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After dipping below US52c for the first time in six years on Friday morning, the New Zealand dollar lifted out of the hole.

US Bankcorp has taken over the banking operations of two financial institutions in Southern California.

Siouxland's Own Spiritual Soldiers William Booth began the Salvation Army in in London in July 1865.

Pacific Rim nations assured the world Sunday that the global financial crisis can be quelled in 18 months, but provided few details of how they expect that to happen _ or how their governments can help.

The 21 economies, which represent more than half of the world's productive power, also pledged during a two-day summit not to erect new protectionist barriers for the next year, and to jump-start stalled World Trade Organization talks.

The main accomplishment of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum was a widening of support for the Washington Declaration made last weekend by major economies that pledged to maintain free trade despite pressures to protect domestic industries.

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Greensboro, N.C. - Judging by Dayna Neumann's pantry, Campbell Soup Co. may turn the U.S. recession into rising sales, just as it did in the last two contractions.

This is a year for the record books. As we stand gaping at the incredible losses in the last three months -- or just the month of October -- we search for comparative measures of loss.

The head of the Swiss Banking Commission said he did not rule out that UBS AG might need more government aid to survive the financial crisis, a daily newspaper reported Sunday.

Daniel Zuberbuehler told SonntagsZeitung that a $60 billion government bailout agreed last month with UBS had stabilized the bank's liquidity situation.

But 'if you look at the development of the market, it is indeed open whether our package of measures will be sufficient,' he was quoted as saying.

UBS is Switzerland's largest bank, and if it faces more difficulties, the government 'might have to inject more capital,' he reportedly said.

First, stock market losses left a sting. Now, after a nearly 50 percent decline, the losses feel like an open wound.

Webster Financial Corp., parent of Webster Bank, said Friday it has received a previously announced influx of $400 million in new capital under the U.S. Treasury Department's Capital Purchase Program.