FTSE Up As Fed Cuts Interest Rate

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FTSE Up As Fed Cuts Interest Rate
The US Federal Reserve has, as expected, cut its key interest rate by half of one percent to 1% – the lowest for four years. The move is aimed at trying to revive the American economy, which is faci…

NY attorney general asks banks for bonus info (AP)

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NY attorney general asks banks for bonus info (AP)
AP – The New York attorney general has asked nine banks that are getting a piece of the Wall Street bailout to turn over information about how they are spending money on executive bonuses.

Boeing expects China to buy 3,710 new planes by 2028

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Boeing expects China to buy 3,710 new planes by 2028
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Boeing Co. said early Wednesday it anticipates the China market for new aircraft will grow to $390 billion over the next 20 years.

Dow and S&P 500 fall on profit worry, GE outlook report (Reuters)

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Dow and S&P 500 fall on profit worry, GE outlook report (Reuters)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 28, 2008. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)Reuters – U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday as a big rally faltered in the last minutes of trading on worry about the weakening corporate profit picture after a news report raised questions about General Electric’s earnings outlook.


Dow Jones rockets nearly 900 points higher

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Dow Jones rockets nearly 900 points higher
In a sign global markets may have bottomed, major indices around the world rose powerfully Tuesday.

Dow ends up almost 900, but no one is exhaling (AP)

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Dow ends up almost 900, but no one is exhaling (AP)

Wall street broker William F. Lawrence looks at a monitor as he works on the trading floor of New York Stock Exchange shortly after the market opened Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008  (AP Photo/David Karp)AP – Wall Street’s best day in two weeks

Boehner Knew Part of $700 Billion Bailout Could Be Used To Purchase Bank Stocks

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Boehner Knew Part of $700 Billion Bailout Could Be Used To Purchase Bank Stocks
(CNSNews.com) – House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) told CNSNews.com on Tuesday that he understood from the beginning that part of the $700 billion granted to the U.S. Treasury Departmen…

Rate-cut hopes relieve financial gloom (AFP)

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Rate-cut hopes relieve financial gloom (AFP)

Hungarians hold national flags in front of the parliament building in Budapest in 2006. Stock markets have soared, buoyed by expectations of rate cuts in the United States and Japan as China announced its own reduction in a bid to counter the impact of the global financial crisis.(AFP/File/Ferenc Isza)AFP – Stock markets soared on Wednesday, buoyed by expectations of rate cuts in the United States and Japan as China announced its own reduction in a bid to counter the impact of the global financial crisis.


Government orders curbs on

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Government orders curbs on
The government Tuesday issued restrictions on "naked" stock short-selling to help calm the nation's bourses, a day after they plummeted to a 26-year low, Financial Services Minister Shoichi Nakagawa s…

Stocks soar 5.59% (AFP)

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Stocks soar 5.59% (AFP)

London stocks rallied by 5.59 percent in morning trading on Wednesday, accelerating initial gains as investors took their cue from a sharp overnight rally in New York(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP – London stocks rallied by 5.59 percent in morning trading on Wednesday, accelerating initial gains as investors took their cue from a sharp overnight rally in New York, dealers said.