Global financial crisis in October 2008 by the Senate, 263-171 in a bipartisan vote. Discussions were ongoing in Europe regarding possible remedies for financial instability in Europe leading up to a conference Saturday afternoon in Paris hosted by Nicolas Sarkozy, president of France. UniCredit of Italy was reported to be the latest bank to come under pressure. During the night of October 2 Greece followed Ireland's lead and guaranteed all bank deposits. On October 3 it was reported that Wachovia had rejected the previous offer from Citigroup in favor of acquisition by Wells Fargo, resulting in a legal dispute with Citigroup. In Britain, the Financial Services
Global financial crisis in 2009 which the index had last seen in 1996. On March 10, 2009, a countertrend bear market rally began, taking the Dow up to 8500 by May 6, 2009. Financial stocks were up more than 150% during this rally. By May 9, financial stocks had rallied more than 150% in just over two months. On June 22 the World Bank projected that the global production for 2009 would fall by 2.9%, the first decline since the second world war. Global financial crisis in 2009 On the evening of January 18, the Danish Parliament agreed to a financial package worth 100 billion