U.S. and Europe propose financial summits

October 18, 2008 on 9:56 pm | In Business News | No Comments

CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. and European leaders on Saturday proposed a series of world summits on the global financial crisis, with President George W. Bush to host the first gathering after the November presidential election.

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Spanish banks face income hit and restructuring

October 18, 2008 on 9:39 pm | In Business News | No Comments

MADRID (Reuters) - Rising loan defaults, slowing business and higher financing costs are likely to hurt Spanish bank income and lead to restructuring, bank leaders said in a television programme broadcast on Saturday.

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SEC head calls for transparency on credit default swap

October 18, 2008 on 9:26 pm | In Business News | No Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters) - SEC Chairman Christopher Cox has called on Congress to pass legislation that would make so-called credit default swaps more transparent, including requiring that dealers in over-the-counter swaps publicly report their trades and the trades’ value.

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Bush to host financial summit

October 18, 2008 on 8:05 pm | In Business News | No Comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush announced on Saturday he would host a global summit on the financial crisis, signing on to European proposals to coordinate strategy amid the biggest economic debacle since the Great Depression.

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IMF investigates director over affair

October 18, 2008 on 7:37 pm | In Business News | No Comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Saturday it was investigating whether its chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn abused his power in an affair with a subordinate who has since left the global institution.

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FBI resources limited for economic probes

October 18, 2008 on 6:31 pm | In Business News | No Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The FBI, after years spent focussing on national security, is struggling to find agents and resources to investigate wrongdoing tied to the country’s economic crisis, The New York Times reported in Sunday editions.

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Chavez says $80-$90 oil enough for Venezuela

October 18, 2008 on 6:28 pm | In Business News | No Comments

CARACAS (Reuters) - Oil priced at $80-$90 a barrel is more than enough for Venezuela, President Hugo Chavez said on Saturday, days before an emergency OPEC meeting where the group is set to agree to cut supply to stem crashing prices.

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UK may fast-track public spending

October 18, 2008 on 5:49 am | In Business News | No Comments

LONDON (Reuters) - The government is drawing up plans to fast-track billions of pounds of public spending on building projects to give an emergency boost to its economy as it heads into an expected recession in 2009, the Financial Times said.

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