financial crisis

When Congress first rejected the $700 billion bailout, the Dow Jones industrial average plunged 777 points.

The presidential candidates took a break from the campaign trail today to head back to Washington D.C., where some very important decisions have to be made. The rivals were both back in D.C.

Although Congress don’t have a bailout deal, Republican John McCain agreed to attend the first presidential debate Friday, backpedaling on an earlier decision to delay the event until Washington

Confident but not yet celebrating, congressional leaders agreed Thursday on a multibillion-dollar bailout plan for Wall Street aimed at staving off a national economic catastrophe.

In a 12-minute prime-time address from the White House, President Bush warned Americans and lawmakers reluctant to pass a $700 billion financial rescue plan that failing to act fast risks wiping