Oct 15th, 2008 · The stock market has fallen by 733 points. Retail sales numbers confirmed growing suspicion that a recession has finally arrived and corporate profits will be under great pressure going forward. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke warned that it will take time for the economy to recover.
Oct 14th, 2008 · The global financial meltdown has hit Iceland particularly hard. At one point Tuesday, its stock market fell more than 70 percent before recouping almost all those losses. Chad Thomas, Bloomberg News' Helsinki bureau chief, offers his insight.
Oct 14th, 2008 · The Dow Jones industrial average rose 936 points Monday, the biggest single-day stock rally since the Great Depression. Investors wonder if the dramatic run-up can be sustained. David Wessel, economics editor of The Wall Street Journal, and Renee Montagne discuss whether the financial markets are recovering.
Oct 12th, 2008 · Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme cast Anne Hathaway — an actress best known for sweetheart roles — as a recovering drug addict in his new film, Rachel Getting Married. He talks about that decision and how he got involved in the project.
Oct 6th, 2008 · U.S. stocks have fallen again on further concerns that the credit crisis has gone global. At one stage, the Dow dropped more than 700 points before recovering later. The Dow declined 3 percent and the S&P 500 was down more than 3 percent.
Oct 6th, 2008 · Angst about the health of the global economy had Wall Street on edge Monday, resulting in another record one-day drop in the Dow Jones industrial average. The Dow fell by as much as 800 points before recovering some of its losses toward the end of the trading session.
Sep 9th, 2008 · Hurricane Ike is the latest of four storms that have killed more than 300 people, according to Haitian officials. Aid groups are focusing on relief operations as the nation tries to recover from the storms of the past three weeks.
Sep 1st, 2008 · It has been estimated that the Louisiana loses a football-sized area of wetlands every 40 minutes due to damage caused by levees. Robert Twilley of Louisiana State University tells Melissa Block that Gustav hit smack in the middle of the state's most vulnerable coastal area. Can it recover?