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Canadian banks hold strong as US and Europe fall
It’s unlikely the Canadian government will buy any shares in the country’s domestic banks because the banks in Canada are in far better shape than their European and US counterparts who have needed colossal assistants from their governments, according to market observers.
It’s also been said by analysts that Canadian banks have come out almost un-touched [...]
The Dow Jones index down 3.8 percent at final trade
The US Dow Jones Industrial index saw on Monday a five year low that was under 10,000 marks in early trading. The traders saw another sign of the credit crunch hammering the stock market, at 2pm the Dow was 800 points lower in a single session. However, the Dow index
Bailout bill signed: will the markets recover?
After a chaotic week that sent markets tumbling the revised $700 billion bailout was approved by the House of Representatives which are a deal that will go down in US history as potentially the most expensive intervention by the American
October 1: US Senate Bailout Bill revised
In Wall Street this morning the Senate will vote on a revised $700 billion bailout bill, this was after the House of Representative rejected it in its original format and sent share prices crashing. The Senate also confirmed that it would include a proposed increase the cap level of bank
Senators to vote on new bailout plan
The US Senate will be voting October 1, on a different financial rescue package after Congress rejected the $700 billion (£380 billion) bailout plan that was backed by
Bush makes new plea to congress for $700 billion bailout
President Bush pleaded with Congress again today to pass the $700 billion reuse package, this is the second plea from Mr Bush to Congress within 24 hours, frantically behind the scenes talks were going on in the White house as to what to do next to stop America going
Bailout vote: rejected by Congress
President Bush made the statement on the bailout plan details, and the House of Representatives have voted against the government $700 billion bailout to rescue the US
President Bush: asks congress to back bailout
President George Bush pushes congress to back the US government $700 billion bailout, saying that it would protect America’s wider economy from the effects of the sub-prime mortgage crisis and
NYSE update: Wachovia and Citigroup merger, JPMorgan Fall
America stocks took a major slump on Monday as Wachovia takeover from Citigroup, and three European banks required government rescues, as President Bush $700 billion rescue plan to improve the world financial markets comes
Ron Paul on President Bush bailout
Ron Paul had his say on the US government’s $700 billion bailout of financial institutions saying that in the long run it will increase economic
Freddie Mac raises incentives for servicers to reduce foreclosures
In a bid to keep troubled borrowers out of foreclosure, Freddie Mac, the second-biggest provider of funding for U.S. residential mortgages is going to double the
President George W. Bush signs the foreclosure-prevention measure today
President George W. Bush signed the law legislation at the White House just after 7am today, the new legislation helps more than 400,000 homeowners foreclosure and extends a lifeline to Fannie Mae and
400,000 homeowners to benefit from Bush’s foreclosure prevention plan
President Bush is expected to sign the foreclosure prevention plan which was passed by congress on Tuesday. The plan will help around 400,000 homeowners. The homeowner rescue plan was