Date: Sat, 13. September 2008 23:44:42

AP - The field of possible buyers for Lehman Brothers narrowed Saturday, but the parties involved in the discussions over the wounded investment bank's future were at loggerheads over how to finance the rescue.

Date: Thu, 19. June 2008 14:33:38

Reuters - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Thursday urged broad new powers for the Federal Reserve to demand information from Wall Street investment banks and said markets must be prepared for the fact that some firms can fail.

Date: Sun, 14. September 2008 23:02:56

China DailyLehman may face failure, Merrill may be boughtEarthtimes (press release) - 16 hours agoBy Dan Wilchins and Glenn Somerville NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The ruptured US financial system was facing an unprecedented shakeup on Sunday that could lead to the failure of Lehman Brothers , the takeover of Merrill Lynch & Co Inc and big asset ...FOREX-US dollar slides as Lehman talks falter FXstreet.com The Foreign Exchange MarketGLOBAL MARKETS-US asset prices tumble as Lehman Finance.czCNBC - EasyBourse.com - ReportonBusiness.com - IT Business Netall 1,547 news articles

Date: Fri, 31. October 2008 21:03:57

Reuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday that U.S. backing for the debt issued by home mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in their current form must stand firm, even though it is appropriate to debate their future.

Date: Thu, 2. October 2008 11:27:59

Reuters - The chairman of euro zone finance ministers sided with Germany on Thursday in rejecting any need for a European rescue fund for distressed banks, but the Dutch government endorsed a similar idea.

Date: Wed, 18. June 2008 06:58:18

Reuters - Citigroup Inc has offered early retirement to the 1,350 employees of its Japanese consumer finance unit, as the subprime-hit U.S. bank retreats from consumer lending in the world's second-largest economy.

Date: Tue, 29. July 2008 18:14:09

Reuters - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama agreed on Tuesday that Washington must restore confidence in mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Obama's spokesman said.

Date: Fri, 21. November 2008 15:17:14

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Date: Tue, 22. July 2008 13:29:07

AP - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Congress needs to quickly approve a support package for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to make sure the two mortgage giants maintain their critically important role in housing finance.

Date: Mon, 26. May 2008 09:30:00

Politico - The record-shattering fundraising by Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton has reshaped the financing of presidential elections and generated breathless coverage and analysis of the otherwise arcane area of campaign finance.