Was buying Countrywide a good idea?

Analysts keep a close eye on Lehman
Lehman Brothers, the smallest of Wall Street's big investment banks, is reporting big losses -- and that's making many market watchers nervous. Jill...

Troubled borrowers focus of BofA deal
The Federal Reserve is holding hearings in L.A. on Bank of America's planned acquisition of troubled mortgage company Countrywide. Fair-lending...

UBS tries buyback to raise confidence
UBS says it will buy back $19 billion-worth of auction-rate securities from its customers. With billions of losses already on its books, can UBS...

$1 trillion in losses? Bank on more
Make no mistake: The worst probably is not over for financial firms. Not by a long shot.

Consumer confidence in surprise gain
A key measure of consumer confidence rose modestly in July after declining for six months in a row, according to a report issued Tuesday.