Howard Rosenblatt voted for U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd five years ago. He won't do that again. ...more

March 21, 2009

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has given Wall Street a double dose of reassurance. Now it's President Barack Obama's turn. ...more

February 24, 2009

Even by the standards of battered automakers, Chrysler is in dire shape. ...more

January 8, 2009

Under mounting pressure to act, the Bush administration said Friday it was ready to step in and prevent the U.S. auto industry from collapsing after the Senate refused to pass a rescue bill endorsed by the White House and congressional Democrats. The most obvious source of help was the Wall Street bailout fund. ...more

December 12, 2008

Detroit's Big Three automakers pleaded with Congress on Tuesday for a $25 billion lifeline to save the once-proud titans of U.S. industry, warning of a national economic catastrophe should they collapse. ...more

November 18, 2008

First, the $700 billion rescue for the economy was about buying devalued mortgage-backed securities from tottering banks to unclog frozen credit markets. ...more

October 26, 2008

I cannot recall another time when a crisis hit this country and Congress was not all fired up to investigate. ...more

September 26, 2008

It isn't often that public outrage peaks so close to an election, but this is a rare moment in history when "we the people" can exact a price from the political leadership that has duped, scammed and lied to them, contributing mightily to the current financial mess. ...more

September 26, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Urgent efforts to lash together a $700 billion rescue plan for the national economy broke apart Thursday night, hours after key lawmakers had declared they had reached a deal. ...more

September 25, 2008

Home prices in July fell 5.3 percent compared with a year ago, a government agency said Tuesday, and have now receded to October 2005 levels. ...more

September 24, 2008