The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rally for a third straight day; the Dow is off slightly as investors shrug off bad news on consumer confidence and home prices.
Clear Channel's buyout may collapse. A new-home sales report is expected to move markets Wednesday.
Dow falls 508 as panic takes over Wall Street
The Dow tumbles more than 5% in part because of Fed boss Bernanke's gloomy economic outlook and continuing stress on financial companies. The Nasdaq...
Consumer confidence up slightly
A key indicator of consumer confidence rose surprisingly in September, the highest reading since April, but the index was measured before all of last...
Cheer up: Here comes a recession
Although the huge financial-rescue plan may help Wall Street, there's still plenty of bad news to come in the real economy. History gives us reason...
'Franron' bailout: Good plan, bad news
The Treasury chief did what he could with Fannie and Freddie, but huge problems remain. And the lack of any lasting rally shows the market is still...
Jobless rate's just the start of bad news
Unemployment hit 6.1% last month -- the highest in nearly five years. It was the 8th-straight month of fewer jobs, with a total drop of 600,000 jobs...
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