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All rights reserved.http://news.usti.net/Top business stories each dayen-usSat Apr 26 02:13:01 2008288012336http://news.usti.net/http://rss.usti.net/xml_news.gif http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/bk/Ayb116796273.Romh_IMP.htmlwed/bk/Ayb116796273.Romh_IMP.html1209175202Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:00:02 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/bk/Ayb116796273.Romh_IMP.html"></a>WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush said tax rebates will start going out Monday, earlier than previously announced, and should help Americans cope with rising gasoline and food prices, as well as aid a slumping economy.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/bk/Ayb116796273.Romh_IMP.html">Bush says rebates going out Monday will boost economy</a><br />WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush said tax rebates will start going out Monday, earlier than previously announced, and should help Americans cope with rising gasoline and food prices, as well as aid a slumping economy.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/cz/Aoil-prices.Rp8m_IAF.htmlwed/cz/Aoil-prices.Rp8m_IAF.html1208295669Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:41:09 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/cz/Aoil-prices.Rp8m_IAF.html"></a>NEW YORK (AP) -- Energy traders rewrote the record books again Tuesday, pushing oil futures past $114 a barrel as gasoline and diesel prices struck new highs of their own at the pump.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/cz/Aoil-prices.Rp8m_IAF.html">Crude oil at new high just above $114; gas also at a record Oil Prices</a><br />NEW YORK (AP) -- Energy traders rewrote the record books again Tuesday, pushing oil futures past $114 a barrel as gasoline and diesel prices struck new highs of their own at the pump.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/bi/Amccain-economy.RdXA_IAA.htmlwed/bi/Amccain-economy.RdXA_IAA.html1207860619Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:50:19 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/bi/Amccain-economy.RdXA_IAA.html"></a>NEW YORK - Republican Sen. John McCain called for federal aid for well-meaning homeowners who can't pay their mortgages, an attempt to fend off criticism that he has been indifferent to the housing crisis and the market upheaval it has spawned.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/bi/Amccain-economy.RdXA_IAA.html">McCain Seeks Aid for Some Homeowners</a><br />NEW YORK - Republican Sen. John McCain called for federal aid for well-meaning homeowners who can't pay their mortgages, an attempt to fend off criticism that he has been indifferent to the housing crisis and the market upheaval it has spawned.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/cr/Aeconomy-candidates.RsR8_IMU.htmlwed/cr/Aeconomy-candidates.RsR8_IMU.html1206893404Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:10:04 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/cr/Aeconomy-candidates.RsR8_IMU.html"></a>WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain have diagnosed the swooning U.S. economy and have come up with rival plans to revive it. If the downturn lasts as long as some economists predict, one of the three will get a chance to try to sell his or her proposal to Congress as president.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/cr/Aeconomy-candidates.RsR8_IMU.html">Uncertain Economy Awaits Next President</a><br />WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain have diagnosed the swooning U.S. economy and have come up with rival plans to revive it. If the downturn lasts as long as some economists predict, one of the three will get a chance to try to sell his or her proposal to Congress as president.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/ce/Afed-overhaul.Ri_z_IMT.htmlwed/ce/Afed-overhaul.Ri_z_IMT.html1206821403Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:10:03 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/ce/Afed-overhaul.Ri_z_IMT.html"></a>WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is trying to confront the credit crisis that has rattled nerves from Wall Street to Main Street by proposing wholesale changes in how Washington oversees the financial system.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/ce/Afed-overhaul.Ri_z_IMT.html">Administration Pushes Regulatory Chnages</a><br />WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is trying to confront the credit crisis that has rattled nerves from Wall Street to Main Street by proposing wholesale changes in how Washington oversees the financial system.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/aa/Afed-overhaul.Rfac_IMS.htmlwed/aa/Afed-overhaul.Rfac_IMS.html1206780402Sat, 29 Mar 2008 08:46:42 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/aa/Afed-overhaul.Rfac_IMS.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/am/photo-cnt27782.jpg" height="144" width="111" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is proposing a sweeping overhaul of the way the government regulates the nation's financial services industry from banks and securities firms to mortgage brokers and insurance companies.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/aa/Afed-overhaul.Rfac_IMS.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/am/photo-cnt27782.jpg" height="144" width="111" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />Bush Seeks Financial Regulation Overhaul</a><br />WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is proposing a sweeping overhaul of the way the government regulates the nation's financial services industry from banks and securities firms to mortgage brokers and insurance companies.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/bx/Awall-street.RW2h_IMO.htmlwed/bx/Awall-street.RW2h_IMO.html1206402417Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:46:57 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/bx/Awall-street.RW2h_IMO.html"></a>NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street extended its big advance Monday as investors applauded a new agreement that will give Bear Stearns Cos. shareholders five times the payout that was set in a JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. buyout deal a week ago. Investors were also pleased by a stronger-than-expected housing report, and sent the Dow Jones industrial average up nearly 190 points while also selling bonds sharply lower.