Wall Street

In the past couple of weeks the three major indices have lost 10 percent. More than 1,000 points on the Dow. That's a lot of money not in stocks. Chris Low, chief economist at FTN Financial, talks with Kai Ryssdal about what's going on with Wall Street.

The U.S. Justice Department is concluding a two-year criminal investigation into insurance giant AIG.

Heidi Moore from the Big Money and Sudeep Reddy of the Wall Street Journal talk to Kai Ryssdal about the latest in the financial reform bill.

If you really want to know what's making all the waves in equities — stocks — you've got to look at debt — bonds, the credit markets. Bob Moon reports.

Proposed restrictions on trading could take a big bite out of bank profits. And some analysts say that could hurt the whole economy. Amy Scott reports.

Following weeks of debate, the U.S. Senate approved its version of the financial reform bill Thursday — bringing Congress one step closer to passing the most sweeping overhaul of the financial regulatory system since the aftermath of the Great Depression. Follow our coverage of how the bill differs from the House's version and what it may fail to address.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid plans to ask for a new vote today on ending debate over the financial regulatory reform bill. Two Democrat holdouts seeking tougher regulations kept the bill — which would be the most sweeping overhaul of the financial regulatory system since the aftermath of the Great Depression — from moving forward.

The Senate is still wrestling over key aspects of the financial overhaul bill, and one sticking point comes in the form of derivatives. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.

The SEC and other regulators say they still don't know what happened earlier this month when stocks crashed almost a thousand points in just a few minutes. Before bouncing back almost as fast. But regulators have come up with a new set of trading rules that they hope will prevent another flash crash.

The Securities and Exchange commission is expected to come out with their take on that unexpected market tumble from a couple weeks ago, and a few key recommendations on how to prevent a repeat. Marketplace's Nancy Marshall Genzer has more.