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The British government has announced a plan to partially nationalize eight of its largest banks. 10/2008 AP

World share markets remain volatile despite Government financial support.

Global stock markets went into freefall Friday as pressure mounted for decisive action from world leaders to contain the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Stock exchanges from Tokyo to London suffered more staggering losses adding to the turmoil for finance ministers from the Group of Seven richest nations to discuss in Washington.

As European stocks tumble once again, markets turmoil is spilling over into the economy of... 10/2008 Reuters

The spreading credit crisis poses the most significant challenge to date for Europe's financial markets. David Marsh, a MarketWatch columnist and chairman of London and Oxford Capital Markets, comments in an interview with Greg Morcroft, MarketWat...

An emergency package of interest rate cuts has brought some stability to panic stricken markets but the consensus is that more financial institutions risk going under.

The global financial turmoil continues to rock markets. Governments are scrambling to find a solution to the chaos, but so far nothing seems to stick. A round up of what's being done to try to tackle the world's worst financial crisis in decades.

90 sec. Investors feel ongoing jitters about credit markets and mortgage defaults.

90 sec. IBM's chief financial officer projects EPS will double; stocks drift lower.

410 sec. A look at the year ahead in international markets.

The New York Times's chief financial correspondent, Floyd Norris, discusses the latest developments in the global financial crisis.

Howard Lutnick, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, reviews the news on FT.com. In this segment, he discusses credit markets, NY as a financial centre and 9/11. Next week, James Turley of Ernst & Young.%3Cimg src%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fpublish.vx.roo.com%2Fftvideo%2Fportal%2Fimages%2Fft arrow.gif height%3D10 width%3D8 border%3D0%3E %3Ca href%3Dhttp:%2F%2Fwww%2Eft%2Ecom%2Fcms%2Fs%2F316501b8%2D315f%2D11dc%2D891f%2D0000779fd2ac%2Ehtml target%3D blank%3EFull Transcript%3C%2Fa%3E

Oil Hovers Near $100; Major Indexes Take a Late Dive; Countrywide Keeps Falling; GM Free Of GMAC

Many Asian markets have fallen, following two days of sharp rises. A financial analyst in Japan warns an economy based on a weak yen and exports to Asia is looking increasingly shaky.

The Securities Analysis Center at the University of Oregon has assembled a panel of industry leaders and university faculty members to discuss the turbulence in world financial markets. During the event, panel members discussed the credit crisis, the $700 billion congressional rescue bill and the governments recent nationalization of and loans to private firms. ...

President Bush said Friday that his administration is taking 'unprecedented action' to deal with the ailing financial markets. Sept. 19

Under Armour slumps ahead of Feb. 1 earnings; Dollar Financial raises outlook. UA, DLLR, DSW

As global markets plunged, President Bush on Monday said 'it's going to take awhile' for the government's $700 billion financial rescue plan to bolster the troubled U.S. Economy. Oct. 6

With the financial markets in turmoil, a lot of new terminology has hit the airwaves, some of which many Americans have never heard before. Trevor Delaney, AP's Personal Finance Editor explains why commercial paper is so important to the economy. Oct. 7

06/02/08 The US dollar slipped slighty in trading against both the euro and yen this morning as oil prices recovered from previous losses as well as financial woes weighing in on the US markets.

As financial markets opened around the world, investors dumped their stock fearing a global recession. Anthony Mason reports.

Stock markets soar on planned U.S. financial system bailout

Tidal wave of bad financial news swamps markets

Countrywide Financial posted second quarter missed estimates expecting difficult conditions in the housing market to continue. CFC, MICC, AXE

Global financial turmoil is weighing on candidates to be Japan's next prime minister Monday. The LDP election next week to select Japan's next premier is seen as a prelude to a national vote expected in late October, but front runner Taro Aso says a Japan wide election may not come so quickly.

European and Asian stock markets mostly fell back Wednesday after a two day rally amid profit taking and concerns that the global efforts to restore confidence in the battered financial system will not be enough to stave off a deep recession.

Markets close lower amid suspense over U.S. bailout plan

11/11/08 Stocks are firmly on the downside with the financial sector and General Motors both under heavy selling pressure.

Bernanke said financial markets remain under considerable strain but emergency liquidity measures have been helpful in alleviating some of the stresses. Funding pressures on large financial institutions seem to have eased somewhat, and some markets, including the key market for agency mortgage backed securities, appear to be more liquid. Bernanke said financial markets remain under considerable strain but emergency liquidity measures have been helpful in alleviating some of the stresses. Funding

Citizens flock to withdraw money from Bank of East Asia as global financial jitters spread to territory Hong Kong's financial system has remained largely unscathed by global financial markets jitters, and the city's monetary authority and Bank of East Asia say the bank is both sound and stable. But citizens are unnerved by the volatility in stock markets and media blitz about global financial conditions.

07/30/08 Steve Grasso of Stuart Frankel & Co. says extreme swings int he market will continue as long as oil and the financial sector remain a concern.

05/12/08 Shares for bond Insurer MBIA reverse course leading the financial sector higher and oil prices retreat from highs.

06/20/08 U.S. stocks have heavy losses as the financial sector takes a beating.

Wall Streeters headed into the office were optimistic one day after Barack Obama's victorious run for the White House but investors focused on the economic challenges ahead. How President elect Obama will deal with the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression and who he will pick for his economic team were some of the questions on investors' minds as stocks moved lower in early Wednesday trade. Speaker: Marissa Lasala, Wall Street worker; Shawn Austin, Wall Street worker; Ted ...

07/22/08 US markets regain some ground as declining oil prices outweigh weak earnings in the techhnology and financial sectors.

09/18/08 The russian government decided to keep its benchmark stock exchange closed this session and instead inject the exchange with more money in an attempt to stabalize their own financial situation.

