• Congreso escéptico ante plan de rescate. Aunque la Administración Bush advirtió ayer que si el Congreso no agiliza el plan de rescate financiero las consecuencias para los estadounidenses serán desastrosas, legisladores…

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• SEC chief urges oversight of credit-default swaps. Congress should approve federal oversight of credit-default swaps, an unregulated, $62 trillion market of investment contracts that have been cited as a factor in the…

• Análisis sobre el plan de rescate. La economía del país se encuentra en un momento clave. Las decisiones que se están tomando tendrán un impacto importante en nuestro bienestar económico y…

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• Los latinos pagan más interés. Los consumidores hispanos en Estados Unidos pagan una tasa de interés mucho más alta que la del resto de estadounidenses cuando compran automóviles, especialmente los…

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• Main Street resentment brewing over bailout. The bailout doesn't smell right to the people of Manassas Park, where the foreclosure signs are as common as azaleas. They know all about bad…

• Can we dodge a recession?. Business was already down at the Muddy Cup Coffee House this year. Now, Jim Svetz, owner of nine coffee shops in Upstate New York, fears…

• Stopping a run on money market funds. The government's plan to stop a run on money market funds is stemming the panic but raises questions on whether investors will change how they…

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• For banks, bailout. For consumers, credit advice. The Treasury Department started a campaign last week to educate Americans about the importance of credit. The campaign was not designed for Wall Street banks,…

• Fat yields on Certificates of Deposit. There's nothing wrong with a little schadenfreude these days when it comes to investing in certificates of deposit. That's because struggling banks, desperate to attract…

• Couch on order, company bankrupt: Now what?. Maybe they'll become collector's items, my coffee table from Bombay Co., some old bedside tables from Scan. Both are retailers that have shuttered their stores…

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• Wall St. credit turmoil felt on Main St.. Credit for consumers and companies alike was choking to a halt as the crisis on Wall Street intensified earlier this week. But when word of…

• Well-heeled find surprisingly good fit at Goodwill. Of course they don't shop at Goodwill, the women said. At least that was their line at the start of the French Embassy event Thursday…

• FTC settlement shines light on bad practices. Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers have dominated recent headlines, but a little-noticed $28 million settlement earlier this month between the Federal…

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• Student cashes in savings after private loan falls through. Eric Hahn thought his financial situation was set after he was approved for a private student loan with an 8 percent interest rate to supplement…

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• Qué hacer después de un huracán. Todos sabemos que un huracán arrasa. Pero también es cierto que, después de su paso, es mucho lo que podemos hacer para recuperarnos de los…

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• What changes in financial world mean to customers. One clear implication of the tumult in the financial world is that some of the biggest brains in the business, from the Federal Reserve to…

• Prepaid debit cards marketed to students. Many colleges have tightened rules on credit-card marketing on campus in order to discourage students from racking up huge amounts of debt. Now another kind…

• The effects of credit crisis at home. The turmoil sweeping through the financial markets has left many people worried about their own stocks, bank accounts, and retirement funds. The tottering of investment…

• Fed moves to deal with financial crisis. The Federal Reserve announced late Sunday several steps to cope with the worst credit crisis in decades, including broadening the types of assets that investment…

• Deja de vivir de cheque en cheque. Aún faltan algunos días para que se acabe el mes y tu presupuesto está a punto de terminarse. ¿Cuántos podrían identificarse con esta situación? Según…