NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Oil plunged more than 9 percent to $49 a barrel on Monday after OPEC deferred a decision on new supply cuts at a meeting over the weekend. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Key retail stocks fell on Monday as investors feared that deep discounts offered by U.S. stores during the year's first holiday shopping weekend could sap profits and would not save a bleak season. ... > full story
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavour wrapped up a 16-day mission to prepare the International Space Station for its first six-member crew with a flawless touchdown at NASA's backup landing site in California. ... > full story
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — The space shuttle Endeavour fired its braking rockets and left orbit on Sunday, beginning an hourlong glide to California after finishing a marathon home-improvement mission at the International Space Station. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 26, 2008 (Reuters) — Britney Spears says her life is so dull under her father's watchful eye that she feels old and boring. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Nov. 24, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. rescued Citigroup Inc, agreeing to shoulder most losses on about $306 billion of the bank's risky assets, and inject new capital, bolstering investor hopes that the government will support big banks as the economy sinks into recession. ... > full story
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 24, 2008 (Reuters) — A U.S. judge dismissed three charges Monday against Barry Bonds but let stand 12 others stemming from the BALCO doping scandal against the U.S. baseball home run king, who is accused of lying to a grand jury about steroid use. ... > full story
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 24, 2008 (Reuters) — California's gay marriage ban could open the door to legal discrimination against unpopular groups if the state Supreme Court allows the voter-approved measure to stand, blacks, Latinos, Asians and other minorities said. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. banking regulators seized California banks Downey Savings and Loan and PFF Bank & Trust late Friday as the housing crisis claimed two more victims from the financial crisis. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Conservatives who have abandoned the U.S. Episcopal Church by the thousands in recent years are trying to form a separate-but-equal church, a move that could leave two branches of Anglicanism on American soil. ... > full story
Copyright Reuters 2008. See Restrictions for more details.
FDIC sets up temporary insurance for U.S. bank debt Nov. 21, 2008 (Kansas City Star) — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. will guarantee up to $1.4 trillion in U.S. banks' debt for more than three years as part of the government's ...
FDIC approves $1.4 trillion bank rescue Nov. 21, 2008 (Washington Times) — The FDIC will guarantee up to $1.4 trillion in U.S. banks' debt for more than three years as part of the government's financial rescue plan. . ...
Regulators shut failed bank in Georgia Nov. 21, 2008 (San Jose Mercury News) — WASHINGTON-Georgia regulators on Friday shut down The Community Bank, the 20th failure this year of a federally insured institution. . The Federal ...
Subscribe
Print
Email
Bookmark
