Shays says he regrets vote on IraqSunday, October 12, 2008 @ 4:14PMWASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays absorbed the moment as he looked across the U.S. Capitol grounds from the steps that lead to the House chamber.
European leaders agree finance crisis battle planSunday, October 12, 2008 @ 4:08PM(PARIS ) - Fifteen European Union leaders agreed on a joint strategy Sunday to end the haemorrhaging of market confidence by underwriting inter-bank loans and safeguarding financial institutions from collapse.
End of Easy CreditSunday, October 12, 2008 @ 4:02PM(AP) - An inflatable gorilla beckoned from the roof of Don Brown Chevrolet in St. Louis, servers doled out free bowls of pasta and a salesman urged potential customers to “come on up under the canopy and put your hands on” a new set of wheels.
Is the era of easy credit over for the long haul?Sunday, October 12, 2008 @ 3:56PMIs the era of easy credit over for the long haul?
Coordinated Plans On Bank Crisis Should Work, IMF Head SaysSunday, October 12, 2008 @ 3:54PMCoordinated Plans On Bank Crisis Should Work, IMF Head Says
State Bank Set to Put Money in MarketsSunday, October 12, 2008 @ 3:53PM13 October 2008 By Courtney Weaver / Staff Writer Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced Friday that the state-owned Development Bank would this week start pumping 175 billion rubles ($6.7 billion) into Russian stock markets, which have plummeted more than 60 percent since their highs in May.
Tighter credit card limits add to woesSunday, October 12, 2008 @ 2:08AMMaria Osorio, 62, of Sunrise, never meant to run up her credit cards the way she did. But the companies sent them so freely. And they were so easy to use. First it was gifts and big items. Then it was gasoline, and that tasty baked chicken at the Golden Corral restaurant, then even groceries.
Senate race understatedSunday, October 12, 2008 @ 2:06AMFollowing a lifelong strategy of pursuing goals with long-range plans and exerting discipline to follow through, Joel Dykstra sees his path to defeating incumbent Sen. Tim Johnson as unambiguous as a mathematical equation.
Himes has strong party backingSunday, October 12, 2008 @ 1:51AMDemocrat Jim Himes, a former Wall Street investment banker running for Congress, was explaining the global financial meltdown the other day to about 35 University of Bridgeport students.