Dec 4th, 2008 · In making their case for a $34 billion government bailout, the Big Three automakers have warned Congress that allowing them to go bankrupt would hobble the nation's economy. They also say it would be devastating to national security — an argument many defense experts say is dubious.
Nov 20th, 2008 · Detroit automakers have hundreds of thousands of retirees who are wondering what might happen if their former employers go bankrupt. Auto executives say without $25 billion in loans, they could be forced into bankruptcy. Michigan Radio's Dustin Dwyer talked to a GM retiree about the industry's pleas for financial help.
Nov 18th, 2008 · Former airline executive Michael E. Levine wrote a Wall Street Journal op-ed piece arguing that a federal bailout would be bad for General Motors. Reorganization in federal bankruptcy court is a better solution, Levine says.
Sep 9th, 2008 · Parents of children with autism often have trouble figuring out where to go for help. It's not necessary to move to another state, says Marguerite Colston of the Autism Society of America. She offers tips on the best ways to navigate a complicated care system.
Aug 22nd, 2008 · Fuel prices and airline woes are putting college sports teams in a headlock. Teams face extra surcharges for baggage and bankrupt airlines have schools scrambling for group rates on charter flights. Peter O'Dowd reports from Wyoming Public Radio.
Jul 2nd, 2008 · After he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Jeff Rubin of Philadelphia went bankrupt paying for his medical bills. Would that happen in England? Both the U.S. and the U.K. ration health care. A look at patient experiences on either side of the Atlantic.
Mar 28th, 2008 · Many who believed the British housing boom would never end borrowed against the increased value of their homes. Now that prices have fallen, people like 28-year-old Lisa Evans, with $120,000 on her credit cards, are facing bankruptcy as cheap credit evaporates.
Jan 31st, 2008 · American Airlines is in the middle of difficult contract negotiations with its pilots union. Four years ago, the airline's unions took large salary cuts to keep it from going bankrupt. Now executives are receiving hundreds of millions of dollars in bonuses, and that has infuriated the company's rank-and-file employees.