* Dow drops over 100 points in first hour of trading as credit freezes up.
•U.S. Stocks Drop on Concern Economic Growth to Slow; GE, Ford Shares Fall •Cash-Starved Corporations Scrap Dividends, Tap Credit Lines to Raise Funds •Lehman's Hedge-Fund Clients Left in Lurch as Prime-Brokerage Assets Frozen •Financial Bond Spreads in Europe Widen to Record on Bank Funding Concerns •Xstrata Raises Lonmin Stake to 25% After Scrapping Planned $9 Billion Bid •Moscow Builders Halt Projects as Credit Crunch Threatens Real Estate Boom •Daimler, Porsche Drop After Carmakers Predict Worsening Market Conditions •Senate Sets Bailout Vote, Sweetens Package With Boost in Deposit Insurance •Bush, Paulson Lobby Industry, Congress in Bid to Salvage Bank Rescue Plan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
