Description: Thirteen hundred miles from Wall Street, Alex Fairchild is still waiting for a little of the U.S. government’s multitrillion-dollar bailouts and Federal Reserve largesse to trickle his way.

Source:  Bloomberg.com

Date: 03/11/2011

Link:  http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-11/bernanke-recovery-flawed-as-companies-get-credit-denied-to-u-s-consumers.html

Questions for discussion: 

• What does this report suggest about the credit crunch and recovery process?
• How should investors and businesses view this information as they plan strategies for the near future?
• What is your view of consumer and business spending for the next 12 months?
• Do you think the Fed will change its current thinking and actions?