The $60 million grant provided by Washington, which is half of America West's share of the $5 billion emergency bailout, bought the airline some breathing space.

Mitsubishi Motors is hoping to raise more money for an emergency bailout as it struggles to stem the damage from a widening recall and falling sales.

In a dramatic meeting on September 18, 2008, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Fed chairman Ben Bernanke met with key legislators to propose a $700 billion emergency bailout.

News reports and fears about an imminent industry collapse contributed to a financial crisis that sent the Istanbul stock market plunging last November and required an emergency bailout from the International Monetary Fund.

By December, President Bush had agreed to an emergency bailout of $17.4 billion to be distributed by the next administration in January and February.

Couric asked Palin her opinion on the emergency economic bailout the Bush administration was proposing:

In early 2010, as concerns about Greece's national debt grew, policy makers suggested that emergency bailouts might be necessary.

September 18: Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke meet with key legislators to propose a $700 billion emergency bailout through the purchase of toxic assets.

Some senior German policy makers went as far as to say that emergency bailouts should include harsh penalties to EU aid recipients such as Greece.

In early 2010 policy makers suggested that emergency bailouts might be necessary.