Showing posts with label fair value. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fair value. Show all posts

Friday, March 06, 2009

Forbes CEO: Obama repeats some Bush mistakes

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama is repeating George W. Bush's worst market mistakes, Forbes Inc Chief Executive Steve Forbes wrote in the Wall Street Journal.

"The most disastrous Bush policy that Mr. Obama is perpetuating is mark-to-market or 'fair value' accounting for banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions," Forbes wrote in an opinion column.
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