BERLIN, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel said banks should take advantage of a $637 billion government bailout plan few have availed themselves of so far.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Sen. John McCain's vote for the $700 billion U.S. financial market bailout hurt his credibility among conservatives, observers and conservative lawmakers say.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush signed into law the far-reaching rescue package for the U.S. financial markets passed by Congress.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. House of Representatives may take up Friday the $700 billion bailout for financial markets to which the Senate added vote-attracting incentives.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Democratic and Republican leaders in the U.S. House say they're counting heads to ensure a $700 billion bailout package will pass a second time around.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Both major U.S. presidential candidates said Monday they would return to Washington to vote on the controversial financial sector bailout plan.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Finger pointing in Washington began almost as soon as numbers came in for the failed U.S. House vote on the federal $700 bailout package.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. House of Representatives rejected the historic $700 billion bailout bill for the U.S. financial markets on a 205-228 vote Monday.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- A U.S. House Republican move to scuttle a $700 billion financial bailout bill is the culmination of frustrations with the White House, observers say.
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. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Jr. agreed Wednesday companies benefiting from a bailout plan should impose restrictions on executive pay.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Members of the Michigan congressional delegation in Washington said a federal loan to the U.S. auto industry is not a bailout.
ROME, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Italy's government plans to come to the rescue of Italy's national airline with a $572 million purchase of the carrier's stock.