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Business news for Mon, 17 Dec 2007 & with word fed. 14 news.

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23:26 Fed's $20bn to ease credit woe
BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The Fed makes billions of dollars available to banks in an auction hoping to ease credit-crunch concerns.
20:58 Greenspan urges U.S. to help those facing foreclosure
Business - International Herald Tribune
The former Fed chairman said that helping homeowners directly would create "a short-term fiscal problem" for the government, but that doing so would be more effective than solutions like freezing mortgage rates.
19:51 Fed to tighten up lending rules
Financial news of the day - CNNMoney.com
The Federal Reserve on Tuesday will propose a much stricter set of rules for mortgage lenders as part of the central bank's effort to avert abusive lending.
19:16 The Fed must not play Santa to the markets
FT.com - Comment and analysis
Markets are right to be concerned about recession risks, but there is an awful lot of whining mixed in here – most traders' bonuses will benefit a lot from an even softer Fed policy stance, writes Kenneth Rogoff
16:18 Leadership Emerges to Resolve Subprime Crisis
Financial Sense - financialsense.com
By Axel Merk. "True leadership may have finally emerged to resolve the subprime crisis, although it was difficult to spot during a tumultuous week at the Federal Reserve (Fed). On Tuesday, December 11, 2007, the Fed cut interest rates by 0.25%."
16:16 Fed to loan banks up to $20 bln to ease credit crunch
HoustonChronicle.com -- Business
The Federal Reserve is providing $20 billion in loans to banks as part of an unprecedented auction process to ease a global credit crisis and make sure financial institutions can keep lending to their customers.
16:16 Fed acts to curb deceptive home lending practices
HoustonChronicle.com -- Business
The Federal Reserve moved Tuesday to impose tough restrictions meant to curb unfair and deceptive home-lending practices and prevent a recurrence of this year's subprime meltdown.
14:39 Stocks Dip Ahead of Fed Auction
SFGate: Business & Technology
Wall Street extended last week's losses Monday as investors remained skeptical that the Federal Reserve's first credit auction will be effective in loosening up a tight market. The Fed is offering $20 billion in 28-day credit through an auction Monday....
14:38 Stocks dip ahead of Fed auction (AP)
Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News
AP - Wall Street extended last week's losses Monday as investors remained skeptical that the Federal Reserve's first credit auction will be effective in loosening up a tight market.
14:37 U.S. stocks start off amid warnings from Greenspan, Moody's
MarketWatch.com - MarketPulse
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks fell Monday as Moody's Investors Services warned it could lower bond insurer credit ratings because of subprime losses and former Fed chief Alan Greenspan warned of a possible recession. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 68.4 points to 13,271.5. The S&P 500 {s: $spx] declined 9.29 points to 1,458.66, and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 14.54 points to 2,621.2.
11:55 Stock Futures Fall Ahead of Fed Auction
Newsvine - business - Wire
Wall Street was poised to extend its losses Monday as investors remained skeptical that the Federal Reserve's first credit auction will be effective in loosening up a tight market.
08:18 Wall Street focus on housing data, Fed meet
China Post Online - Taiwan Business,World Business - chinapost.com.tw
Stock investors smarting from months of volatility are hoping this holiday-shortened week provides signs of a badly-needed yearend rally.
08:00 Here's what Greenspan would do / Former Fed chief says give tax breaks for at-risk mortgages
SFGate: Business & Technology
Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, suggested Sunday that a tax break or other government financial help for homeowners facing the mortgage crunch would be the best political fix for the economy. He cautioned against meddling with home...
06:32 Greenspan fed up with housing crisis
Money - NY Daily News - nydailynews.com
Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, suggested Sunday that a tax break or other government financial help for homeowners facing the mortgage crunch would be the best political fix for the economy.
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