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A bankruptcy judge is expected to sign off on Barclay's bid to buy some of Lehman Brothers assets. Not much will be left of the storied firm after that, but the government will take on the remains. Amy Scott reports.

The plan would take on the liquidity crisis by clearing the so-called toxic loans from the balance sheets of troubled financial institutions. Markets worldwide were boosted on the news. Jeremy Hobson has more.

Last night, I was doing laundry and watching the news when Paulson, Bernanke, and the main powers of the House and Senate came out of their meeting...

In the latest of a long list of stunning events, the U.S. Treasury (or really the American taxpayer) is now guaranteeing that money market mutual...

Host Stacey Vanek-Smith turns to financial expert Greg McBride to get some practical advice for investors on what to do in this tumultuous economic climate. Some key investor issues come up.

Although there is disagreement in Congress about increasing government spending on infrastructure, there appears to be bi-partisan support to do something for the unemployed. Danielle Karson has more.

UK investors were buoyed not only by news of the U.S. Treasury's plan to set up a new institution for toxic debt, but also by their country's ban on short selling. Megan Williams looks into the turnaround.

Got this nice note this morning. It's an important reminder....

Some ESPN viewers miss the old shows, when the network covered seemingly all sports. But today the network also covers a select schedule of events like hot-dog eating contests. Scott Jagow has more.

The bailouts so far haven't generated much of a bump on Wall Street, but the proposal for the government to buy and hold $800 billion in "toxic debt" is well-received. Scott Jagow asks an expert what's up.