Nov 17th, 2008 · With many retailers teetering on the edge of insolvency, consumers who purchased additional product protection and service plans remain worried that their coverage may cease if the company fails. But many of these plans are administered and underwritten by third-party companies.
Nov 10th, 2008 · The big three automakers say they need a government bailout to survive. The Treasury Department opposes a Democratic plan for it to provide money from the $700 billion bailout of the financial sector. Meanwhile, it's unclear if there is support for another bailout.
Nov 10th, 2008 · Now that Barack Obama has won the election, Democrats are considering stripping Lieberman of his position as Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Our resident humorist has some ideas about how the senator can keep his position.
Nov 6th, 2008 · In 1972, a plane carrying a Uruguayan rugby team crashed in the Andes. Of the 45 members, 16 survived — on grit, resolve and the flesh of their dead companions. For the first time, they tell their own story.
Oct 31st, 2008 · Lillian Howell lived through the 1929 stock market collapse, which happened 79 years ago this week. Howell, who was 10 at the time, recalls the desperate move her family made to survive after her father was laid off.
Oct 25th, 2008 · Tough economic times are bringing out the survival — and survivalist — instincts in a number of people. MSNBC.com notes that Web sites and forums usually reserved for more extreme "back-to-the-landers" are receiving interest from people who are usually more moderate, on both the right and the left.
Oct 10th, 2008 · The stock prices for Ford and General Motors have taken a beating this week and there are new concerns that the companies might not survive the economic downturn. The companies have spent three years undergoing massive restructuring and cost cuts.
Oct 8th, 2008 · Britain has announced a multibillion-dollar rescue plan for its banking system. The plan would partially nationalize the banking industry in an attempt to shore up a financial sector that many fear won't survive the turmoil without government help.