Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Top News

Oil rises in Asia to $101 on bailout plan hopes

Oct. 1, 2008
Oil prices rose to above $101 a barrel Wednesday in Asia on expectations that U.S. lawmakers will pass a revised bank bailout plan that they rejected earlier this week. Light, sweet crude for November delivery was up 79 cents to $101.43 a barrel in electronic...
Related Stories from UPI.com
Dodd says he'll try to shape auto bailout

Dodd says he'll try to shape auto bailout

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., said he believes Congress may be able to fashion a bailout plan for U.S. automakers based on what he heard Thursday.
UAW bends, offers concessions

UAW bends, offers concessions

DETROIT, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- United Automobile Workers said they would rather bend than break, offering concessions to U.S. automakers on the eve of bailout hearings in Washington.

Ford exec: As GM goes, so goes industry

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Ford chief executive Alan Mulally told The Washington Post Wednesday that if GM goes bankrupt, the rest of the U.S. auto industry will follow.

Survey: Majority oppose automaker bailout

DETROIT, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A survey indicates 61 percent of U.S. adults said they were flat-out opposed to a federal bailout for U.S. automakers.

Automakers say bailout is do or die

DETROIT, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. automakers are in a do-or-die situation, pleading with Washington lawmakers for as much as $38 billion in federal bailout loans, a top executive said.

GAO: Bailout program needs more oversight

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The federal government's $700 billion bailout program for the U.S. financial industry lacks sufficient oversight, congressional investigators said.

Automakers to ask for at least $34 billion

DETROIT, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. automakers say they are requesting at least $34 billion in bailout loans from federal lawmakers, jumping past the assumed sum of $25 billion.
Crude oil prices rise Monday

Crude oil prices rise Monday

NEW YORK, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices rose on the New York Mercantile Exchange Monday, rallying as a U.S. government rescue of a major bank also lifted stock prices.
Congress to automakers: Give us a plan

Congress to automakers: Give us a plan

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. automakers must spell out to Congress how it would spend any bailout funds they are awarded, Democratic leaders said Thursday.
Senate seeks fast bailout watchdog choice

Senate seeks fast bailout watchdog choice

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. senators say they hope to have a strong watchdog in place quickly for the Treasury Department's $700 billion bailout program.

House grills Treasury on bailout

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A U.S. House panel kept up the congressional criticism of the Treasury Department's handling of the $700 billion financial bailout Friday.
Bailout for U.S. auto manufacturers dim

Bailout for U.S. auto manufacturers dim

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A bailout plan for beleaguered U.S. automakers is unlikely before the end of the year as Democratic congressional leaders say they don't have the votes.

Treasury eyes credit-focus bailout

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. officials charged with pulling the country out of its financial malaise say they're working on a credit-focused plan aimed at thawing consumer credit.
U.S. markets close down Wednesday

U.S. markets close down Wednesday

NEW YORK, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. stock indexes slid from the opening bell to the close Wednesday on news the U.S. Treasury is considering changes in the $700 billion federal bailout plan.

American Express applies for federal aid

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. credit card giant American Express is seeking $3.5 billion from the $700 billion bailout program, sources said.
1 of 28
Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
View Caption
Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler