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Morgan and Goldman plummet, HBOS in talks - September 17, 2008

Shares of Wall Street firms Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs plummeted on Wednesday and the UK's biggest mortgage lender, HBOS Plc, looked set to be bought in the latest signs of financial industry distress.
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wned/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1367974

With AIG now in government hands, investors started worrying again... - September 17, 2008

Shares of Wall Street firms Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs plummeted on Wednesday and Britain's biggest mortgage lender looked set to be sold in the latest signs of extreme distress in the financial industry.
http://www.wcoh.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=&article=4255254

Hatton hungry for further success - September 17, 2008

Ricky Hatton says he still has the hunger and desire to become the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/low/boxing/7621627.stm

Staff picks: Ryder Cup - September 17, 2008

Whether you agree with their choices is up to you. Jeff Babineau Babineau's winner: United States.
http://www.golfweek.com/protours/pga/story/staff-predictions-ryder-cup-091708

In the end, I'd say Nick Clegg's speech at the... - September 17, 2008

In the end, I'd say Nick Clegg's speech at the Lib Dem conference was so-so. The very good parts were offset by the very bad parts, and there was a chunk of neither-here-nor-there material in between.
http://www.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2087386/the-good-the-bad-and-the-jokes.thtml

Dollar Falls Versus Yen as AIG Rescue Fails to Quell Credit Market Concern - September 17, 2008

The dollar declined against the yen as the Federal Reserve's $85 billion bailout of insurer American International Group Inc.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?sid=aNp.hKUDC6oM&pid=20601080

New Foreign Currency Options for CU Members Added to Travelex, CUNA Alliance - September 17, 2008

Credit unions can offer their members more foreign currency options through two new products that are now included in the CUNA Strategic Services, Travelex alliance agreement.
http://www.techweb.com/showPressRelease.jhtml?articleID=X722733

Hughes to Put Youth Before Booty - September 17, 2008

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes expects the 210million takeover of the club to be completed by the time the team return from Cyprus on Friday.
http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_4158671,00.html

Morgan Stanley and Goldman shares slide - September 17, 2008

Shares of Wall Street firms Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs plummeted on Wednesday and the UK's biggest mortgage lender, HBOS, looked set to be bought as signs of financial industry distress abounded.
http://home.eircom.net/content/reuters/worldnews/13726477?view=Eircomnet

Lloyds HBOS Credit crunch makes anything possible - September 17, 2008

News that British bank Lloyds TSB is on the brink of buying domestic rival HBOS underscores the speed with which regulators seem prepared to ditch long-held orthodoxies to counter the credit crunch.
http://www.reuters.com/article/innovationNews/idUSLH48163420080917