MSNBC.com: BusinessMSNBC.com is a leader in breaking news and original journalism.AIG rescue won't end financial woes- September 17, 2008 The government rescue of insurance giant AIG will merely help slow a rapidly escalating crisis in the global financial system.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26758157/ Regulators gauge banks interest in WaMu- September 17, 2008 The U.S. government has been reaching out to large banks in an effort to organize a buyout of the beleaguered Washington Mutual Inc.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26755342/ Wall Street crashes the 2008 election- September 17, 2008 Both presidential campaigns are fervently advocating tougher government oversight a departure from the Bush Administration's more hands-off approach to financial matters.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26757768/ States urge MillerCoors to pull energy drink- September 17, 2008 Twenty-five states asked beverage maker MillerCoors LLC on Wednesday to abandon plans for a new caffeine-infused alcoholic energy drink.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26759358/ Toilet-paper researchers create 3-ply tissue- September 17, 2008 If two-ply toilet paper is good, then three-ply tissue must be better. At least that's what toilet-paper researchers in northeastern Wisconsin hope.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26759554/ Fundamental question: Is economy really OK- September 17, 2008 The housing market is in tatters, giants are crashing to the ground on Wall Street, but the economic news is not all doom and gloom, some economists argue.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26744322/ Olive Garden and Red Lobster to raise prices- September 17, 2008 Olive Garden and Red Lobster customers will have to pay a bit more for their favorite dishes in the months ahead as the restaurant chains struggle to keep revenue and profit growing in a depressed economy.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26758301/ Fannie, Freddie takeover may help homeowners- September 17, 2008 The government's takeover of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should provide an opportunity to modify more home loans for troubled borrowers, a top government official said Wednesday.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26758315/ Newsweek: How the bailouts will hit taxpayers- September 17, 2008 Deborah Goldstein, an executive vice president for the Center for Responsible Lending, talks about the cause of the newest collapses and the eventual impact on taxpayers.http://www.newsweek.com/id/159349 Time to panic Actually, its really not- September 17, 2008 There is not enough room on page one of the nation's newspapers for all of this week's news. Any of the major business stories the Lehman bankruptcy, a sale of Merrill Lynch, AIG capital needs, plummeting oil prices or new Fed lending facilities could be above-the-fold headline news.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26745543/ |