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Federal Reserve to Give AIG Another $37.8B

(Newser) - These days, $85 billion just doesn't go as far as it used to. The Federal Reserve said today it will provide AIG with an additional $37.8 billion to help the beleaguered insurance giant out of its liquidity mess, Bloomberg reports. The money is on top of the massive loan...

Fed Holds Crisis Talks on Lehman With Top Bank Execs

Wall St. bigwigs in 'game of chicken' with government officials

(Newser) - The New York Fed called an emergency meeting of Wall Street heavyweights last night to try to avert a collapse of Lehman Brothers, the Wall Street Journal reports. Top execs of all the big financial firms were urged by NY Fed Chief Timothy Geithner to work together to save the...

Paulson Seeks Expanded Fed Powers

Treasury secretary says Fed role needs to be revised, upgraded to respond to risk

(Newser) - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson today will urge Congress to broaden the Federal Reserve’s oversight role on Wall Street, giving it the authority to demand data from financial institutions to help prevent incidents like the Bear Stearns collapse. Any major change in regulatory authority would have to be approved by...

Bear Bailout Invites the Bears
 Bear Bailout Invites the Bears 
MARKETS

Bear Bailout Invites the Bears

Financial sell-off follows Fed's move, sends markets plummeting

(Newser) - News of the Bear Stearns bailout triggered a sell-off today as investors were reminded that the true depth and breadth of current credit problems remains uncertain, the Wall Street Journal reports. Bear Stearns stock closed at 30, down a breathtaking 47.4% on the day. The Dow fell 194.65...

JP Morgan, Feds Bail Out Bear Stearns

The investment bank's liquidity crisis forces it to ask for emergency help

(Newser) - Bear Sterns has reached out to rival JP Morgan Chase and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for emergency funding to reassure investors concerned about the struggling investment bank's deteriorating liquidity, the Wall Street Journal reports. The move is a startling indicator of how hard the subprime virus has...

Stocks Mixed on Bad Tidings
Stocks Mixed on Bad Tidings
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Stocks Mixed on Bad Tidings

Dow, Nasdaq dip slightly amid more recession fears; S&P ticks up

(Newser) - The markets ended a blustery week today with a session of light losses and minor gains on bad economic news from retail and manufacturing, MarketWatch reports. The Dow fell 28.77 to 12,348.21, and the Nasdaq fell 10.74 to 2,321.80. The S&P 500 capitalized...

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