Fortis battles liquidity concerns
Belgian-Dutch financial group Fortis battled on Friday to dispel liquidity concerns hammering its shares, insisting that there was "not a single chance" of failure.
Senators Make Pledge On Bail-Out
Top US Senators have said they remain committed to agreeing a financial bail-out package for the US economy and will stay in Washington "as long as it takes".
U.S. bailout roils world markets
Pressure mounted on U.S. lawmakers to agree on a $700 billion (380 billion pounds) financial rescue plan after the collapse of talks in acrimony and the biggest bank closure in U.S. history roiled global markets.
FTSE ends down 2.1 percent
The top share index ended 2.1 percent lower on Friday as stressed money markets and lingering uncertainty on a $700 billion (380 billion pounds) U.S. rescue plan further rattled investors,
sending banks and commodity stocks lower.
WaMu collapse stokes jitters in fast-paced financial crisis
The collapse of Washington Mutual, the nation's biggest bank failure ever, and the sale of its assets to JPMorgan Chase highlighted the deep troubles of the sector amid a fast-moving US financial crisis.
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Belgian-Dutch financial group Fortis battled on Friday to dispel liquidity concerns hammering its shares, insisting that there was "not a single chance" of failure.
Senators Make Pledge On Bail-Out
Top US Senators have said they remain committed to agreeing a financial bail-out package for the US economy and will stay in Washington "as long as it takes".
U.S. bailout roils world markets
Pressure mounted on U.S. lawmakers to agree on a $700 billion (380 billion pounds) financial rescue plan after the collapse of talks in acrimony and the biggest bank closure in U.S. history roiled global markets.
FTSE ends down 2.1 percent
The top share index ended 2.1 percent lower on Friday as stressed money markets and lingering uncertainty on a $700 billion (380 billion pounds) U.S. rescue plan further rattled investors,
sending banks and commodity stocks lower.
WaMu collapse stokes jitters in fast-paced financial crisis
The collapse of Washington Mutual, the nation's biggest bank failure ever, and the sale of its assets to JPMorgan Chase highlighted the deep troubles of the sector amid a fast-moving US financial crisis.
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