fredo in "Godfather?" 9. Rahm Emanuel as Jason in 'Friday the 13th' Ruthlessly works slicing Washington apart. But, if a Jason costume is not available …

Story|10/27/2009

White House Officials Met With CEOs to Talk Economy

By Peter Barnes, Senior Washington Correspondent| FOXBusiness| Markets

… invited the Chamber to the White House on Thursday for an event on small business and that White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel will deliver the keynote address at a dinner for the Chamber Board of Directors early next month. Last week, the House …

Story|10/25/2009

Cavuto: The British Have a Thick Skin... Why Don't We?

By Neil Cavuto, Managing Editor & Anchor| FOXBusiness| Markets

… and up. Shouted at the President of the United States: "you lie!" Bad form. And so bad apparently, we're told Rahm Emanuel , no stranger to harsh language and creative adjectives of his own, was sent to admonish Republican leaders to crack …

Story|09/10/2009

Obama Takes Health-Reform Case to Capitol Hill

By Joanna Ossinger| FOXBusiness| Markets

… apology after the speech and said he called the White House, expressing his regret to the President's Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel . At the end of his remarks, President Obama did what many expected he would, citing the late Sen. Ted Kennedy …

Story|09/09/2009

Obama to Reappoint Bernanke as Fed Chairman

By Joanna Ossinger| FOXBusiness| Markets

… for a second term, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday night, citing comments from White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel . President Obama will make the announcement on Tuesday at 9 a.m. Eastern time, the Journal said, from Martha …

Story|08/25/2009

Obama To Reappoint Fed Chairman Bernanke: Reports

By Michael Kitchen| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets

… will be made from Martha's Vineyard, Mass., The Wall Street Journal reported, citing White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel . Obama is expected to praise the Fed chairman for his "bold action" in dealing with the financial crisis, according …

Story|08/24/2009

Putting a Pricetag on Obama's News Conferences

By Matt Egan| FOXBusiness| Markets

… as the White House was forced to move last month’s press conference an hour earlier to appease the networks and Rahm Emanuel , Obama’s chief of staff, reportedly called the CEOs of several parent companies to encourage their networks to …

Story|08/07/2009

Obama's Nudgers Vs. Evil Health-care Lobby

By Paul B. Farrell| MarketWatch| Other Stories

… helps!" What? Get the docs to wash their hands? That's benevolent nudging? Hopefully Obama's Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel , a street-smart nudger, has a better strategy because the Washington Post warns that the "nation's largest insurers …

Story|07/13/2009