TOP 100 FINANCIAL SITES
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| Congress Passes Emergency Stimulus Plan Congress, facing the prospect of an election-year recession, passed an emergency plan Thursday that rushes rebates of $600 to $1,200 to most taxpayers and $300 checks to disabled veterans, the elderly and other low-income people. feeds.cbsnews.com |
House OKs New Taxes on Big Oil Companies WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House approved $18 billion in new taxes on the largest oil companies Wednesday as Democrats cited record oil prices and rising gasoline costs in a time of economic troubles.... hosted.ap.org |
Brazilian, Argentine stocks fall on finance-sector fears Latin American stocks dropped Monday, taking their cues from a rocky day on Wall Street after the U.S. Federal Reserve moved to head off a potential panic in global markets by backing the sale of a major investment bank and cutting a key interest rate. feeds.marketwatch.com |
Report: Japan Promoting BOJ Acting Chief TOKYO (AP) -- The government will ask that the Bank of Japan's interim governor, Masaaki Shirakawa, be named central bank chief before a key international finance meeting next week, according to media reports Friday.... hosted.ap.org |
RBS unveils 12 bln stg rights issue after fresh hit LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland unveileda record 12 billion pound ($24 billion) rights issue to coverincreased writedowns on the value of toxic assets and helprepair one of the sector's most stretched balance sheets. feeds.reuters.com |