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U.S. to buy equity stakes in major banks

In an effort to breathe life into the struggling economy, the Treasury Department will inject $250 billion into banks, while the FDIC took steps to help depositors.

In the latest effort to breathe life into the struggling economy, the Department of the Treasury announced that it will inject $250 billion into banks, while the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. took additional steps to help depositors.

Using funds from the $700 billion financial market bailout pa

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