The Congressional Oversight Panel is out with a new TARP report today, which may mean added stress for banks. The report suggests that regulators should keep carrying out tests as long as banks hold toxic assets. Ashley Milne-Tyte has the story.
Today, the Treasury Dept will announce which banks get to pay back TARP. But some analysts worry that if regulators let weaker banks try to walk on their own, taxpayers could end up bailing them out again. Steve Henn reports.
General Motors and Citigroup were booted from the Dow Jones index this week. So what's it like for the new kids, Cisco Systems and Travelers? Our Marketplace Players imagine a possible classroom scenario.
Being in debt used to be a social stigma, but now it seems to be the American way. Tess Vigeland talks to Dave Ramsey, author of "Total Money Makeover," about how America became a nation of borrowers in love with credit.
Recently, the government was going to help banks unload some of their risky loans. But lately, the banks have been able to raise their own money, so the FDIC has postponed the public-private sale of a billion dollars of loans. Amy Scott reports.
Even though the U.K. recession is over, a survey of business confidence is making some feel better about the current state of the economy. But it's not time for Britain to celebrate just yet. Stephen Beard reports.
Morgan Stanley is raising capital through a new stock offering, and China is getting in on the deal. In fact, China's getting in on a lot of deals lately. Scott Tong looks into why.
The administration wants to consolidate the many existing federal regulators, a method already tried in Great Britain. But some U.S. lawmakers take the failure of that system as proof consolidation is no fix. John Dimsdale reports.
