7:22pm: Online giant, challenged by rival Microsoft and the Justice Department, allows time for further negotiations with antitrust regulators. (more)
6:25pm: Auto giant says facility will cease operation in December as it shifts focus to smaller vehicles. (
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5:43pm: Online report that CEO Steve Jobs suffered a heart attack was false. SEC said to be investigating. (
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5:12pm: Governor Schwarzenegger and state officials cool to federal government's $700 billion bailout designed to unfreeze the credit market. (
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4:10pm: A month that should have been a bonanza for David Einhorn turned into a bust. (
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4:01pm: Banks have all but stopped lending, so entrepreneurs are turning to nontraditional sources of funding to keep their businesses running. (
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3:44pm: The House joined the Senate in approving the bank bailout plan Friday. Even though many taxpayers are still angry, the rescue plan was necessary. (
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2:23pm: According to S&P, 138 companies decreased their dividend during the third quarter, up from 21 last year. (
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1:50pm: A growing number of people are working part-time jobs because they can't find full-time work, or abandoning their job search altogether. (
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1:42pm: Installing online cameras helped one restaurant owner boost profits by 40%. (
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1:16pm: The bank wants to scotch the investor-funded Wells-Wachovia deal that aims to supplant its own version, backed by taxpayers. Good luck with that. (
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12:59pm: One of the world's biggest architectural firms looks to Mother Nature for ideas. (
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12:54pm: The failed savings and loan and its bondholders began battling for assets today, including $5B cash, in court. (
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12:45pm: Concerns about falling demand persist as investors mull bailout impact. (
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12:15pm: The mortgage finance giants will not increase fees to .5% from .25% on loans they purchase. (
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12:09pm: Without a free flow of money, analysts warn that Christmas sales could decline as consumers cut back on gifts and stores struggle to stock shelves. (
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11:55am: Gerri Willis answers reader's questions about 401(k) plans, bank versus credit unions and credit scores. (
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11:38am: Education, farms, utilities, stores and hospitals all grew thanks to exports and deliveries. (
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10:47am: Dow suffers worst weekly performance since the week after 9/11 attacks, as investors remain fearful about the economy. (
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10:27am: MetLife, Hartford Financial and other life insurers rally a day after bankruptcy concerns rocked the group. (
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10:19am: The Japanese automaker is taking an unusually aggressive approach after a crushing September sales drop. (
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10:07am: In a letter to the Treasury secretary, Gov. Schwarzenegger said the state may need an emergency loan for day-to-day operations. (
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9:55am: Soundbars may not sound quite as good as more complicated systems, but they make things a lot simpler. (
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9:54am: Intrade.com's prediction market is heavily weighted towards success for the second attempt at a Wall Street bailout bill. (
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9:51am: With a video game hit on its hands Viacom hopes to bring back cache - and cash (
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9:26am: The discount-store operator's fourth-quarter profit rises 41% as consumers used stimulus checks to buy inexpensive products. (
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9:23am: President Bush signs historic $700 billion plan aimed at stemming credit crisis. (
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9:16am: U.S. currency in flux after House approves historic financial intervention. (
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8:37am: Payrolls shrink by 159,000 - 9th straight month of cuts. '08 total: 760,000. (
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8:24am: Here's a rundown of key provisions of the financial rescue plan. (
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8:22am: No relief for lending stranglehold, even as House sends bill to Bush. Treasurys rise as stocks sell off, on rumors of a rate cut. (
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8:12am: Pacific Biosciences' groundbreaking gene-sequencing technology could change healthcare. (
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7:54am: $700 billion bailout will let Treasury buy securities backed by credit cards and car loans. Delinquencies rising. (
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7:48am: Cleaning up banks' balance sheets is a start, but the government may need to do more. (
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7:45am: Hours after Wells Fargo unveiled plans to buy Wachovia for $15B, Citigroup, which agreed to buy Wachovia assets Monday, demands firms terminate deal. (
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7:38am: Troubled insurance giant says sale of other assets will allow to pay off $61 billion in loans from the Federal Reserve. (
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7:05am: Wall Street starts the day on a positive note on bailout hopes after government's dismal employment report. (
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7:02am: Comments from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid about a 'major insurance company' on the verge of bankruptcy send already hard-hit stocks sharply lower. (
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6:56am: The Swiss bank is cutting jobs in an effort to shore up its balance sheet; total headcount reduction is now 6,000 over the past year. (
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5:43am: Crude prices have been erratic, dropping below $93 before moving back to nearly $95 amid jitters over the bailout. (
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4:23am: The average sales price continues to climb - it's now $1.4 million - but the number of buyers is falling fast. (
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1:05am: Big investors turn away from VCs as the financial crisis takes its toll. (
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