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The US government announces a rescue plan for the Citigroup banking giant after its shares plunge by more than 60%.

Insurance giant AIG gets fresh financial help from the US government, bringing the total aid package for the firm to about $150bn.

The US government is preparing to take stakes in its banks, echoing steps taken by the UK and other European countries.

A subsidiary of UK defence giant BAE Systems has agreed to pay millions of dollars to the US government over defective body armour.

The US government announces plans for the takeover of failing mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.

Shares in Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae fall again on fears that the US government will be forced to bail out the troubled mortgage giants.

The US government is reported to be considering pumping extra capital into Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Shares in EADS fall 3% on news the US government has reopened a $35bn contract to make US Air Force refuelling tankers.

Corn prices hit new records after a US government forecast that output will fall because of poor weather.

The US government is told to change the size or texture of dollars as it is difficult for blind people to tell them apart.