Economic Crisis Research – Pinpoint Your Results! (June 17, 2009)
A current hot topic for research is a focus on the economic crisis — toxic assets, capital purchase program, credit crisis and TARP (the Troubled Asset Recovery Program) have become daily buzzwords. Librarian Relations Consultants are frequently asked for the best sources to use to find needed information on these topics. LexisNexis has developed several new files, combining over 400 legal and news titles to make results more thorough and relevant. Because these files have been created on specific topics, your search does not require inclusion of terms related to the topic to pinpoint results.
The new files are:
- Mega News, Capital Purchase Program
- Mega News, Credit Crisis
- Mega News, Financial Crisis Bailout
- Mega News, Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)
- Mega News, Toxic Assets
- Mega News, U.S. Economic Stimulus Plan 2008 — 2009
Together, these files offer unsurpassed coverage of the current Economic Crisis by LexisNexis.
To search in any of these files use the source path below and select the file you wish to search:
News & Business > News > Featured Content & Services
Details on each file:
Mega News, Capital Purchase Program
This file contains stories focused on the program established by the U.S. Treasury that allocated up to $250 billion from the TARP to purchase preferred stock or equity warrants from financial institutions.
If you are looking for information on Wells Fargo as it relates to the capital purchase program use the source path News & Business > Featured Content & Services > Mega News, Capital Purchase Program and enter: wells fargo
Mega News, Credit Crisis
This file contains stories focused on the credit crisis topic and targets financial market crises related to delinquencies and defaults of loans. If you are interested in information regarding loan loss reserves and delinquencies, use the source path News & Business > Featured Content & Services > Mega News, Credit Crisis and enter: loan loss reserves and delinquenc!
Mega News, Toxic Assets
This file contains stories focused on financial institution assets that are at risk for large losses due to devaluation or other market instability. If you are looking for stories on fraud as it relates to toxic assets use the source path News & Business > Featured Content & Services > Mega News, Toxic Assets and enter: fraud
Mega News, Financial Crisis Bailout
This file contains stories focused on bailouts and targets financial relief packages for companies, industries or countries. If you are looking for information on financial bailouts as they relate to minority-owned business use the source path News & Business > Featured Content & Services > Mega News, Financial Crisis Bailout and using the LexisNexis SmartIndexing Technology term MINORITY BUSINESSES (which targets businesses run, started or owned by members of a minority population or immigrant group), enter: term(minority businesses #90plus#)
Mega News, TARP
This file contains stories focused on the “bailout program” enacted on October 3, 2008, under which the Treasury Department, acting in consultation with the Federal Reserve and other government agencies, has been given the authority to spend up to $350 billion, with the promise of an additional $350 billion under certain conditions, (a) to purchase troubled assets or otherwise act to stabilize the U.S. financial system, and (b) to implement measures to mitigate foreclosures and assist homeowners.
If you are looking for stories on the government stress test for banks that have accepted TARP funding use the source path News & Business > Featured Content & Services > Mega News, Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and enter: bank w/2 (stress test)
Mega News, U.S. Economic Stimulus Plan 2008 – 2009
This file contains stories focused on the United States economic stimulus plans of 2008 – 2009. If you are looking for municipalities seeking grants under the Economic Stimulus Plan search, use the source path News & Business > Featured Content & Services > Mega News, US Economic Stimulus Plan 2008-2009 and enter: municipal! w/2 grant
