AFP - Global stock markets wobbled in cautious trade Wednesday, reflecting investor anxiety over the fate of a US finance sector rescue package pending in Congress and a widening banking crisis in Europe.
AFP - The top Democrat in the US Senate said Wednesday that a revised Wall Street bailout plan his colleagues plan to vote on later Wednesday also had a good chance in the House of Representatives.
AFP - The US Senate girded for a crucial vote Wednesday on a revised 700-billion-dollar financial rescue package as Europe struggled with its own banking crisis and global markets remained on edge.
AFP - The US Senate on Wednesday approved a 700-billion-dollar Wall Street bailout package by a vote of 74-25 amid a widening global crisis sparked by the collapse of the US housing market.
Reuters - The U.S. Senate late on Wednesday approved legislation extending billions of dollars in tax credits for the solar, wind and biodiesel industries as part of a $700 billion rescue plan for Wall Street.
AP - The 74-25 roll call by which the Senate approved a $700 billion rescue package for Wall Street aimed at preventing a credit crisis. -- read full article
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:14:22 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
AFP - The US Senate has endorsed a landmark US-India nuclear agreement, removing the final legislative hurdle for resumption of civilian nuclear trade between the two countries after three decades.
AFP - The US Senate has resoundingly passed a sweetened 700-billion-dollar Wall Street bailout, spurring hopes the House of Representatives would follow suit after killing an earlier bid to avert a world financial meltdown.
AFP - The US Senate passed a new version of a 700-billion-dollar bailout of the debt-stricken financial system, but the measure failed to lift global market gloom on Thursday.
AFP - The US Senate votes Wednesday on a revised 700-billion-dollar Wall Street bailout after the House of Representatives rejected the original package, sending shockwaves through global markets.
AFP - Share prices wilted on Wall Street Wednesday after posting gains in much of Asia and Europe in cautious trade reflecting investor anxiety over the fate of the US finance sector rescue package.
AFP - The US Senate warned about the prospects of further nuclear tests by India before a vote Wednesday that could clear the final hurdle to a landmark agreement overturning a three-decade ban on civilian nuclear trade with New Delhi.
AFP - US lawmakers gathered on Wednesday to vote on a revised 700-billion-dollar Wall Street rescue package as Europe marshalled its forces to deal with its own banking crisis.
AP - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says differences have been resolved over a U.S.-India nuclear cooperation agreement, clearing the way for a Senate vote Wednesday.