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Oil advanced from a three-day low after Greece's parliament approved austerity measures to secure an international bailout, easing concern that Europe's debt crisis will worsen and curb demand for commodities.

President George W. Bush recently spoke to a gathering of auto dealers in Las Vegas, saying that while he believes in the free market under normal conditions, he doesn't regret the $700 billion bailout fund used to rescue General Motors and Chrysler from the brink of collapse.

Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos plans today to discuss with the nation's political leaders the implementation of additional fiscal measures needed to secure a second European Union-led bailout.

General Motors Co., saved by the Obama administration with a $50 billion bailout, is making more money than it has in its history, adding jobs and gaining market share.

The Federal Reserve and the big banks fought for more than two years to keep details of the largest bailout in U.S. history a secret.

The Federal Reserve and the big banks fought for more than two years to keep details of the largest bailout in U.S. history a secret.

Now, the rest of the world can see what it was missing.

Nov. 3 -- Bloomberg's Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today.

Two officials close to the Greek prime minister say he has scrapped his plan to hold a referendum on the latest Greek debt deal.

Stocks surged 3 percent in a broad rally on Thursday as a long-awaited agreement by European leaders to boost the region's bailout fund promised to remove a major headwind for the market.

European leaders struggled to show they were making progress in overcoming the euro-zone debt crisis ahead of a summit meeting on Wednesday.