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All you wanted to know about meltdown (HT via Yahoo! India News) A doctor friend recently told me something interesting. The doctors' lounge in the Mumbai hospital where he works has a television that was usually tuned to one of the business news channels during the bull market that took Indian shares to record heights by January 2008. us.rd.yahoo.com
Lower Mortgage Rates May Be Silver Lining in Turmoil (Update2) (Bloomberg) Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) -- There are few silver linings for consumers who have seen the Standard & Poor's 500 Index drop more than 30 percent this year. Lower mortgage rates may be one of them. us.rd.yahoo.com
A silver lining for borrowers (The Record) NEW YORK — There are few silver linings for consumers, who have seen the Standard & Poor's 500 Index drop more than 30 percent this year. Lower mortgage rates may be one of them. us.rd.yahoo.com
Kingsport faring better than other areas during troubled economic times (Kingsport Times-News) Downtown Kingsport continues to draw shoppers, browsers and visitors, as evidenced by this group of people Thursday. David Grace photo. us.rd.yahoo.com
Pearlstein: Financial Meltdown (Washington Post) Washington Post columnist Steven Pearlstein will be online to discuss the ongoing financial crisis. us.rd.yahoo.com
Big Canadian banks snub BoC interest rate cuts (CTV British Columbia) Major Canadian banks are not passing along the Bank of Canada's half-point cut to the lending rate and instead are cutting their prime rates by just a quarter of a percentage point. us.rd.yahoo.com
A 'battle of facts and figures' (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) WASHINGTON — As the economic crisis deepened, John McCain has watched his own numbers sink in national polls and in states he must win. us.rd.yahoo.com
10-7-08 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE (Eurweb) JURORS DISCUSS O.J.'S GUILTY VERDICT: Panelists say decision influenced heavily by secret audio tapes. *Seven jurors from the O.J. Simpson trial say their guilty verdict was influenced more by secret audio tapes and surveillance video than eyewitness accounts, reports the Associated Press. us.rd.yahoo.com
How’s it affect me? — Local business leaders discuss what financial crisis means for Tri-Cities. (Johnson City Press) What will happen to my retirement investments? Can I get a car or home loan? Are small businesses going to stop growing and start closing? How in the world is the “bailout” supposed to work? us.rd.yahoo.com
House girds for 2nd try on financial rescue (Albany Democrat-Herald) Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON — House members are getting another chance to vote on a financial bailout bill that has infuriated millions of voters after the Senate added tax cuts and other sweeteners and passed it handily. us.rd.yahoo.com
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