Dow falls 382, but officials offer hope
The government's top two financial officials promised Americans on Thursday that a U.S. economy brought to a virtual standstill by last week's terrorist attacks will recover and return to prosperity....
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Looking for just the right jolt
With layoffs mounting and the economy quickly sinking toward recession, President Bush and congressional leaders pledged Wednesday to develop a new economic stimulus package likely to include tax relief and...
Stimulus plans take on new urgency, scope
Concerned about a crippling global recession after last week's terrorist attacks, the U.S. and other governments have decided to throw money at the problem in extraordinary fashion, with more tax...
Rate cuts part of rescue plan
The stock market took a record 684-point plunge Monday upon reopening for the first time since last week's terrorist attacks, even after the Federal Reserve and foreign central banks slashed...
Capital struggles to regain a semblance of normalcy
Signs of a city fitfully grasping for normalcy were inescapable Monday, underground and in the air, in silence and in the strains of a popular Civil War hymn. Regular subway...
U.S.: Hand over bin Laden
In the confusion and fear after last week's terrorist attacks, President Bush ordered U.S. fighter planes to shoot down any American commercial airliner threatening Washington, a decision the White House...
Fed pumps billions into ailing world economy
The U.S. government signaled Thursday that stepped-up spending, lower interest rates and greater banking resources will be employed to prevent the fragile American economy from also becoming a victim of...
G-7 pledges cash for world economy
The world's seven richest nations pledged Wednesday to head off any major financial disruption from Tuesday's deadly terrorist attacks, which many analysts fear could trigger a global recession. Finance ministers...
Bush mulls how hard to strike back
In the wake of Tuesday's surprise attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President Bush faces enormous pressure to escalate America's restrained and measured war against terrorism. In...
America must weigh response options
President Bush's goal of finding and punishing those responsible for Tuesday's deadly World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks is a formidable one and may test America's willingness to go to...