U.S. toxic-debt plan, short-selling curbs lift markets (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. government curbed
short-selling and guaranteed money-market mutual funds on
Friday as it worked on a sweeping bailout to mop up hundreds of
billions of dollars in toxic mortgage debt, sending global
stock markets soaring.
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Democrats see boost for $50 billion econ stimulus (Reuters)
Reuters - The urgent need for the U.S.
Congress to approve a Bush administration plan to rescue Wall
Street has given Democrats renewed hope of enacting another
economic stimulus package for Main Street, congressional aides
said on Friday.
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More to come in busy Atlantic hurricane season (Reuters)
Reuters - The 10 tropical storms and hurricanes
that ripped through the Atlantic and Caribbean during this busy
hurricane season savaged Haiti, Cuba and the U.S. Gulf coast,
and conditions are now ripe for more.
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US bolsters arsenal to battle financial crisis (AFP)
AFP - US authorities bolstered their arsenal Friday to battle the financial market storm, readying a massive rescue plan worth hundreds of billions of dollars, fueling a powerful market rebound.
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NKorea preparing to restart nuclear reactor: official (AFP)
AFP - North Korea, accusing Washington of breaking a nuclear disarmament deal, said Friday it is working to restart its atomic reactor and no longer wants US concessions promised under the pact.
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