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European stocks drop on US bank bailout concerns (AFP)
AFP – Europe’s leading stock markets sank Friday in early trade, hit by growing doubts about the progress of a 700-billion-dollar bailout package for the US financial sector.
Posted by admin on September 26, 2008 under News |
Gold, bonds rise as rescue talks drag, stocks sag
NEW YORK – Stalled negotiations over Washington's proposed bailout of the U.S. financial sector sapped global stocks and lifted safe-havens on Friday as the crisis kept tight money markets under enorm…
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FTSE slumps amid uncertainty over US bailout (AFP)
AFP – The leading share index fell sharply into the red on Friday after the proposed $700 billion bailout of the US financial sector hit an impasse amid political wrangling in Washington.
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Stocks Retreat On Uncertainty Over U.S. Bailout Plan
By V. Phani Kumar Asian markets fell sharply Friday as uncertainty over the fate of the U.S. government's $700 billion rescue plan for the financial sector hurt investor sentiment, dragging down fi…
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Toronto stocks edge lower on U.S. bailout concerns (Reuters)
Reuters – The Toronto Stock Exchange’s main index ended slightly lower on Wednesday, plagued by uncertainty over the U.S. bailout plan.
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Amid Market Volatility the Only Certainty in Wall Street Is the Uncertainty of the US Dollar
VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 09/25/08 — In today's volatile market and event-driven Wall Street, many questions and concerns loom regarding where the
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Stocks rise on bailout hopes; credit remains tight (AP)
AP – Financial markets grew more upbeat Thursday as political leaders said they struck an agreement in principle on a massive spending plan to revive the crippled financial system. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped about 200 points on optimism about the bailout, and demand for safe-haven assets remained high but eased slightly as some investors placed bets that a deal would help unclog credit markets.
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Stocks sail on breakthrough
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Stocks rallied Thursday, with the Dow briefly topping 300 points, on reports that lawmakers have agreed on terms of the $700 billion bank bailout plan, after days of heated …
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US-USREPORT Summary (Reuters)
Reuters – Hard hats, transit workers, machinists, teachers and other labor unionists railed against the U.S. government’s proposed bailout of Wall Street on Thursday in a protest steps from the New York Stock Exchange. Several hundred protesters yelled their enthusiastic support as union leaders decried a proposed $700 billion plan aimed at reinvigorating the credit markets by relieving financial institutions of distressed debt.
Posted by admin on September 25, 2008 under News |
Gold contract pulls back as rescue plan moves toward fruition
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Gold futures fell Thursday as investors digested fresh developments in Washington surrounding the government's proposed plan to help resuscitate the U.S. financial sector.