U.S. Treasury, AIG are poised to sever ties. ”Treasury announced on Monday that it is completing its exit of American International Group, the insurance behemoth that nearly imploded four years ago…It plans to sell about 234 million shares, raising about $8 billion and leaving Treasury with a $5 billion profit on its investment. The Federal Reserve, which also invested in the firm, has already unloaded virtually all its holdings, for a profit of $18 billion.” Zachary A. Goldfarb in The Washington Post.