The credit markets can be mind-numbing in their complexity, but they are vital to what happens in our everyday lives. They're also the reason President Bush proposed the controversial $700 billion rescue plan. Here are some answers to questions about the credit markets. ...more

October 8, 2008

It did not surprise me to see a letter like the one written by Dallas Dunlap in which he basically blames the Republicans for wrecking the United States. After all, in the world of Dallas Dunlap, Frances Earl and Ted Rall, Republicans are evil and Democrats are the saviors of mankind. ...more

October 8, 2008

Barack Obama and John McCain clashed repeatedly over the causes and cures for the worst economic crisis in 80 years Tuesday night in a debate in which Republican McCain called for a sweeping $300 billion program to shield homeowners from mortgage foreclosure. ...more

October 7, 2008

The widow of an Iraq war veteran who committed suicide while in outpatient care for depression at a Veterans Administration hospital has sued the federal government for negligence. ...more

October 7, 2008

Many of us are nervously watching the wild swings on the stock market for signs of a Wall Street collapse, but it's the obscure credit markets that matter most right now to consumers and businesses alike. ...more

October 7, 2008

It's a wild ride, but the nation's economy isn't going to keep going down, down, down. ...more

October 7, 2008

On the biggest issue on voters' minds, the economic crisis, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin spoke for most ordinary Americans when she blamed greed and corruption and said, "We need to stop that." ...more

October 4, 2008

WASHINGTON - President Bush and congressional backers of a $700 billion financial industry bailout carried out high-intensity lobbying Thursday, on the eve of a crucial House vote that Bush said "a lot of people are watching." ...more

October 2, 2008