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U.S. small businesses squeezed in credit crunch (Reuters)

The turmoil on Wall Street is aggravating tough economic times on Main Street as small businesses, accounting for half of U.S. private-sector goods and services, begin to feel squeezed by the credit crunch.

Wall Street panic rolling over consumers worldwide (Reuters)

Reuters - A London businessman may have to put off his wedding. A baker in Paris fears customers will disappear. A student in Slovenia sees an automobile loan fall out of reach. And a real estate agent in Chicago says she's...

Ohio woman, 90, attempts suicide after foreclosure

CINCINNATI (Reuters) - A 90-year-old Ohio woman, facing eviction from the home she has lived in for 38 years, shot and wounded herself this week, becoming a grim symbol of the U.S. home mortgage crisis.

Palin beat expectations in debate, voters say

CINCINNATI (Reuters) - The morning after the most anticipated vice-presidential debate in American history, U.S. voters seemed to share a common reaction: Republican Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin wasn't that bad after all.

Americans query CEO pay scales as crisis deepens (Reuters)

By Tim Gaynor 47 minutes ago PHOENIX (Reuters) - Public health director Paul Pisinski from Massachusetts thinks multi-million dollar payouts for CEOs are "unfair" and "unwarranted" as a global financial crisis deepens. Texan...

Fans unite in auction to save Superman's house

CINCINNATI (Reuters) - Superman's home planet Krypton was destroyed, but his house on Earth will live on thanks to loyal fans and an online auction that raised $100,000 to restore the rotting home where the Man of Steel was...

Main Street America angry over credit crisis

CINCINNATI (Reuters) - Auto salesman Ryan Thomas is watching the credit crisis hit Main Street America. On Monday, as Congress rejected a bailout plan and stock markets plummeted, Thomas had to turn away a customer with $3,000...

Bailout pressure mounts, roils world markets (Reuters)

By Jason Szep 10 minutes ago NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pressure mounted on lawmakers Friday to agree on a $700 billion financial rescue plan after talks at the White House broke down in acrimony and the biggest bank closure in...

Consumers want help from personal finance columnists

Andrea Hopkins of Reuters explores the explosion of people seeking help from personal finance columnists and shows in the wake of the Wall Street upheaval. Hopkins writes, “‘It is an avalanche. I’ve never seen anything...

Fannie and Freddie bailout frustrates U.S. voters

By James B. Kelleher CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Bush administration's bailout of U.S. mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac frustrated many voters who worried it would set a bad precedent and that well-paid executives...

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