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Wildfires rage across California Oct 13 - Officials report at least one person has died in wildfires raging across Southern California. Dousing flames from land and sky, more than 1000 firefighters are battling two major blazes on the northern fringe of Los Angeles. Katharine Jackson reports. Tags: Wildfires California |
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Wall St. rockets higher Oct 13 - Renewed confidence in the banking system sends stocks soaring to record one-day gain.Wall St. had its best day of gains ever on Monday. Stocks recovered from their worst week ever thanks to new confidence in the global financial system. Bobbi Rebell reports. Tags: Wall street stocks rally |
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U.S. stocks roar back Oct. 13 - Stock markets soared higher on new optimism about a global rescue plan. Tags: reuters market |
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G7 in need of sales job As G7 meets to address financial crisis, some analysts say the problem is not their prescription but their sales job Tags: G7 |
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Teachers and police clash in Mexico Hundreds of teachers, residents and police clash in Morelos state during a violent protest against a new education plan. Tags: Mexico teachers |
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Dow plunges 700, then recovers Oct. 10 - The benchmark S&P fell below 900 for the first time in 5 years as U.S. stocks took another wild ride on Friday. Tags: reuters market |
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Does G7 have the tools? As the G7 prepares to meet in Washington, some question whether they have the tools to tame the markets. Tags: G7 economy markets |
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Cash injection for US banks? In an effort to jumpstart lending, the U.S. Treasury is considering giving money to U.S. banks in exchange for shares. Tags: Treasury bailout banks |
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Dow down 35% from record Oct. 9 - This is one anniversary investors are soon to forget. Tags: reuters market open |
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IMF: Timing right for G7 The International Monetary Fund top economist says the timing is right for G7 to act on credit crisis. Tags: IMF credit G7 |
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Former AIG execs under fire Oct 7 - U.S. Lawmakers criticized American International Group on Tuesday for ignoring financial warnings and for lavish spending.AIG'S troubles stem from guarantees it wrote on mortgage-linked derivatives that resulted in $18 billion in losses over the last three quarters. Jon Decker reports. Tags: AIG American International Group |
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Wall Street in record spiral Oct 7 - A five-day slide on Wall Street for the Dow and S&P 500 brought those key indices to their biggest losing streak on record.Investors continued to dump equities on worries actions by the Federal Reserve will not be enough to get the credit markets going again. The Dow dropped 508 points to 9,447. The S&P 500 fell 60 points to 996. The Nasdaq lost 108 points to 1,754. Crude oil rose to $96.06 a barrel. Conway Gittens reports. Tags: Wall Street NASDAQ Dow Jones |
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Bernanke signals possible rate cut In a dramatic shift, Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke signaled a readiness to lower U.S. interest rates in an effort to support an economy battered by financial crisis. Tags: Bernanke interest rates |
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The fall of Lehman Oct 6 - Lehman chief executive Richard Fuld told lawmakers that regulators were aware of everything that was happening in the months leading to Lehman's collapse.Fuld blamed several events for Lehman's downfall, including abusive short selling, false rumors, credit agency downgrades and loss of confidence by clients and counterparties. Deborah Lutterbeck reports from Washington. Tags: Lehman Brothers collapse Richard Fuld |
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Dow slumps below 10,000 Oct 6 - U.S. blue chips closed below 10,000 for the first time since October 2004 as growing worries of a global economic recession knocked the wind out of investors around the world.The Dow halved an 800-point deficit to close only 369 points lower at 9,955. The S&P 500 fell 42 points to 1,056. The Nasdaq lost 84 points to 1,862. Crude oil prices lost more ground to settle at $87.81 a barrel.Conway Gittens reports from New York. Tags: Dow Index Market close wall street slump |
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Dow touches 5-year low Worries the government's $700 bank bailout will not be enough to prevent a recession in the U.S. or Europe prompted a sell-off which dragged the Dow below 9,800. Tags: Dow bailout |
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Gloves off in White House race With less than one month until election day, the gloves appear to coming off in the race for the White House. Tags: Palin Obama Ayers |
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Wall St.'s worst week in 7 years Oct. 3 - U.S. stocks had their biggest weekly decline since September 2001 as worries about the economy overshadowed the new $700 billion bank rescue law. Tags: reuters market close |
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Wells Fargo's bid for Wachovia Oct. 3 - Beating out Citigroup, Wells Fargo proves its durability through the credit crisis with a deal to purchase Wachovia. Tags: reuters wachovia wells fargo |
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Stocks drop on economic malaise Oct. 2 - Wall Street lost another 4 percent on Thursday as investors fear the government's proposed $700 billion remedy for the credit crunch may come too late for the economy. Tags: reuters wall street |
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Job losses hit home for Americans Oct. 2 - More Americans are filing for jobless benefits, and the economic crisis worsens. Tags: reuters jobs |
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Senate rescues the rescue By a 74 to 25 margin, the Senate passes a $700 billion financial rescue plan. Tags: senate rescue bailout |
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Bailout doubts remain Wall Street headed sharply lower on Thursday after the U.S. Senate's strong passage of the $700 bank rescue plan failed to soothe nerves ahead of a re-vote in the House. Tags: senate bailout market |
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Senate prepares for bailout vote Oct. 1 - The U.S. Senate is preparing to vote on a revised $700 billion bailout plan Tags: reuters bailout senate |
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Wall St. frets before Senate vote Oct. 1 - Investors were nervous ahead of the U.S. Senate's Wednesday vote on the $700 billion bailout plan aimed at easing the financial crisis caused by toxic mortgage assets. Tags: reuters us open markets |
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The $700 billion question Sep 30 - Lawmakers scramble to rescue the $700 billion bailout plan. A top White House adviser said the Administration hoped small changes could garner enough votes for passage. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Tags: Bailout White House Reuters |
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Financial meltdown timeline Sep 30 - What began as a housing problem has mushroomed into what may be the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression.In September, the titans topple like dominos, then the Federal Reserve and the Treasury respond with a $700 billion bailout plan. Fred Katayama reports from New York. Tags: Financial meltdown timeline |
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Wall St. the morning after Sep. 30 - As U.S. stocks headed for a three percent rally in opening hours of the trading day, Wall Street workers remained anxious about the markets after failed rescue legislation. Tags: reuters wall st markets |
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Wall St. reacts as market plunges Sep 29 - As stocks nosedived in their biggest selloff in 21 years, people on the street outside the New York Stock Exchange reacted with shock and worry.Katharine Jackson reports. Tags: Wall street NYSE people react |
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House rejects bailout plan Sep 29 - The House of Representatives rejected a $700 billion bailout plan by a vote of 228 to 205.The bill would have authorized the Treasury Department to spend up to $700 billion to purchase broken mortgage-backed assets from banks with the goal of thawing frozen capital markets.Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Tags: House rejects bailout plan |