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/bx/Awall-street.RW2h_IMO.html">Stocks Jump on Revised Bear Stearns Deal / Wall Street Report</a><br />NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street extended its big advance Monday as investors applauded a new agreement that will give Bear Stearns Cos. shareholders five times the payout that was set in a JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. buyout deal a week ago. Investors were also pleased by a stronger-than-expected housing report, and sent the Dow Jones industrial average up nearly 190 points while also selling bonds sharply lower.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/df/Awall-street.RwV1_IMO.htmlwed/df/Awall-street.RwV1_IMO.html1206387026Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:30:26 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/df/Awall-street.RwV1_IMO.html"></a>NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street extended its big advance Monday as investors applauded a new agreement that will give Bear Stearns Cos. shareholders five times the payout that was set in a JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. buyout deal a week ago. Investors were also pleased by a stronger-than-expected housing report and sent the Dow Jones industrial average up about 200 points.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/df/Awall-street.RwV1_IMO.html">Stocks Jump on Revised Bear Stearns Deal / Wall Street Report</a><br />NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street extended its big advance Monday as investors applauded a new agreement that will give Bear Stearns Cos. shareholders five times the payout that was set in a JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. buyout deal a week ago. Investors were also pleased by a stronger-than-expected housing report and sent the Dow Jones industrial average up about 200 points.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/ao/Ajobless-claims.R2SC_IMK.htmlwed/ao/Ajobless-claims.R2SC_IMK.html1206036025Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:00:25 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/ao/Ajobless-claims.R2SC_IMK.html"></a>WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of newly laid off workers filing for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level in nearly two months, providing more evidence that the weak economy is drying up jobs.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/ao/Ajobless-claims.R2SC_IMK.html">Jobless Claims Rose Last Week / Jobless Claims</a><br />WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of newly laid off workers filing for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level in nearly two months, providing more evidence that the weak economy is drying up jobs.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/cv/Ayb115547540.RJ09_IFE.htmlwed/cv/Ayb115547540.RJ09_IFE.html1205529602Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:20:02 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/cv/Ayb115547540.RJ09_IFE.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ax/photo-cnt24987.jpg" height="96" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) -- Trying to calm jitters about the economy, President Bush conceded on Friday that the country "obviously is going through a tough time" but expressed confidence that it will rebound. He cautioned against overreacting to fix the problems.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/cv/Ayb115547540.RJ09_IFE.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ax/photo-cnt24987.jpg" height="96" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />Bush Acknowledges Weakness in US Economy</a><br />NEW YORK (AP) -- Trying to calm jitters about the economy, President Bush conceded on Friday that the country "obviously is going through a tough time" but expressed confidence that it will rebound. He cautioned against overreacting to fix the problems.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/bu/Abush.RJNi_IME.htmlwed/bu/Abush.RJNi_IME.html1205520017Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:40:17 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/bu/Abush.RJNi_IME.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ao/photo-cnt24988.jpg" height="96" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) -- President Bush preached optimism and Republican orthodoxy of minimalist government intervention Friday as the best approach to an increasingly troubled economy.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/bu/Abush.RJNi_IME.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ao/photo-cnt24988.jpg" height="96" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />Bush Urges Patience on Economy</a><br />NEW YORK (AP) -- President Bush preached optimism and Republican orthodoxy of minimalist government intervention Friday as the best approach to an increasingly troubled economy.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/cb/Abush.RkdS_IME.htmlwed/cb/Abush.RkdS_IME.html1205514657Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:10:57 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/cb/Abush.RkdS_IME.html"></a>NEW YORK - Trying to calm jitters about the economy, President Bush conceded on Friday that the country "obviously is going through a tough time" but expressed confidence that it will rebound. He cautioned against overreacting to fix the problems.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/cb/Abush.RkdS_IME.html">Bush Acknowledges Economy Troubled</a><br />NEW YORK - Trying to calm jitters about the economy, President Bush conceded on Friday that the country "obviously is going through a tough time" but expressed confidence that it will rebound. He cautioned against overreacting to fix the problems.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/dd/Amccain-air-force-tankers.Rqjl_IM8.htmlwed/dd/Amccain-air-force-tankers.Rqjl_IM8.html1204970817Sat, 08 Mar 2008 10:06:57 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/dd/Amccain-air-force-tankers.Rqjl_IM8.