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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Federal reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said new U.S. measures to shore up the financial system would help restore normality to markets.

The U.S. government is dramatically escalating its response to the financial crisis by planning to invest $250 billion in the country's banks, forcing nine of the largest to accept a Treasury stake in what amounts to a partial nationalization.

The west has a rescue plan for its financial system, but struggling emerging economies may have to go it alone

Democrats see quick infusions of cash to working and middle-class families as key to restoring Main Street's vitality and confidence in the U.S. economy

Asian markets have soared for a second day, led by a stunning 13 percent jump in Tokyo, after Wall Street rallied from its worst week ever on optimism that government rescue efforts will heal the crippled global financial system.

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Japan stands ready to offer money to any needed effort to inject capital into crumbling financial institutions around the world, the finance minister said Tuesday. The comments from Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa comes at a time when worries are growing...

THE Australian share market has ended almost four per cent higher after the biggest point gain ever on Wall Street and government action.

High-profile Twin Cities businessmen among creditors.

Global efforts to shore up banks spurred the Dow's biggest one-day point gain in history.