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Dollar mostly weaker as risk appetite returns

date: 2008-11-24 22:35:00

The dollar lost ground except against the yen Monday as a massive bailout of US banking giant Citigroup and government action in Britain to fight recession prompted investors to rush into riskier bets.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

US, European stocks soar on Citigroup rescue, govt stimulus

date: 2008-11-24 22:21:00

Wall Street and European stock markets soared Monday as investors cheered a massive bailout for US banking giant Citigroup and the prospect of more government money to ease the pain of recession.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Citi rescue sparks Wall Street surge

date: 2008-11-24 21:59:00

Wall Street staged a powerful rally Monday as US government rescue of banking giant Citigroup sparked a second straight session of frenzied buying.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Britain fights recession with huge stimulus package

date: 2008-11-24 21:40:00

Britain unveiled a major economic stimulus package worth 20 billion pounds on Monday to reignite consumer spending and help the nation recover from a deep and painful recession expected next year.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Airbus to help customers in struggle for financing

date: 2008-11-24 21:36:00

Airbus said on Monday it was in good shape to weather the economic downturn and ready to help customers with financing as they grapple with the repercussions of the global financial crisis.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Obama names his US Treasury team

date: 2008-11-24 17:46:15

President-elect Barack Obama names his top economic advisers to oversee a huge stimulus package.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

John McDonnell: This is no time for fearful half measures. Darling must seize the nettle of major, redistributive tax reform and bank nationalisation

date: 2008-11-24 14:35:01

John McDonnell: Pre-budget report: This is no time for fearful half measures. Darling must seize the nettle of major, redistributive tax reform and bank nationalisation

source: www.guardian.co.uk

Oil rises near $51 a barrel

date: 2008-11-24 14:04:00

Oil rose by almost a dollar a barrel on Monday as investors considered the prospect of a further OPEC supply cut and as stock markets rallied following the U.S. government rescue of U.S. bank Citigroup.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Rio Tinto cuts output at aluminium smelter

date: 2008-11-24 13:57:00

Rio Tinto has cut production by one-third at its Lynemouth aluminium smelter in north-east England, a company spokesman said on Monday.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Fiscal spending sprees unlikely to dull government debt

date: 2008-11-24 11:47:00

Investors focussing on the magnitude of the problems requiring a huge fiscal spending spree are determined to stick with government bonds even as major countries plan to flood markets with new debt.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Green.view: Sub-subprime

date: 2008-11-24 07:41:23

Greener thinking for the poorest citiesWORLD HABITAT DAY last month was marked by a prize rewarding smart urban planning - supposedly in the “greening” of cities. This year top honours went to Nanjing in China, with commendations for Kigali in Rwanda, Ciudad Juarez in Mexico, Shaoxing ...

source: www.economist.com

Moore Street: Dublin in black and white

date: 2008-11-24 07:14:12

The new Irish and the oldBELGIUM is not the first thing that comes to mind when you mention Brussels on Dublin’s streets. “I haven’t got any love,” Annie, a trader, tells me, thinking I was looking for the edible kind. Trade’s bad on Moore Street’s markets, and ...

source: www.economist.com

US rescues ailing Citigroup bank

date: 2008-11-24 06:28:48

The US government announces a rescue plan for the Citigroup banking giant after its shares plunge by more than 60%.

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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StanChart plans $3 billion rights issue

date: 2008-11-24 05:11:00

Standard Chartered is likely to announce later on Monday it plans to raise about $3 billion (2 billion pounds) through a rights issue, a source told Reuters, as it faces a slowdown in its key emerging markets.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Obama may delay tax rise

date: 2008-11-23 23:24:00

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama may consider delaying a campaign promise to roll back tax cuts on high-income Americans as he works on a huge stimulus plan to counter the worst economic crisis the world has ...

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Obama may delay tax increases

date: 2008-11-23 20:42:00

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama may consider delaying a campaign promise to roll back tax cuts on high-income Americans as he works on a huge stimulus plan to counter the worst economic crisis the world has ...

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Wanted: catalysts for buying

date: 2008-11-23 15:11:00

Many financial assets across the world are looking cheap after the market ructions of the past year but investors in general have yet to rediscover the impulse to buy.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

John Lewis weekly dept store sales fall 13 percent

date: 2008-11-23 14:14:00

The John Lewis Partnership said on Sunday its department store sales fell 13 percent in its latest week to November 22 compared with a year earlier due to the current slowdown in consumer spending.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Fiscal stimulus plans to tackle the crisis

date: 2008-11-23 12:22:00

(Reuters) - Countries around the world are setting out fiscal stimulus packages to help their economies withstand the impact of the global financial crisis.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Robert Skidelsky: The moral dimension of boom and bust

date: 2008-11-23 12:00:00

Robert Skidelsky: What has got us into this global financial mess is the false belief that market economics is a purely technical business

source: www.guardian.co.uk

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