Investing

The House is expected to vote on a financial bailout package today, but investors are wondering whether this will shake the fear out of the banking system. Scott Jagow talks to Stephen Beard about Europe's bailout methods.

Fed Chair Ben Bernanke has been saying that investments with value are going for fire sale prices. Well, Warren Buffet heard that and jumped in to buy $5 billion of stock in Goldman Sachs. Steve Henn reports.

Question: I have a municipal mm mutual fund with Fidelity. It is spread across all 50 states. The prospectus shows that for instance Lehman is the …

Money market mutual funds looked to be losing their "good as cash" reputation, so the government stepped in to protect investors. Host Tess Vigeland asks Marketplace's Amy Scott if the move is enough.

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.

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.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is removing insurance giant AIG from its index and replacing it with Kraft Foods Inc. Given that Kraft's revenues have been about one-third of AIG's, how much weight should we be giving the Dow? Jeremy Hobson reports.

A lot of well-known investment houses are gone now — remember E.F. Hutton? Bob Moon talks with a former Goldman Sachs partner about what it will take for investment banks to survive from now on.