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• Ireland OKs world-leading bank guarantee
DUBLIN, Ireland - Irish lawmakers approved a comprehensive bank guarantee Thursday, granting taxpayer protection to all deposits and debts of Irish-owned banks. The sweeping deal commits Ireland to insure unlimited deposits and the interbank debts of ...
• Iceland takes Russian loan, nationalizes bank
The government also put 100 percent guarantees on savers’ deposits, following in the footsteps of Ireland, Germany, Austria, Greece and Denmark. A collapse of the Icelandic financial system could reverberate across Europe, given the heavy investment ...
• Oil rebounds after falling to 8-month low
Ireland, Iceland, Denmark and Greece moved quickly to guarantee bank deposits to ease consumer anxiety. Investors are looking for signs that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries may cut production if prices fall further. Iranian Oil ...
• Guess what? There's no harm in a little gossip
Gossip can make people more likely to do good things, as well. A new study from Queen's University Belfast in Northern Ireland found that people were more generous in giving away money when they were aware that people they knew would be told how much ...
• Dow Jones ends day below 10,000
The global sell-off came after governments across Europe rushed to prop up failing banks, while the governments of Germany, Ireland and Greece also said they would guarantee bank deposits. As the U.S. tries to repair its battered banking system, the ...