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OPINION

 When Bush Speaks, 
 Markets Shrug 

White House brings no leadership to the table

Oct 11, 08 10:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - George W. Bush tried to calm the markets once again yesterday, and once again, the markets responded by plunging. It was the 20th time in recent days that Bush has issued such proclamations, and every time “the market ignored him, and continued its downward plunge,” Dana Milbank writes... More »

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markets • approval ratings • George W. Bush • financial crisis • lame duck

(Newser) - Under the shadow of the deteriorating global economy, the US is considering two more steps to assuage markets, the Wall Street Journal reports: guaranteeing billions in bank debt and insuring all US bank deposits. Either move is an aggressive step, and in tandem they would mark Wasington's largest intervention yet... More »

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markets • global market • credit crisis • Alistair Darling • bailout • banks • financial crisis • financial meltdown

MARKETS

 Stocks Rise on Opening Bell 

New Wachovia deal boosts optimism

Oct 3, 08 8:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks climbed higher today, buoyed by Wells Fargo’s deal to snatch Wachovia from Citigroup. The Dow is up more than 100 points in early trading, while the Nasdaq and S&P rose 1.7% and 1.5%, respectively. Seemingly ignored was a worse-than-expected employment report, which showed the sharpest... More »

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stock market • Citigroup • Dow Jones • Wachovia • Wells Fargo • markets • financial sector • financial crisis

MARKET

 Stocks Open Down on Bailout Impatience

Volatile session could be forthcoming

Oct 1, 08 8:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks started off on the wrong foot this morning as investors awaited smoke signals from Congress. The Dow dropped 122 points, while the S&P and Nasdaq fell 1.3% and 0.9%, respectively. The session is likely to be a volatile one, with the Senate’s expected bailout vote... More »

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stock market • Dow Jones • stocks • markets • credit market • bailout • financial crisis

MARKETS

 New Rescue 
 Hopes Lift 
 Stocks 

Bargain hunters out en masse

Sep 30, 08 8:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks rose at the open today, as traders bet on a new rescue plan and picked over the wreckage of yesterday’s record-setting drop. The Dow rose almost 218 points, while the Nasdaq and S&P were up 2.5% and 2.6% respectively. “After the absolute carnage we... More »

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Dow Jones • markets • financial sector • bailout • economy

Obama Wants to Hike Deposit Insurance

Calls for revived bailout to include increase to $250K from $100K

Sep 30, 08 8:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama today proposed to revive the $700 billion bailout lying bloodied on the House floor with a provision increasing federal insurance to $250,000 from the current $100,000, Politico reports. The presidential hopeful called it “a step that would boost small businesses, make our banking system more... More »

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Barack Obama • markets • FDIC • Election 2008 • bailout • economy

OPINION

 Market to Congress: Time's Up 

New plans simply can't be negotiated in time

Sep 27, 08 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Henry Paulson’s bailout plan isn’t perfect, writes Joe Nocera in the New York Times, but we have to enact it anyway because time has run out. “With every passing day, Congress is fiddling while Rome is burning,” says Nocera, just last week a bailout opponent.... More »

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Congress • Henry Paulson • markets • credit market • bailout • financial crisis

MARKETS

 Stocks Sink; Bush Pledges Deal 

Dow falls over 100 points at open

Sep 26, 08 8:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Socks plummeted today as confidence in the federal bailout program evaporated and investors absorbed the collapse of Washington Mutual. The Dow fell 140 points after the opening bell, while the Nasdaq dropped 2.2% and the S&P fell 1.7%, the Wall Street Journal reports. President Bush gave... More »

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stock market • Wachovia • markets • Washington Mutual • financial sector • bailout

MARKETS

 Eyes on DC, Stocks Lift at Bell 

GE's cut estimates can't keep market down

Sep 25, 08 8:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - An estimate cut from GE couldn’t keep the markets down this morning, as bailout optimism drove the Dow up 88 points, with the Nasdaq and S&P each raising 0.7%, the Wall Street Journal reports. GE slumped 4% premarket after cutting its third-quarter estimates, and predicted that... More »

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stock market • General Electric • markets • third quarter earnings • bailout

MARKETS

 Buffett's Goldman Buy 
 Stabilizes Stocks 

Sage of Omaha backs Paulson

Sep 24, 08 9:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks rose slightly at the open, reports the Wall Street Journal, buoyed by Warren Buffett’s $5 billion vote of confidence in Goldman Sachs. The Dow Jones rose 21 points, while the S&P rose 0.3%, and the Nasdaq 0.9%. Capitol Hill will again command Wall Street's attention... More »

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Congress • stock market • Goldman Sachs • Dow Jones • Warren Buffett • markets • financial crisis

