October 12th, 2008
The following is President Bush’s statement Saturday on the financial crisis, as released by the White House. He spoke in the Rose Garden after meeting with financial ministers from the G-7 nations:
Thank you all very much. Good morning. [Treasury] Secretary [Henry] Paulson, Secretary [of State Condoleezza] Rice and I just had a productive discussion with [...]
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October 12th, 2008
WASHINGTON — President Bush and the world’s financial leaders staged repeated displays of unity Saturday to combat an unfolding credit crisis, hoping to calm investors whose panic has spread despite bold and accelerating government action.
While there were no concrete offers of new moves made on Saturday, Mr. Bush pledged anew that his administration was doing [...]
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October 11th, 2008
Smaller businesses are now starting to feel the effects of the financial crisis
IN these tough times Philip Fairey is getting used to hearing about his clients “doing a runner”. But a few days ago was the first time he caught one of them in the act.
“We got this message from someone who had been driving [...]
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October 11th, 2008
US stock markets have suffered their worst week on record following another torrid day of trading despite growing hopes that the government could step in to guarantee bank deposits and lending between financial institutions.
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October 11th, 2008
TORONTO (Reuters) - The main index of the Toronto Stock Exchange plunged almost 5 percent on Thursday as mounting gloom over the state of the economy and the U.S. financial sector sent investors fleeing the market in a broad rout.
The financial sector was the biggest drag on the benchmark, sliding 7.74 percent. The energy and [...]
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September 8th, 2008
Sensex nose dives below 14,500, ends 415.27 pts down
Mumbai, Sep 5 (UNI) The Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex today nose dived even below 14,500, wiping off 415.27 points to close at 14,483.83 on sustained profit booking interest across the sector triggered by persisting weak global cues.
The BSE benchmark index touched the day’s low of 14,438.59, losing [...]
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September 8th, 2008
By Martin Crutsinger and Alan Zibel, AP Business Writers
US Government seizes control of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration’s seizure of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is potentially a $200 billion bet that it will help reverse a prolonged housing and credit crisis.
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