The US Senate has passed a new version of the 700-billion-dollar Wall Street bailout bill by a vote of 74-25. Senate majority leader Harry Reid said the bill is not just aimed at helping Wall Street but all of America. The bill US Federal Reserve injects $50 billion into money markets ...
Quake measuring 6 hits China's Sichuan province ... also includes a package of tax breaks for businesses, the energy sector and the middle class, and an increase in bank deposit insurance.
The US House of Representatives, which rejected the original bill earlier this week, is now expected to vote on the measure on Friday.
(Deutsche Welle)
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