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/aw/photo-cnt23765.jpg" height="103.2" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>WASHINGTON - Angry Boeing supporters are vowing revenge against Republican presidential candidate John McCain over Chicago-based Boeing's loss of a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract to the parent company of European plane maker Airbus.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/dd/Amccain-air-force-tankers.Rqjl_IM8.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/aw/photo-cnt23765.jpg" height="103.2" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />Boeing Supporters Target McCain</a><br />WASHINGTON - Angry Boeing supporters are vowing revenge against Republican presidential candidate John McCain over Chicago-based Boeing's loss of a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract to the parent company of European plane maker Airbus.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/bv/Abush-economy.RCtr_IM7.htmlwed/bv/Abush-economy.RCtr_IM7.html1204918321Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:32:01 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/bv/Abush-economy.RCtr_IM7.html"></a>WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush said Friday that "it's clear our economy has slowed" and tried to reassure an anxious public that the long-term outlook is good.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/bv/Abush-economy.RCtr_IM7.html">Bush: Economy Has Slowed</a><br />WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush said Friday that "it's clear our economy has slowed" and tried to reassure an anxious public that the long-term outlook is good.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/ce/Aeconomy-stimulus.Ri5x_IFD.htmlwed/ce/Aeconomy-stimulus.Ri5x_IFD.html1202941222Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:20:22 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/ce/Aeconomy-stimulus.Ri5x_IFD.html"></a>WASHINGTON (AP) -- The checks aren't in the mail, but they will be soon.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/ce/Aeconomy-stimulus.Ri5x_IFD.html">Rebate Checks in the Mail by Spring</a><br />WASHINGTON (AP) -- The checks aren't in the mail, but they will be soon.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/ak/Aeconomy-stimulus.R3Xe_IFD.htmlwed/ak/Aeconomy-stimulus.R3Xe_IFD.html1202891402Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:30:02 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/ak/Aeconomy-stimulus.R3Xe_IFD.html"></a>WASHINGTON (AP) -- If government rebate checks ranging from $300 to $1,200 for just about every household don't spur a consumer spending spree strong enough to cure what ails the economy, Congress is ready to throw more money at the problem.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/ak/Aeconomy-stimulus.R3Xe_IFD.html">Economic Aid Plan Just a Signature Away</a><br />WASHINGTON (AP) -- If government rebate checks ranging from $300 to $1,200 for just about every household don't spur a consumer spending spree strong enough to cure what ails the economy, Congress is ready to throw more money at the problem.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/bi/Abush-economy.RLQZ_IFB.htmlwed/bi/Abush-economy.RLQZ_IFB.html1202766647Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:50:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/bi/Abush-economy.RLQZ_IFB.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ac/photo-cnt18716.jpg" height="114" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>WASHINGTON - President Bush, acknowledging that the country is suffering through a period of economic uncertainty, called on Congress Monday to do more to help people and businesses hurt by the housing slump and credit crunch.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/bi/Abush-economy.RLQZ_IFB.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ac/photo-cnt18716.jpg" height="114" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />Bush Acknowledges Economic Uncertainty</a><br />WASHINGTON - President Bush, acknowledging that the country is suffering through a period of economic uncertainty, called on Congress Monday to do more to help people and businesses hurt by the housing slump and credit crunch.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/bl/Abush-budget.Rf-H_IF1.htmlwed/bl/Abush-budget.Rf-H_IF1.html1201907404Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:10:04 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/bl/Abush-budget.Rf-H_IF1.html"></a>WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush wants to cut funding for teaching hospitals and freeze medical research in a $3 trillion budget for 2009 that is still likely to generate a record deficit once war costs are tallied up.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/bl/Abush-budget.Rf-H_IF1.html">Bush Cuts Health and Community Services</a><br />WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush wants to cut funding for teaching hospitals and freeze medical research in a $3 trillion budget for 2009 that is still likely to generate a record deficit once war costs are tallied up.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/cs/Ayb114182351.R1ME_IJ1.htmlwed/cs/Ayb114182351.R1ME_IJ1.html1201852202Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:50:02 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/cs/Ayb114182351.R1ME_IJ1.html"></a>WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush's 2009 budget will virtually freeze most domestic programs and seek nearly $200 billion in savings from federal health care programs, a senior administration official said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/cs/Ayb114182351.R1ME_IJ1.html">Bush's Budget Lean on Domestic Programs</a><br />WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush's 2009 budget will virtually freeze most domestic programs and seek nearly $200 billion in savings from federal health care programs, a senior administration official said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/ds/Ayb113850615.RJVV_IJM.htmlwed/ds/Ayb113850615.RJVV_IJM.html1201048213Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:30:13 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/ds/Ayb113850615.RJVV_IJM.