In the past 72 hours, Europe got worse and debt-ceiling talks in the US deteriorated.
Moody's threatens to lower the United States' credit rating as a deal on the debt ceiling remains elusive.
Former CEO Ken Lewis' decision to buy Countrywide in 2008 has been bleeding the nation's largest bank -- and its investors -- ever since.
The automaker has endorsed a bill that would prohibit all US motorists from using handheld phones while driving.
Lawmakers have less than a month to set aside the political rhetoric and finally work out a deal.
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Romney and Cain are just the latest to spend their pizza money to get a bigger piece of the political pie.
The automaker solved its problems in bankruptcy court. Can the ball team do the same?
Bernanke simply kicked the can down the road. With his Fed-speak behind us, it's time to focus again on individual stocks, leaving others to pontificate on the big picture.
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