Wall Street was turned on its head after the bankruptcy filing of Lehman Brothers spread fear far and wide.

Congressional leaders and Treasury Secretary Paulson announced a $700 billion deal early Sunday morning. Sept. 28

Asian and European stock markets plunged Monday as government bank bailouts in the U.S. and Europe failed to alleviate fears that the global financial crisis would depress world economic growth. Oct. 6

World markets tumble amid fears of growing financial turmoil

Stock markets soar on planned U.S. financial system bailout

04/17/08 David Wyss, Chief Economist at Standard and Poor's, says record high oil prices and the instability of financial markets drag on the U.S. economy.

Stock markets soar on U.S. promise of financial system bailout

Both housing and financial woes contributed to a five percent drop in markets across the globe, says Art Cashin from UBS Financial Services to Harry Smith.

North American stock markets fought their way back from steep early losses Friday as central banks continued to pump billions into the financial system to soothe jittery markets.

A slight sense of optimism has been renewed by financial investors, as foreign markets have witnessed a slight upward shift in the face of massive downfalls. Charlie D'Agata reports from London.

11/18/08 Hewlett Packard and Yahoo are leading the markets higher while Bernanke and Paulson testify before the House Financial Services Committee.

Turkish financial markets have welcomed a decisive election victory for the ruling AK Party. But the poll result which is a personal triumph for Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan The Turkish lira, which was already trading at more than two year highs, strengthened further against the dollar, bond yields fell and the main ISE National 100 share index ended just over 5 percent up at a record high. Michael Tetlow reports for Reuters.

Interest rates have been reduced dramatically across many major financial markets, as authorities scramble to halt a potentially devastating economic disaster. Charlie D'Agata reports from London.

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says global financial markets remain severely strained, underscoring the need for quick action to implement the government's $700 billion rescue program. Oct. 8

French President Nicolas Sarkozy says European Union countries are united ahead of an upcoming world summit in Washington on reforming the global financial system. European leaders were holding talks in Brussels to prepare for the G20 summit of industrial and developing nations, where the financial crisis, which began in U.S. markets will be discussed. France currently holds the rotating EU presidency, and Sarkozy appeared to play down signs of a disagreement between Paris and Berlin on the degr

Congress is meeting in an unusual weekend session, scrambling to come up with a rescue of the nation's strapped financial markets, brought low by bad mortgages, tying up credit. The goal is for resolution before Asian markets open. Sept. 27

U.S. President Bush said he was concerned about financial markets and the economy, but offered assurances that U.S. would take necessary steps.

From China to London, world markets roar back on news of a possible financial fix from the U.S. government for shaky banks reeling from bad mortgage debt. Sept. 19

Jim Rogers, chairman of Rogers Holdings, talks with Bloomberg's Carol Massar from Frankfurt about the impact of Federal Reserve monetary policy on the economy and financial markets, the correlation of the U.S. to global investment markets, and his recommendation of China's currency. Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker also speaks. Source: Bloomberg February 1, 2008 09:14 EST00:00 Outlook for oil prices, investment strategy01:02 Ben Bernanke "doesn't know what he's doing.&quo...

Pessimism about a protracted economic downturn washed over the financial markets Thursday, sending stocks plunging and further tightening the credit markets. Oct. 2

Naomi Fink, senior currency analyst at Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd., talks with Bloomberg's Bernard Lo from Tokyo about the impact of Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's Aug. 1 cabinet reshuffle on the country's politics, economy and financial markets. Fukuda named Bunmei Ibuki finance minister, replacing Fukushiro Nukaga, and returned Kaoru Yosano to the post of economic and fiscal policy minister, replacing Hiroka Ota.

LONDON World stock markets slumped again Monday with the Nikkei index in Japan closing at its lowest in 26 years as the financial crisis drove up the yen, piling the pressure on the country's exporters.

News Corporation CEO, Rupert Murdoch discusses the credit and lending markets.

Has the Fed staunched the bleeding of the wounded financial markets with its historic three quarters of a percent interest rate cut? And how should individual investors react to the falling markets this month? On hand to guide us will be legendary global value investor Jean Marie Eveillard of First Eagle Funds, Pimcos bond guru Paul McCulley and Merrill Lynchs top investment strategist, Richard Bernstein.Author: WEALTHTRACKTags: richard bernstein paul mcculley jean marie eveill...

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Wall Street is facing its second down day in a row led by worries in the financial sector. Earnings estimates on some of the big players like Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers ratcheted down by the analyst at JP Morgan Chase. The reason: expectations for more write downs, fewer fees from mergers and acquisitions and reduced opportunities for other types of revenues. Adding to the gloom, a U.S. Treasury official said a rebound in confidence in financial markets

Discussing the unpredicted market moves, with Mark Hulbert, Hulbert Financial Digest and Jason Trennert, Strategas Research Partners

Sven Giegold Economist and tax specialist. Founding member of ATTAC Germany and member of its Working Group on Financial Markets and Tax Evasion. Founder member of the Tax Justice Network. Progressive perspectives on solving the global economic crisis challenging the current government responses Focus on financial markets 10 December 2008 Rsidence Palace, Brussels, Belgium organised by the Transnational Institute Author: transnationalinstituteTags: financial crisis transn...

Gulf markets were nursing losses of about 17 percent each last week, wiping out most of the years gains. This leads us to the central question: are the Gulf States in fact sheltered from the global financial meltdown?

Top US investment bank Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy protection, a move that sent shockwaves through financial markets. The European Central Bank has injected $42bn into the money markets in a bid to calm market fears. The Asian and European markets have been plummeting over fears that other major investment banks on Wall Street will go bust over the next couple of weeks. Al Jazeera's Clayton Swisher reports.