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ah/photo-cnt14390.jpg" height="97.2" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>WASHINGTON - Jolted by global recession fears, the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates Tuesday, and President Bush and leaders of Congress joined in a rare show of cooperation in promising urgent action to pump up the economy with upwards of $150 billion in tax cuts and government spending.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/ds/Ayb113850615.RJVV_IJM.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ah/photo-cnt14390.jpg" height="97.2" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />US Moves to Avert Economic Meltdown</a><br />WASHINGTON - Jolted by global recession fears, the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates Tuesday, and President Bush and leaders of Congress joined in a rare show of cooperation in promising urgent action to pump up the economy with upwards of $150 billion in tax cuts and government spending.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/cu/Awall-street.RYGc_IJM.htmlwed/cu/Awall-street.RYGc_IJM.html1201044629Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:30:29 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/cu/Awall-street.RYGc_IJM.html"></a>NEW YORK (AP) -- The opening bell hadn't even sounded on Wall Street when the Federal Reserve announced an emergency interest-rate cut. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 465 points -- including 300 in the first minute -- then rebounded to finish down a more bearable 128.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/cu/Awall-street.RYGc_IJM.html">Stocks Dive, Then Rebound, After Fed Cut / Wall Street Report</a><br />NEW YORK (AP) -- The opening bell hadn't even sounded on Wall Street when the Federal Reserve announced an emergency interest-rate cut. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 465 points -- including 300 in the first minute -- then rebounded to finish down a more bearable 128.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/bq/Awall-street.Rue2_IJM.htmlwed/bq/Awall-street.Rue2_IJM.html1201036537Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:15:37 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/bq/Awall-street.Rue2_IJM.html"></a>NEW YORK (AP) -- An unusual emergency interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve gave Wall Street a partial rebound Tuesday from a precipitious early decline -- and perhaps the first steps toward a long-term recovery. The rest of the comeback, for the economy as well as the stock market, may depend on a turnaround in the battered housing market and renewed confidence among U.S. consumers.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/bq/Awall-street.Rue2_IJM.html">Stocks Plunge on Recession Fears / Wall Street Report</a><br />NEW YORK (AP) -- An unusual emergency interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve gave Wall Street a partial rebound Tuesday from a precipitious early decline -- and perhaps the first steps toward a long-term recovery. The rest of the comeback, for the economy as well as the stock market, may depend on a turnaround in the battered housing market and renewed confidence among U.S. consumers.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/aq/Awall-street.RSQd_IJM.htmlwed/aq/Awall-street.RSQd_IJM.html1201018207Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:10:07 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/aq/Awall-street.RSQd_IJM.html"></a>NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street fell sharply Tuesday, driving the Dow Jones industrials down more than 150 points on fears that the Federal Reserve's decision to slash interest rates might not prevent the United States from sliding into a recession.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/aq/Awall-street.RSQd_IJM.html">Stocks Plunge on Recession Fears / Wall Street Report</a><br />NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street fell sharply Tuesday, driving the Dow Jones industrials down more than 150 points on fears that the Federal Reserve's decision to slash interest rates might not prevent the United States from sliding into a recession.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/ai/Awall-street.R-sz_IJM.htmlwed/ai/Awall-street.R-sz_IJM.html1201013112Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:45:12 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/ai/Awall-street.R-sz_IJM.html"></a>NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street plunged at the opening of trading Tuesday, propelling the Dow Jones industrials down more than 300 points after an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve failed to assuage investors fearing a recession in the United States.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/ai/Awall-street.R-sz_IJM.html">Stocks Plunge on Recession Fears / Wall Street Report</a><br />NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street plunged at the opening of trading Tuesday, propelling the Dow Jones industrials down more than 300 points after an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve failed to assuage investors fearing a recession in the United States.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/dp/Awall-street.Ra35_IJM.htmlwed/dp/Awall-street.Ra35_IJM.html1201009214Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:40:14 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/dp/Awall-street.Ra35_IJM.html"></a>NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. stock futures seesawed Tuesday after the Federal Reserve, responding to a growing financial market crisis, slashed interest rates 0.75 percentage point.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.front_page/2/wed/dp/Awall-street.Ra35_IJM.html">Stock Futures Gyrate After Fed Move / Wall Street Report</a><br />NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. stock futures seesawed Tuesday after the Federal Reserve, responding to a growing financial market crisis, slashed interest rates 0.75 percentage point.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP)