Wall Street barreled higher Monday for the second straight session, this time in a relief rally over the government's plan to bail out Citigroup - a move it hopes will help quiet some of the uncertainty hounding the financial sector and the overall economy. The Dow Jones industrials soared nearly 400 points and the major indexes all jumped more than 4.5 percent. ...more

November 25, 2008

Obama Was Winner There is no doubt in my mind who won Tuesday night's debate. Obama was articulate, showed a greatly improved maturity since the beginning of the campaign, and was specific in answering the questions with a point-by-point explanation of his solutions. ...more

October 9, 2008

The battered home-building industry got another dose of bad news Friday as a key bellwether of the sector's health showed new home sales and prices dipped in June, dashing hopes for a summertime housing turnaround. ...more

July 26, 2008

A mortgage rescue to help hundreds of thousands of struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure and get more affordable, safer loans passed the Senate overwhelmingly on Friday, but it faces a bumpy road amid continuing turmoil in the housing market. ...more

July 12, 2008

Home foreclosures will keep rising next year no matter who is elected president in November. ...more

July 7, 2008

The process of property foreclosure. ...more

June 27, 2008

President Bush, acknowledging the economic "tough times" for many Americans, said Monday that he remains opposed to any homeowner rescue legislation that would be a bailout for lenders. ...more

May 20, 2008

President Bush and Congress are clashing over how to address the housing crisis, clouding the prospects of an election-year rescue package. ...more

May 8, 2008

Florida and California helped drive the national foreclosure rate to an all-time high in the third quarter, fresh evidence of the problems afflicting distressed homeowners amid the housing meltdown. ...more

December 7, 2007