http://www.newstin.com/us/banking Organizing the News Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80589872 Republican says let elderly hold stocks; Dem offers small business tax break LA CROSSE, Wisconsin - John McCain and Barack Obama outlined modest steps to counter the faltering economy and plummeting stock market on Friday,... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:44:49 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80589872 2008-10-10T21:44:49Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80541519 NEW YORK (Reuters) - A hearing may be held on Monday in the federal case over the rival bids of Citigroup(C.N) and Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N) for Wachovia Corp (WB.N) even though Citigroup dropped out of negotiations, a U.S.... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:59:36 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80541519 2008-10-10T15:59:36Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80587083 NEW YORK — Stocks capped their worst week ever with a wild session Friday that saw the Dow Jones industrials rocket within a 1,000 point range before closing with a relatively mild loss and the Nasdaq composite index actually... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:17:05 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80587083 2008-10-10T21:17:05Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80579287 U.S. and European share prices suffered heavy losses Friday, as fear stalked trading floors and frazzled investors looked to a meeting of G7 finance chiefs for salvation. Stock exchanges were in turmoil after Wall Street opened... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:47:32 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80579287 2008-10-10T20:47:32Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80527129 NEW: Dow Jones rallies after plunging nearly 700 points on opening bell London's FTSE, Paris' CAC, Frankfurt's DAX suffer heavy losses NEW: Britain's finance minister says world must unite and act now NEW: Oil falls to a new... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:33:48 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80527129 2008-10-10T14:33:48Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80488613 By Joe Bel Bruno | The Associated Press Wall Street appeared headed to a sharply lower open Friday, extending a global sell-off on concerns that even low interest rates won't help end the worsening credit crisis. Frozen credit... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:31:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80488613 2008-10-10T12:31:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80585751 US and European share prices have suffered heavy losses as fear stalked trading floors and frazzled investors looked to a meeting of G7 finance chiefs for salvation. European shares closely tracked the New York Stock Exchange,... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:28:46 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80585751 2008-10-10T21:28:46Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80579219 Financial leaders from the world's top economies worked Friday on sweeping plans to prop up the tottering banking system, as stocks plunged again in Europe and Asia and careened wildly on Wall Street. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:16:16 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80579219 2008-10-10T20:16:16Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80566974 REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Iceland sought on Friday to reassure international investors caught in its banking meltdown, saying it aimed to meet its obligations despite the turmoil which has ravaged a once-vibrant financial sector. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:05:04 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80566974 2008-10-10T19:05:04Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80581807 By Christian Plumb and Joseph A. Giannone NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley (MS.N) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) shares slumped on Friday after Moody's Investors Service said it might cut their ratings, reviving worries... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:55:38 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80581807 2008-10-10T20:55:38Z