JPMorgan Chase's Thursday night takeover of troubled lender Washington Mutual Inc. didn't erase the dread of some borrowers, including Rick Howell of Tampa. He had a $169,000 equity line of credit with WaMu. ...more

September 27, 2008

The reorganization of Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs marks a historic end to a period when investment banks drove Wall Street and leaves open what - if anything - will assume the role of taking big risks that have powered the market's booms and busts. ...more

September 23, 2008

Congratulations, Raymond James, you're now the nation's largest investment bank. How? Because every other investment bank bigger than Raymond James Financial Inc. bit the dust last week or agreed to shotgun weddings with larger "commercial" banks that are perceived as more stable - stable by Wall Street standards. ...more

September 23, 2008

The woes of Wall Street have caught up with the crisis on Main Street. ...more

September 22, 2008

It's nowhere near the end of the world, but it does feel like the days immediately after Sept. 11, 2001, when the nation was knocked off its moorings and the future seemed uncertain. ...more

September 21, 2008

As it stands, the rest of us will be paying much money over a long time for the greed and bad judgment of those who melted down the economy. ...more

September 20, 2008

This is the peak of the hurricane season in the financial markets. ...more

September 19, 2008

Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis was paraphrased, not quoted directly, in Thursday's story, "Is Our Money Safe." ...more

September 19, 2008

There is just one problem with the genius of capitalism. From time to time, it veers off into barking madness. ...more

September 18, 2008

When Bill Crews, the chairman of Wauchula State Bank, and Tom Trevino, a broker with Merrill Lynch's brokerage in Sebring, spoke to the Kiwanis in Hardee County on Tuesday, they faced a deluge of questions. ...more

September 18, 2008