Morgan Stanley got a much-needed cash infusion on Monday, raising $9 billion by selling preferred shares to the Japanese bank Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. ...more

October 14, 2008

For Citymeals-on-Wheels, a nonprofit group that delivers food to homebound New Yorkers, the Wall Street crisis already means 100,000 fewer meals will be delivered to people who need them. ...more

October 6, 2008

UserNameCheck.com When you think up that perfect new handle for storming social networks and other registration-only sites across the Web, run it through UserNameCheck.com first. The application's purpose is simple: to tell you whether that name is already in use at a pretty impressive list of sites, from Delicious and Digg to eBay and Xbox Live. The list of checks can take some time, so grab a cup of coffee. ...more

October 6, 2008

American International Group said Friday it plans to sell a number of business units to pay off its massive government loan. ...more

October 4, 2008

Even on a day when the financial world was collapsing, he looked every bit the part of the successful financier as he stood before the crowd of Tampa business men and women. ...more

October 1, 2008

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