The difference between now and three years ago may be more in cause than in effect. The first crisis was fueled by Wall Street -- this one, some analysts argue, was caused by the government's mishandling of the debt crisis.

The Federal Reserve bank is scheduled to meet this morning. One thing the Fed could do is a third round of quantitative easing -- but analysts say not to expect any major policy moves this afternoon.

Police say young rioters in London are using tools like Twitter and BlackBerry Messenger to organize attacks on businesses

Markets overseas have fluctuated wildly throughout the morning, and investors are looking to the Federal Reserve for answers

Sharp stock market drops of late are reminiscent of the 2008 crisis -- and that's put investors on edge. But the roots of our current economic turmoil are much different than the causes of the last recession.