Regional Headlines
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Bailout: No other options were studied
Sunday Oct 5 | via The Daily Advertiser
The House of Represent-atives on Friday approved by a large margin the $700 billion bailout measure that sailed through the Senate earlier in the week.
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US stocks decline on unemployment, factory reports
Thursday Oct 2 | via PR-inside.com
Stocks tumbled and credit markets remained tight Thursday after plunging factor orders and a seven-year high in jobless claims stoked fear that the government's financial rescue plan might not be enough to ward ...
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Stock futures weaken as unemployment claims rise
Thursday Oct 2 | via The Times
U.S. stocks headed for a lower open Thursday after the number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to a seven-year high and as investors remained nervous ahead of a possible Friday House vote ...
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Stocks Decline On Unemployment, Factory Reports
Thursday Oct 2 | via CBS2
Oct 2, 2008 9:26 am US/Central Stocks tumbled and credit markets remained tight Thursday after plunging factor orders and a seven-year high in jobless claims stoked fears that the government's financial rescue ...
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Landrieu, Vitter vote against bailout
Thursday Oct 2 | via Theadvertiser.com The Advertiser Lafayette news, community, entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds. Serving Lafayette, Louisiana
Both Louisiana's senators voted against the $700 billion Wall Street bailout bill Wednesday, as it cleared the Senate 74-25. "We need to stabilize the market and increase liquidity, not replace the market with ...
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National Headlines
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5 min ago | via The Portland Phoenix
I thought both candidates did fine tonight -- except for how John McCain dropped a massive new policy proposal into the campaign that will force his campaign to talk about the economic crisis for the coming ...
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Fed, in emergency move, will lend to companies
5 min ago | via International Herald Tribune
WASHINGTON : Frantically trying to stop the bleeding on Wall Street, the Federal Reserve took a first-time step Tuesday to get cash directly to businesses and hinted that interest rates could come down soon.
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Facing Foreclosure? There's Hope for Homeowners
5 min ago | via About.com
Though it's not $700 billion, homeowners will get somewhat of a bailout. The Hope for Homeowners program, which is expected to save an estimated 400,000 homeowners from foreclosure, went into effect on October ...
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Fed to buy massive amounts of short-term debt
6 min ago | via NWI Times
The Federal Reserve moved swiftly to break through a credit clog that is imperiling the economy, saying Tuesday it would buy massive amounts of short-term debt and hinting that it may cut interest rates.
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Insurance Giant AIG's Role in Market Crisis Probed
6 min ago | via The Daily News
Executives at American International Group Inc. hid the full range of its risky financial products from auditors as losses mounted, according to documents released Tuesday by a congressional panel examining the ...
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