WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told members of Congress Tuesday the federal equity purchase plan has begun to take hold.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke Tuesday praised the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s approach to heading off home foreclosures.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve granted American Express Co. approval Tuesday to become a bank holding company, opening the door for it to use federal bailout funds.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday he supports a new economic stimulus package to improve the availability of credit.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday the central bank would reassess its monetary policy, indicating a federal fund rate cut was possible.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Acceptance of a federal bailout for Wall Street is mixed among owners of small U.S. businesses with many wondering what's in it for them, analysts said.
PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 29 (UPI) -- More Americans say they disapprove of the way most of the U.S. political leaders have handled the financial crisis, a Gallup poll indicated Monday.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Democratic U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama said Sunday he is leaning toward supporting a Wall Street bailout deal pending in Congress.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- President George Bush called on Americans Saturday to back his $700 billion Wall Street bailout proposal as negotiators met to craft the historic legislation.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- The $700 billion Wall Street bailout proposed by U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is structurally flawed, Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., said Friday.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- The struggle to push a $700 billion financial fix into law in Washington has created even more high-stakes turmoil on Wall Street, analysts said.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. President George W. Bush said the nation's economy would suffer catastrophic effects if Congress fails to pass a bailout of the financial industry.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke in Washington Wednesday repeated his call for support of a massive bailout plan for financial firms.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Political wrangling over the U.S. Treasury's $700 billion bailout proposal for financial firms leaves the bill's final form up in the air, leaders said.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said he'd support a bailout of U.S. financial markets only if it had proper oversight and protects taxpayers.
