A handful of top executives from American International Group Inc. spent thousands of dollars during a recent English hunting trip, even as the New York-based insurer asked for an additional $37.8 billion loan from the Federal Reserve. ...more

October 16, 2008

Wall Street stormed back after its worst week ever and staged the biggest single-day stock rally since the Great Depression on Monday, catapulting the Dow Jones industrials to a 936-point gain and finally offering relief from eight consecutive days of stock market carnage. ...more

October 13, 2008

Obama Was Winner There is no doubt in my mind who won Tuesday night's debate. Obama was articulate, showed a greatly improved maturity since the beginning of the campaign, and was specific in answering the questions with a point-by-point explanation of his solutions. ...more

October 9, 2008

Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain stretched facts, sometimes past the breaking point, as they addressed the financial crisis and more during their second presidential debate. ...more

October 8, 2008

WASHINGTON Deceased POWs Now Eligible For Purple Heart An estimated 17,000 deceased U.S. prisoners of war could be awarded Purple Hearts under a new Pentagon policy announced Monday. ...more

October 7, 2008

It will be one of the world's largest asset management firms with an impressive $700 billion war chest. Nothing less than the global economy depends on its success. And the Treasury Department has barely a month to get it up and running. ...more

October 4, 2008

Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite couldn't see much difference between the financial rescue bill she rejected Monday and the one that came to the House floor Friday morning. ...more

October 4, 2008

Ginny Brown-Waite was among the 228 House members who voted against the $700 billion bailout package for the financial industry Monday, calling the measure "embarrassing" and stomach-turning. ...more

September 30, 2008

Calls the measure 'embarrassing.' ...more

September 30, 2008

Highlands Today staff compiled this Q&A on a proposed multi-billion rescue package Congress is deliberating to shore up the financial markets, and the $500 billion the government has pledged to help some troubled financial institutions. ...more

September 26, 2008