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Euphoria fades. Fear glows. Futures are lower ahead of the open Monday as the market digests the weight of previous days' events. And stocks don't seem to recover.
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Japan's largest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, says it plans to buy a 10- to 20- percent stake in Morgan Stanley [MS
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The latter had been in talks to merge with Wachovia, but sources tell Charlie Gasparino and Mary Thompson that Mitsubishi's move, combined with the Fed's decision to allow Morgan and Goldman Sachs [GS
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What You Were Reading:
- Bailout Plan Boosts Stagflation Risk: El-Erian
- Morgan-Wachovia Deal Is Off the Table
- Congress to Consider Auto Loans in Spending Bill
The New York Stock Exchange announces plans to add 30 more stocks to the short-selling ban list, including CNBC parent General Electric [GE
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The expansion of the short-selling ban does little to help financial shares: Washington Mutual tumbles 22 percent, while Wachovia and Wells Fargo [WFC
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] and Chrysler say they cannot make necessary operations upgrades without financial help, as they face ever-tighter credit prospects on top of their already daunting finances and outlooks. The Dow loses nearly 373 points, or 3.3 percent, to close at 11015.69. Financials account for three of the top four decliners. The S&P 500 falls 3.8 percent, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq skids 4.2 percent.
Crude oil [US@CL.1
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What the Experts Were Saying:
"It came late, but it came big": Mohamed El-Erian, Pimco co-CEO, says the financial bailout may cause short-term stagflation—but will make money for the U.S. in the long run.
Billionaire Warren Buffett supports Hank Paulson's plan, but sources say it has already hurt Berkshire Hathaway shares. Becky Quick reports.
Dick Bove of Ladenburg Thalman (c. Sept. 2008) tells CNBC what the changes at Goldman and Morgan mean for the industry.
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