====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0413_1 from reel: NP 14838 (2008-08-18 to 2008-12-15) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/41534 Title: Banks Around World Cut Interest Rates as Stocks Plummet Summary: Global banks cut interest rates amid stock market declines, with Federal Reserve reducing rates to 1.5% and Dow Jones falling 189 points amid financial crisis concerns. Category: national news Subjects: global economy; financial markets; interest rates; economic crisis Named Entities: Paulson, Henry [Treasury Secretary]; Bernanke, Ben [Federal Reserve chairman] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Political Violence in Thailand Leaves Two Dead, 443 Injured Summary: Anti-government protests in Bangkok turn violent, with two dead and hundreds injured in clashes between protesters and police. Category: national news Subjects: political unrest; Thailand; protests; violence Named Entities: Somchai Wongsawat [Thai Prime Minister] Confidence: 0.85 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Campus Court; Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Co.; Dunn Bros Coffee Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.