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Rescue package YES, economy NO

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
... Following last Monday's preview of a financial market pandemonium, there was little doubt in anyone's mind that the US Senate will pass the Treasury's US$700 billion rescue package. The Senate voted 74 to 25 in favour of the Emergency Economic Stabilization ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
... fell more than 1.8 per cent on Thursday, hitting a three-year low on worries about the financial crisis despite the US Senate approving a mortgage debt bailout. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's benchmark Nikkei 225 index shed 213.5 points, or 1.88 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
The Australian stock market was lower at noon, shortly after the US Senate approved the Wall Street bailout package. Shortly before noon AEST, the Senate voted 74-25 in favour of the $US700 billion ($A887 billion) package aimed at keeping the US economy ...

US Senate passes bail-out 74 to 25

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
The bail-out legislation has been overwhelmingly approved by the US Senate, but the bigger test will be the congressional vote tomorrow, which isn't expected to get such a smooth ride. This morning Australian time, the Senate voted in favour of the ...

Rescuing the rescue package

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
An eerie calm fell over Wall Street and European markets overnight as investors sat on the fence ahead of the US Senate's vote over the financial sector rescue package. The Senate is widely expected to rescue the rescue package but it would not become ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
... broader All Ordinaries climbed 183.2 points, or 3.96 per cent, to 4,814.5. NEW YORK - Financial markets uneasily awaited a US Senate vote on the government's proposed financial sector bailout early this morning (AEST), with stock prices showing sharp ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
... sector. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq had their highest closes since January 3. News late in the session that key members of the US Senate reached a deal on a housing rescue plan raised hopes for the beleaguered home market. Investors poured into technology ...

Bad genes won't hurt insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
... employers from discriminating against people based on their genetic test results. According to the Washington Post, the US Senate has passed the Genetic Information Non-discrimination Act, preventing insurance providers from forcing people to undergo ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2007
... Chinese goods is expected to flow onto other product areas especially since the Democrats now have a majority in the US Senate and support for the Republican government is at an all time low. Growing protectionist sentiment in the US may be expected ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2007
... Carlos Gutierez announced the decision which was well received by unionists and manufacturers as well as legislators. The US Senate has been increasingly active for the last couple of years in bringing pressure to bear on the Chinese authorities to at ...