| 261. |
Lehman sought millions for execs while seeking aid
The now-bankrupt investment bank Lehman Brothers arranged millions in bonuses for fired executives as it pleaded for a federal lifeline, lawmakers learned Monday, as Congress began investigating what went so wrong on Wall Street to prompt a $700 billion government bailout.
06 Oct 2008 |
| 262. |
Turnout light in Ohio early voting window
A weeklong period in which Ohioans could register to vote and immediately cast a ballot ended Monday with turnout that didn't quite match the expectations of election officials--or the campaign predictions that preceded it.
06 Oct 2008 |
| 263. |
Rescue plan disappointment contributes to sell-off
The government's $700 billion rescue, aimed at rebuilding economic confidence, appeared to sound a global alarm instead on Monday, triggering a fearful international sell-off as the U.S. began work on a plan that investors feared would be too little and too late to stave off a worldwide recession.
06 Oct 2008 |
| 264. |
Stock drop heightens investors' money worries
The panicked selloff in the stock market that sent the Dow Jones industrial average down as much as 800 points Monday before it recovered left investors' jangled nerves further on edge.
06 Oct 2008 |
| 265. |
Home Depot falls to 3-month low on global woes
Shares of The Home Depot Inc. sank to a three-month low Monday as global stock markets worried the U.S.-led bailout effort would do little to unfreeze credit markets.
06 Oct 2008 |
| 266. |
GM tumbles to 54-year low as overall market drops
Shares of General Motors Corp. plunged to their lowest level in more than 54 years Monday, amid a global sell-off that sent the Dow Jones industrials down 369.88 points, or 3.6 percent, to 9,955.50, closing below 10,000 for the first time in four years.
06 Oct 2008 |
| 267. |
Dow component AT&T hits 2-year low
Shares of AT&T Inc., the largest telecommunications company in the U.S. and in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, fell to a two-year low Monday morning as continued credit fears shook the market.
06 Oct 2008 |
| 268. |
Shares of 3M tumble as Dow falls 500 points
Shares of 3M, the maker of Scotch Tape, Post-It Notes and other items, sank to a new low Monday as global stock markets worried that the U.S. bailout effort would do little to unfreeze credit markets.
06 Oct 2008 |
| 269. |
Hewlett-Packard shares fall with Wall Street
Shares of Hewlett-Packard Co. fell along with the rest of Wall Street Monday, touching a new 52-week low at $39.31. The Palo Alto, Calif., technology company's shares fell $2.05, or 4.8 percent, to $40.95. The stock, which is in the Dow Jones industrial average, hit a 52-week low of $39.31 earlier in the session, its lowest point since March 2007.
06 Oct 2008 |
| 270. |
United Technologies shares sink as Dow falls
Shares of industrial conglomerate United Technologies Corp. sank to a new 3-year low Monday as global stock markets worried the U.S.-led bailout effort would do little to unfreeze credit markets.
06 Oct 2008 |
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