Friday, 12 December, 2008.
The U.S. Treasury Department bought $3.84 billion of stakes in 35 banks across the country under its emergency program to give finance companies a boost and stabilize markets, the Treasury said in a statement on Tuesday.
Treasury has committed to spend up to $250 billion buying bank capital under its broader $700 billion kitty to stabilize financial markets. Treasury said that it has now spent $165.3 billion of the money allotted for banks.
Source: http://www.forbes.com/
