The Federal Reserve came to the aid of insurance giant AIG, engineering an $85 billion rescue, staving off the bankruptcy and hoping to bring a measure of calm to a shellshocked global market.

• 联邦贮备委员会拟定了一份85亿美元的援救项目；用于拯救濒临破产的AIG国际集团；同时也希望能够帮稳定全球股票市场.