Americans are trying to wrap their heads around the government pouring billions of dollars into U.S. banks. Fortune Magazine's Allan Sloan told Renita Jablonski that it doesn't mean an end to the capitalist system.
Insurances companies invest just like the rest of us. How much risk do they face from the financial meltdown? Marketplace's New York Bureau Chief Amy Scott reports.
Another person it's important to have faith in: the one managing your money. Host Tess Vigeland talks to Diahann Lassus about establishing a trusting relationship with your financial advisor.
President Bush will meet with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at Camp David. It's not likely to lead to a worldwide summit because the president is in lame duck status. But Jeremy Hobson reports on something that might come up.
Are we in a recession? A slowdown? A rebalancing? What happens next? Kai Ryssdal asks Mike Mandel, writer for BusinessWeek, and Johs Worsoe, senior executive vp, global markets, for Union Bank, for their thoughts.
Investment banks like Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers have been major casualties of the financial crisis. With investors skeptical about risk, is the investment banking model dead? London Bureau Chief Stephen Beard reports.
Reports say GM and Chrysler have stepped up merger talks, with GM running out of cash. Toyota, on the other hand, is promoting a new zero-financing initiative for 11 models. Ashley Milne-Tyte has more.
Construction of new homes was expected to drop in September, but not to the lowest number in seven years. With builders and buyers unable to get loans easily, the decline is expected to continue. Mitchell Hartman reports.
European leaders and President Bush will discuss global bank regulations this weekend. But John Dimsdale reports Europe may have some convincing to do if they want to get free market countries in.
Pennsylvania is experimenting with a mandatory mediation system for foreclosures that requires borrower and lender to try to work things out before a judge. But Jeff Tyler reports many don't know the program exists.