MARKETS

 Stocks Creep Up at Open 

All eyes watching Congress for bailout approval

Sep 23, 08 9:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks moved slightly upward at the opening bell today, as investors anxiously watched Washington for bailout signals, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow rose 75 points at the open, with the Nasdaq and S&P both up more than 0.8%. The positive open follows a big drop yesterday... More »

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Ben Bernanke • Henry Paulson • markets • bailout

MARKETS

 Stocks Edge Lower at Open 

Moderate drop as buybacks hold back bears

Sep 22, 08 9:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks declined slightly at open, as big buybacks from Microsoft, HP, and Nike were offset by general financial sector pessimism. The Dow dropped 85 points at the bell, while the S&P fell 0.5% and Nasdaq dropped 0.6%. Microsoft rose 4.9%, after announcing a $40-billion buyback and... More »

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stock market • Dow Jones • financial markets • markets • bailout

SEC Halts Short Selling
on Financial Stocks

SEC suspends practice blamed for downward market pressure

Sep 19, 08 6:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The SEC temporarily banned short-selling of 799 financial companies today, an “emergency action" aimed at slowing sliding stock prices that have rattled investors’ confidence in recent weeks, CNNMoney reports. The practice, in which in investors borrow stock and sell it, hoping to buy it back cheaper and pocket the... More »

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stock market • markets • global market • short selling • stock price • stock buyback

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 Bears Send Dow Down 350 

Morgan Stanley down as much as 40%

Sep 17, 08 11:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bears are running wild on Wall Street today, with the Dow down as much as 350 points by midday, MarketWatch reports. The Fed’s rescue of AIG seemed to do little to reassure investors, as the financial sector continued to plummet; Morgan Stanley fell as much as 40%, despite a... More »

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NASDAQ • Morgan Stanley • markets • AIG • Dow • S&P 500 • financial crisis

MARKETS

Speculation on New Fed
Rate Cut Tempers Losses

Stocks dip early, then tick closer to even ahead of mid-afternoon announcement

Sep 16, 08 10:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks swung upward after big opening losses today, the Wall Street Journal reports, helped by speculation that the Federal Reserve might step in to help AIG and cut interest rates. The Dow, down 155 early, was just barely negative before noon, with a similar pattern from other indices. “We're... More »

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stock market • Federal Reserve • Dow Jones • markets • AIG • interest rate • financial crisis

UPDATED

 AIG Credit Rating Cut 
 Triggers Mad Dash for Cash 

Feds in emergency talks with investment banks to avert another crisis

Sep 16, 08 1:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Insurance giant AIG teetered on the brink of catastrophe last night as ratings agencies downgraded the beleaguered firm's credit ratings, forcing it to raise $14.5 billion to meet debt obligations, reports the Wall Street Journal. Federal Reserve officials were holding emergency talks with Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase in... More »

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Wall Street • stocks • markets • AIG • economy • financial crisis

MARKETS

 After Big Drop, Stocks Hold 

Dow takes 300-point tumble early, but market remaining stable

Sep 15, 08 11:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks have taken a beating today, with the Dow off more than 300 points early, the Wall Street Journal reports, but there’s been a noticeable lack of panic among traders. If the current loss holds steady, it will represent just the sixth-worst day this year, despite the massive upheaval... More »

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Dow Jones • Merrill Lynch • Lehman Brothers • markets • AIG • financial sector • S&P 500 • financial crisis

MARKETS

 Stocks Plunge at Open 

AIG, Lehman take huge hits, but Merrill takeover stabilizes market slightly

Sep 15, 08 9:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks tumbled at the opening bell this morning, with the Dow dropping more than 300 points after a weekend that turned the financial industry on its head. Lehman Brothers’ collapse and AIG’s request for $40 billion from the Federal Reserve “are causing a major financial panic this morning,... More »

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Dow Jones • Merrill Lynch • Lehman Brothers • markets • AIG • financial crisis

OPINION

 Tips for Candidates 
 on Cyber Security 

Next president must find right balance of regulation for internet safegaurds

Aug 7, 08 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Noting that both candidates have plans to ensure our collective cyber security, Bruce Schneier, in Wired, lays out some essential policy advice for the next president:
  • Use the government’s enormous purchasing power to make security software producers do better. Make security requirements for government software high, and those
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ANALYSIS

Fannie, Freddie Edge Back
From the Brink

Panic eases after turbulent trading, but big test is yet to come

Jul 12, 08 7:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fears of a collapse of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac finally eased yesterday after a stomach-churning rollercoaster ride that saw a 50% nosedive for the mortgage giants in early trading, writes the Wall Street Journal. A week of panic, prompted in part by reports that the government was preparing rescue... More »

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Wall Street • Henry Paulson • mortgage • Freddie Mac • markets • Fannie Mae • credit market • bailout • financial crisis

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