http://www.news-spider.com/Business/Markets/index.html Latest Markets News from news-spider.com. News from more than 2,000 sources, updated continuously. en-us Copyright (c) 2008 news-spider.com. All rights reserved. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:35:57 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223857013 Stephen Hester was tapped as the likely CEO of RBS. The appointment would put Hester at the helm of a bank that has grown rapidly since 2000, but has recently stumbled. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223857013 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:01:00 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223857127 AFP - As the global financial storm blows fear through Asia's stock markets, Filipino maid Christy Arciaga is jittery -- even though she does not own any shares. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223857127 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:25:26 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223857011 Banco Santander is in talks to acquire full control of Sovereign Bancorp, a large thrift-holding company hobbled by souring loans, for about $2.53 billion. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223857011 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:18:00 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223857017 Panic in financial markets has turned the Australian dollar into one of the world's worst-performing currencies in recent weeks. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223857017 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:16:00 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223853177 NEW YORK (MarketWahtch) -- The Federal Reserve Board said Sunday it has approved the application by Wells Fargo & Co. to acquire Wachovia Corp. . The deal was expected to close by the end of the year. ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223853177 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:05:01 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223853117 Morgan Stanley and Mitsubishi UFJ continued to negotiate their $9 billion pact Sunday, as both sides pushed to keep the general terms of the deal intact. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223853117 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:56:00 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223853228 AP - Investors agonizing over whether the stock market is bottoming out or about to continue its precipitous decline face more uncertainty this week as they await action on the government's rapidly ex ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223853228 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:47:47 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223853229 AFP - An unprecedented worldwide effort costing trillions of dollars to tame the financial crisis faces an acid test Monday when battered Asian stock markets pass a critical judgment on the measures. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223853229 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:30:55 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223857130 Reuters - High anxiety on Wall Street won't subside next week as the deepening credit crunch pushes the global economy into recession and corporate profits increasingly become an afterthought as inves ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223857130 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:27:52 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223846273 WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Leading economies now have coordinated, detailed and comprehensive plans to resolve the severe credit crisis that has put the financial system on the brink of a meltdown, s ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223846273 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:13:25 GMT