Washington - Australia, Britain and the US have moved to curb a stock-trading practice called short-selling to help put a brake on the down-slide of world stock markets.
For the US, the move is "intended to prevent investors from driving down the price of particular stocks for their own personal gain," warned US President George W Bush Friday morning.
He said that "anyone engaging in illegal transactions will be caught and prosecuted."
Washington - US President George W Bush on Thursday defended the "extraordinary measures" taken by the government to address a growing financial crisis and sought to reassure investors leading a sell-off on Wall Street in the past week.
Speaking after an emergency White House meeting with his economic advisors, Bush promised the government would continue taking necessary actions "to strengthen and stabilize our financial markets and improve investor confidence."
Washington - The attack on the US embassy in Yemen on Wednesday serves as a reminder that "we are at war with extremists," President George W Bush said, offering condolences to the families of those killed.
"This attack is a reminder that we are at war with extremists who will murder innocent people to achieve their ideological objectives," Bush said at the White House.
Washington - President George W Bush on Tuesday added Bolivia to a drugs blacklist after concluding that the South American country has failed to cooperate in stemming production and trafficking of illegal narcotics.
Bolivia joins Venezuela and Myanmar - also known as Burma - as failing to meet international obligations to curb drug trafficking, Bush said in a statement released by the White House.
"I hereby designate Bolivia, Burma, and Venezuela as countries that have failed demonstrably during the previous 12 months to adhere to their obligations under international counter-narcotics agreements," Bush said.
Washington - President George W Bush on Tuesday added Bolivia to a drugs blacklist after concluding the South American country has failed to cooperate in stemming the production and trafficking of illegal narcotics.
Bolivia joins Venezuela and Myanmar - also known as Burma - for failing to meet international obligations to curb drug trafficking, Bush said in a statement released by the White House.
Washington - Australia, Britain and the US have moved to curb a stock-trading practice called short-selling to help put a brake on the down-slide of world stock markets.
Washington - US President George W Bush on Thursday defended the "extraordinary measures" taken by the government to address a growing financial crisis and sought to reassure investors leading a sell-off on Wall Street in the past week.
Washington - The attack on the US embassy in Yemen on Wednesday serves as a reminder that "we are at war with extremists," President George W Bush said, offering condolences to the families of those killed.
Washington - President George W Bush on Tuesday added Bolivia to a drugs blacklist after concluding the South American country has failed to cooperate in stemming the production and trafficking of illegal narcotics.
