Republican presidential candidate John McCain is campaigning in Pennsylvania today. NPR's Mara Liasson reports. Obama has a solid lead in Pennsylvania but McCain is still battling to turn Pennsylvania red. If he is to pull an upset, he'll have to ta...
It now appears the Bush administration is having a change of heart when it comes to the idea of a second economic stimulus package aimed at boosting the economy. Both Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and President Bush said today that they are more open to...
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama got a major boost today as he was endorsed by former Secretary of State Colin Powell. NPR's Jamie Tarabay has more. The retired general told NBC's Meet the Press he plans to vote for Obama on November 4....
President Bush is conferring at Camp David with the presidents of France and the European Commission about the global financial crisis, and plans for a summit of world leaders to be held in the US in the coming weeks. NPR's Curt Nickisch has more. P...
US stock markets swung between positive and negative territory dozens of times throughout the day and at the close, the main indices were lower. Traders clearly didn't take the advice of super investor Warren Buffet to buy American stocks. NPR's Joh...
Wall Street reversed yesterday's course and today ended trading up more than 400 points. Investors were buoyed by a Labor Department report showing the Consumer Price Index steady in September, and oil prices slid to their lowest level in more than...
The chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke warned today that an economic recovery will not come overnight. But he said federal officials are using every resource to stabilize the financial markets. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports. Speaking to the Ec...
The federal government, albeit reluctantly, has gotten into the banking business, announcing it would inject 250 billion dollars directly into some of the nation's largest financial institutions. Richard Sylla is an economics professor and financial...
After plunging 18% for the five days ending last Friday, the Dow and the other major stock market indices were back to life today, regaining 11% of their losses. For the Dow Jones Industrial Average, it was the single biggest one day point gain by a...
Stock futures in the US are moving higher this evening in advance of the opening of Asian markets. Investors will be assessing the latest government moves to deal with the global financial crisis. At a summit in Paris today, leaders of the 15 nation...