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US Senate approves Bill to avert fiscal cliff
The US Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation to avert the "fiscal cliff" by stopping most of the tax hikes and across-the-board spending cuts.
US Senate passes funding bill to avoid government shutdown
A deeply divided and unproductive Congress wrapped up its final business before November’s elections early on Saturday.
US to woo investors with toxic asset plan
The United States on Monday offered generous financing for private investors to help cleanse banks of up to -trillion in toxic assets.
Citigroup gets new rescue
The US government will boost its stake in Citigroup to as much as 36%, bolstering the bank’s capital base in the latest effort to save the bank.
World leaders urge fast action on financial crisis
World leaders pledged rapid action on Saturday to rescue a weakening global economy from the worst financial crisis in over 70 years
Fed slashes US rates in bid to thwart recession
The United States Federal Reserve on Tuesday slashed a key interest rate by a hefty three-quarters of a percentage point, the biggest cut in more than 23 years, after a two-day…
US cuts key lending rate to calm markets
In a bold bid to turn back a rising financial storm, the United States Federal Reserve on Friday cut a key bank lending rate and signalled a willingness to take more dramatic…
US: South African pair assisted al-Qaeda
The United States Treasury Department named two South African cousins as al-Qaeda financiers and facilitators, ordering a freeze on any US assets they may have and banning…