Asia banks, officials cheer move
Monday, September 8th, 2008Sep 8 - Banks across Asia and regional financial officials took heart Monday from the U.S. government bailout of troubled mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Sep 8 - Banks across Asia and regional financial officials took heart Monday from the U.S. government bailout of troubled mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Asia shares jump
Monday, September 8th, 2008Sep 8 - Asian shares jump after Washington took over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to save the U.S. housing market.
Fannie and Freddie bailed out
Sunday, September 7th, 2008Sept. 7 - America's biggest mortgage guarantors - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - are temporarily taken over by the U.S. government.
Investors rush to exit Russia
Saturday, September 6th, 2008Sep. 5 - Global investors have pulled about $25 billion out of Russia since the Georgia conflict began and more could leave if the rhetoric escalates.
Recession on the runway
Saturday, September 6th, 2008Sep. 5 - New York Fashion Week opens with designers interpreting the troubled economy in different ways.
U.S. jobs disappear
Friday, September 5th, 2008Sep. 5 - The labor market struggled in August with the unemployment rate near a five-year high and jobs lost for the eighth month in a row.
Inflation, consumer in focus
Friday, September 5th, 2008Sep. 5 - Key reports on inflation and the state of the American consumer are due at end of the week.
After conventions: it’s “Game on!”
Friday, September 5th, 2008Sep. 5 - Presidential rivals Republican McCain and Democrat Obama begin two-month sprint to the Nov. 4 elections.
U.S. jobs picture grows dimmer
Friday, September 5th, 2008Sep. 5 - America's unemployment rate surged to a near five-year high and employers cut jobs for the eighth consecutive month.
U.S. jobs picture grows dimmer
Friday, September 5th, 2008Sep. 5 - America's unemployment rate surged to a near five-year high and employers cut jobs for the eighth consecutive month.