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Merrill Lynch Won't Discuss Lehman Brothers Exposure

Merrill Lynch & Co. (MER) dodged analyst questions regarding Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s (LEHMQ) bankruptcy exposure.
On Thursday's third-qu[...] read more »
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Cuomo Seeks Recovery of Bonuses at A.I.G.

Recently bailed out by the federal government, A.I.G. is afloat only because of billions of dollars in government loans. With more and more taxpayer [...] read more »
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Morgan seals deal with Mitsubishi

Morgan Stanley wrapped up plans to sell a part of itself to Mitsubishi UFJ for $9 billion, the two companies said Monday, reviving hopes that the Wal[...] read more »
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Europe Unified On Proposal to Protect Banks

Morgan Stanley wrapped up plans to sell a part of itself to Mitsubishi UFJ for $9 billion, the two companies said Monday, reviving hopes that the Wal[...] read more »
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Stocks snap back after days of steep declines

U.S. stock prices shot higher in early trading today, giving some relief from the huge losses posted last week.
At 10:30 a.m., the Dow Jones indus[...] read more »
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Panicky Sellers Darken Afternoon on Wall Street

Until 3 p.m. on Thursday, it seemed as if the stock market might escape another dark day. Then the selling hit — and hit and hit again, mimicking tra[...] read more »
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G-7 Commit to `All Necessary Steps' to Stem Global Meltdown

Group of Seven finance chiefs, meeting after stocks plunged and as a global recession looms, vowed to prevent the failure of vital banks while failin[...] read more »
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GM, Chrysler in merger talks: source

General Motors has had talks with smaller rival Chrysler LLC about a merger that would combine the No. 1 and No. 3 American automakers at a time when[...] read more »
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Apparel chains report dismal September sales

Dismal September sales results from mall-based apparel chains, released Thursday, offered more fresh evidence that American consumers, spooked by the[...] read more »
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Jobless claims fall from 7-year high

The number of out-of-work Americans filing new claims for unemployment insurance last week edged off a seven-year high but was higher than economists[...] read more »
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US government may take ownership stakes in banks

News that the Bush administration is considering taking ownership stakes in a number of U.S. banks helped restore a relative calm over global financi[...] read more »
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Wobbly world markets plunge Dow below 10,000

As a crisis of confidence overtook stock markets around the world and credit markets remained frozen, the Dow Jones industrials dove below 10,000 for[...] read more »
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Wachovia: A Split May Boost the Banking Industry

For Washington policymakers, the prospect of a grinding, slow-motion legal fight between Citigroup (C) and Wells Fargo (WFC) for the spoils of troubl[...] read more »
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Fuld Targeted by Lawmakers as Surrogate for Wall Street Excess

Lawmakers lashed out at Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Officer Richard Fuld, peppering him for two hours with queries about excessive [...] read more »
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U.S. loses 159,000 jobs in September, worst one-month drop in five years

Economists say the accelerating pace of unemployment, combined with the most severe credit crisis since the Great Depression, makes the label of 're[...] read more »
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