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Wall Street sinks to lowest since 2003

date: 2008-11-19 21:43:00

U.S. stocks plunged to their lowest in five-and-a-half years on Wednesday as investors girded for a lengthy economic downturn and automotive executives predicted a far-reaching calamity without a government lifeline.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

U.S. stocks sink to 5-1/2 year lows

date: 2008-11-19 21:39:00

U.S. and European shares ended at five-and-a-half-year closing lows on Wednesday as a record drop in U.S. consumer prices and more dismal housing data stoked recession fears, driving a flight to safety.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

U.S. market falls on economic and auto bailout anxiety

date: 2008-11-19 19:53:00

U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday as financial shares tumbled and uncertainty over a possible rescue for the U.S. auto industry fuelled concerns about the deepening economic slump.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

U.S. stocks fall and gloomy data sparks safe-havens

date: 2008-11-19 18:27:00

U.S. shares slumped and European shares finished at their lowest close in five and a half years on Wednesday as the fastest drop in U.S. consumer prices on record renewed a flight to safety, driving up bond prices jumped sharply.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

US consumer prices in record fall

date: 2008-11-19 17:50:11

US consumer prices dropped by a record 1% in October as fuel costs kept falling for a third month in a row.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

EU officials back aid for car sector

date: 2008-11-19 13:43:00

European carmakers may need financial aid from the bloc and its governments, senior EU officials said on Wednesday, singling out General Motors unit Opel as a possible emergency case.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Video: US car industry pleads for $25bn loan

date: 2008-11-19 13:37:45

Chief executives of General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler tell Senate banking committee their industry is in crisis

source: www.guardian.co.uk

U.S. auto fears weigh on global stocks

date: 2008-11-19 12:42:00

World stocks and oil fell on Wednesday while government bonds and the yen gained as U.S. car makers begged for a bailout from Washington, adding to evidence that the credit crisis is hitting the real economy.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Sovereign fund hype subsides as new cash ebbs

date: 2008-11-19 11:23:00

Billed a year ago as saviours of Western capitalism, sovereign wealth funds now look as vulnerable to the credit crunch as anyone else and are witnessing a rapid downgrade to their growth outlook.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Auto bailout struggles to gain ground in U.S. Senate

date: 2008-11-19 02:01:00

A proposed $25 billion (16 billion pounds) bailout of U.S. automakers failed to gain traction on Tuesday in the Senate despite pleas from industry that failure to act could result in wholesale liquidation.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

US car companies seek $25bn aid

date: 2008-11-19 01:33:13

The bosses of the three biggest US carmakers, Ford, GM and Chrysler, ask Congress for a $25bn bail-out.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

US car firms ask for $25bn aid

date: 2008-11-19 01:33:13

The bosses of the three biggest US carmakers, Ford, GM and Chrysler, ask Congress for a $25bn bail-out.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

US dollar drops against euro in market shift

date: 2008-12-02 23:03:00

The US dollar fell against the euro Tuesday after recent gains as the market adjusted positions ahead of an expected sharp cut in eurozone interest rates as part of European responses to market turmoil.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

US carmakers in new bail-out plea

date: 2008-12-02 22:54:13

US carmakers General Motors, Ford and Chrysler present their new cost-cutting plans to Congress.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

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Yahoo up on reports of new takeover bid

date: 2008-12-02 22:49:00

Yahoo shares gained more than seven percent on Wall Street on Tuesday amid reports former AOL chief executive Jonathan Miller was trying to raise money to purchase the Internet company.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Global stocks rise on bargain hunting as oil skids

date: 2008-12-02 21:33:00

U.S. stocks snapped back on Tuesday, a day after a massive sell-off, as investors scooped up beaten-down shares and oil fell more than 4 percent after an OPEC pledge to cut output was only partially fulfilled.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Tech Weekly podcast: Startups in recession, Yahoo and Twitter

date: 2008-12-02 18:57:06

Biz Stone, the man behind microblogging sensation Twitter is interviewed, and PaidContent Founder and digital media expert Rafat Ali on the dilemma for internet startups in these tough internet times.

source: www.guardian.co.uk


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David Cronin: The EIB must cease to be a law unto itself

date: 2008-11-18 20:30:01

David Cronin: The EIB dwarfs even the World Bank with its lending. About time, then, that its EU masters exercised some ethical control

source: www.guardian.co.uk

Clash over $700bn bank bail-out

date: 2008-11-18 17:23:57

US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke defend the $700bn bank bail-out plan.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Carrefour stock gains after change of chief executive

date: 2008-11-18 13:34:00

Shares in French retailing giant Carrefour gained ground on Tuesday, in contrast to a sharp fall on the overall Paris market, following the replacement of its chief executive.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Banks and economy hit stocks as oil slides

date: 2008-11-18 12:47:00

Global shares fell again on Tuesday, battered by growing prospects of a deep global recession and one of the biggest job cut plans in history at Citigroup.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Global gloom depresses oil price

date: 2008-11-18 12:09:34

The price of oil drifts below $55 a barrel, amid increasing worries over falling demand and slowing global growth.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

World stocks fall again on economic and bank gloom

date: 2008-11-18 09:09:00

Global shares fell again on Tuesday, battered by growing prospects of a deep global recession and one of the biggest job cut plans in history at Citigroup.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Yahoo!: Jerry Yang stands down

date: 2008-11-18 06:39:20

Yahoo!’s boss, Jerry Yang, a nice person and a pioneer of the web, is quittingJERRY YANG of Yahoo!, one of the world’s largest internet companies, appeared at an industry conference in San ...

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