Third Quarter
The historic upheaval in the financial markets, bonds as a portfolio cushion, and more.
A Crisis in Finance
White House Overhauling Rescue Plan
Ken Cedeno/Bloomberg News
“We will do what it takes to resolve this crisis,” President Bush said in the Rose Garden on Saturday morning, flanked by finance ministers from the Group of 7 nations.A new plan to inject capital into banks raises questions about whether officials squandered time selling an earlier bailout approach.
Those With Sense of History May Find It’s Time to Invest
Some investors say that the sell-off has gone too far and that stocks could rally.
G.M. Said to Seek Merger With Ford Before Chrysler
G.M. executives are said to have approached Ford about a merger in July, but Ford rejected the idea.
Amid the Gloom, an E-Commerce War
Seven years ago, eBay was an online juggernaut and Amazon.com its weaker rival. How times have changed.
Across the Country, Fear About Savings, the Job Market and Retirement
As the market continued its steep slide, many Americans say they are sensing losses beyond the short-term hits to their portfolios.
Economic View
Got $700 Billion? Sweat the Details
The bailout bill is laden with all kinds of vague legislative guidelines and there are lots of details the next Treasury secretary will have to grapple with.
Finance Students Keep Their Job Hopes Alive
Financial companies are shedding tens of thousands of jobs, yet applications to graduate business schools rose this year.
Everybody’s Business
Fear and Loathing in La Jolla
The Wall Street-Treasury-Federal Reserve axis is hated, loathed and feared by an angry mob of investors in the San Diego suburb of La Jolla.
A Power That May Not Stay So Super
Britain overreached imperially. The U.S. has been doing it financially.
The Frugal Teenager, Ready or Not
With no choice but to cut back, parents say “no” and children say, “Huh?”
Connecticut
How Talks Can Avert Defaults
A court-based mediation program is helping Connecticut homeowners find their way through the always frustrating, sometimes excruciating process of foreclosure.
More From Business
Funds, Too, Are Mining New Energy Sources
Exchange-traded funds that focus on alternative energy have proliferated and many of them have been mirroring the sharp swings in the oil markets.
Keeping Your Own Health Chart, Online
New tools are being developed that may help harried patients monitor their medications, home tests and other details.
Slipstream
Intuition + Money: An Aha Moment
The discovery of a new material called black silicon offers a lesson in government financing of science and technology.
Scene Stealer
A DreamWorks Deal Could Rock Universal’s Boat
Just as NBC Universal has gained record profitability, a DreamWorks deal could create a disruption at the studio.
Ventures
Some REIT’s Like the Smallest Spaces
Some real estate investment trusts — those owning apartment buildings and self-storage facilities — have held up better than most stocks.
Multimedia
SLIDE SHOW: In Old Ads, Doctors and Babies Say ‘Smoke’
Madison Avenue employed athletes, doctors, entertainers and children in ads that sold America on cigarettes.
VIDEO: Weathering the Financial Crisis
Michael Sawyer, a Citigroup financial adviser, discusses some of the challenges of advising clients during the current financial crisis.
INTERACTIVE FEATURE: Across America, Speaking Out on the Economy
The Times asked residents of several American cities to share their thoughts on the economic turbulence and how it affects their lives.
INTERACTIVE FEATURE: The Debt Trap
A series about the surge in consumer debt and the lenders who made it possible.
SLIDE SHOW: Following the Bouncing Oil Price
A photo essay on the action in the pits of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
SLIDE SHOW: Where Housing Crashed Hardest
In Merced, Calif., thousands of foreclosed homes are on the market, and three out of four sales are foreclosures.
AUDIO SLIDE SHOW: Boston Steps In as Foreclosures Pound Neighborhood
In the hardscrabble Dorchester neighborhood, Boston has begun to buy foreclosed homes in an effort to redevelop them and stanch the area’s decline.
Podcast
Weekend Business
This week: Jeff Sommer and Gretchen Morgenson on the storm sweeping through the financial markets; John Schwartz on finding joy in the misery of the very, very rich; and Tim O’Brien and Brad Stone on the battle of the online retail giants.
Today’s Columnist
Fair Game
Regulators in Need of Rehab
Regulators have completely squandered any trust that taxpayers may have had in them. Earning it back is going to take time and a commitment to transparency.
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How This Bear Market Compares
The current bear market compared to others of the past 100 years.
Credit Crisis Indicators
Five ways to measure the recent disruptions in the credit markets, updated every day.
Five Weeks of Financial Turmoil
A look at the recent events that shook the world’s financial system.
The Reckoning: A Series
Risk in Hindsight
A special series exploring the causes of the financial crisis, from Washington to Wall Street.
Times Topics in Business
‘R.I.P. Good Times,’ Sequoia Capital Warns, and more.
After losing jobs, more workers sue, and more.
DealBook
Goldman and 'Dr. Doom'
An economics professor's gloomy views about Goldman Sachs drew a forceful response from the firm.
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