 Wall Street Journal | Australia Stocks Rise, Led by Banks on Fannie, Freddie Takeover Bloomberg - By Shani Raja Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Australia's benchmark index rose the most in almost six months, led by financial stocks, after the US government seized control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, boosting confidence companies will weather the subprime ... S&P cuts Freddie, Fannie stock ratings to junk Taipei shares surge as financials rally after Fannie, Freddie ... |