· By Jennifer Reingold
Could this be you? The recession is throwing millions out of work. What the new jobless class can tell you about what it's like out there. more
· By Eugenia Levenson
Investor Daily: With the market bouncing around near its lows, we looked for stocks that will deliver regular payouts while you wait for a recovery. more
· By Colin Barr
The deepening gloom at Citi, BofA and other large institutions gives community banks like Sterling Bancorp and First Niagara a chance to shine. more
· By Stephanie N. Mehta
The secondary market is hot, but Web brokers are facing tough economic woes and competition. more
· By Jessi Hempel
Tech Daily: Technology helped pull the U.S. out of the past few recessions. Not this time. more
· By William Cohan
In an audacious argument, Lehman's bankruptcy lawyer argues that the former Lehman CEO should be absolved of responsibility for its collapse. more
· By Colin Barr
The big bank says taxpayers are reaping a dividend for their $25 billion investment. more
· By Geoff Colvin
Consumers usually build savings in booms, then raid their troves during busts - but not this time. more
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Economy
He's going to spend like never before. He's going to bail out the financial system. And there's no play book. more -
MANAGING
There's no script for running a company in this historic downturn. So what the heck do you do? more -
FORTUNE 500
It's likely at least a few high-profile CEO spots will open up in 2009. We asked top recruiters for a list of CEOs who could be called into the game. more -
PAYBACK TIME
Executives made reassuring statements just days before Armageddon hit their companies -- and investors' portfolios. Here's some prominent cases. more -
Transition to power
The new Treasury secretary must show the public he has an actual plan to deal with the banking crisis. more -
21 DUMBEST
We don't know whether to laugh or cry. Our annual list of the year's most laughable moves proves that, even in moments of crisis, stupidity lives on. more -
Investor's Guide
We're mired in the grizzliest bear market in decades. The good news: Stocks have been marked down to holiday-sale levels. more
New technological advances in geothermal energy are setting up this alternative energy source as a clean, anytime power provider. more
By Barney Gimbel
A startup has a new solar technology so light and malleable that it could charge your laptop - or light up a skyscraper. more
Rechargeable lithium ion batteries power most portable devices yet one startup is trying to charge in with a more recyclable option. more
The search giant's gravy train is slowing. Here are a few frills staffers will have to do without, and some still-sweet perks they get to keep. more
- Auto sales are worst since 1982
- Stocks struggle
- Treasury: $1.15 billion to 42 banks
- Citigroup comes clean on TARP spending
- Big banks have some nerve!
- Job cuts mount: 8,000-plus today
- Senate stimulus plan: $885 billion
- Mom's got no savings - help
- GM aims to thin ranks - $20K buyout
- A floor under oil prices?
- The new jobless More
- After an eight-month search: You're... More
- Big opportunities for small banks More
- Dividends you can count on More
- Slim chance of a turnaround in 2009 More
- A career counselor takes his own advice More
- Wells Fargo paying $371.5 million to... More
- Looking for life after Lehman Brothers More
- Double stunner from Amazon More
- A recession of biblical proportions More
- Why AT&T loves the iPhone (again) More
- Wind jobs outstrip coal mining More
- Just got laid off? Get better severance More
- Your recession story More
- 100 Best Companies to Work For: Most Hiring More
- 100 Best Companies to Work For 2009 More
- Silver lining in the downturn: cheaper... More
- Apple starts 2009 with strong Net gains More
- Steve Jobs still drives a hard bargain More
- Five easy Apple charts More
- Oil speculation: It's back more
- The VAT trap more
- 5 tips for keeping your job more
- GM's last stand more
- Wal-Mart: A bully benefactor more
- Bair: Geithner a 'great' pick more
- 7 affordable gadgets for the holidays more
- Time to raise the gas tax more
- Albright: Obama boosts 'brand USA... more
- FDIC moves in on banks more
| Company | Price | % Change |
|---|---|---|
| D.R. Horton, Inc | 7.44 | 21.77% |
| SunTrust Banks Inc | 9.65 | -19.25% |
| Harley-Davidson, Inc | 13.80 | 16.33% |
| Marshall & Ilsley Corp New | 4.13 | -15.71% |
Feb 3 2:26pm ET †
| Index | Last | % Change |
|---|---|---|
| Dow Jones | 8,055.66 | 1.50% |
| Nasdaq | 1,507.31 | 0.86% |
| S&P 500 | 835.59 | 1.23% |
| 10yr | 107 27/32 | Yield: 2.82% |
Feb 03 2:26pm ET †
| Company | Price | % Change |
|---|---|---|
| SanDisk Corporation | 8.40 | -25.53% |
| Motorola Inc | 4.02 | -11.35% |
| Charter Communications Inc D | 0.08 | 10.71% |
| Sanmina Corp | 0.35 | 8.28% |
Feb 3 2:24pm ET †
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