Economy Extinguishes Fireworks Fun

Mellody Hobson and John Bussey discuss the government's plan for the economy.

10/13/08 An agreement to a plan that would help ease the financial crisis within the euro-zone this Sunday has allowed the euro to gain in trading against both the yen and dollar this session.

10/13/08 The first day of the trading week saw each open Asian/Pacific index bounce back by posting heavy gains following last weeks terrible losses.

09/26/08 The US dollar gained ground on the euro this session as risk over the bailout plan not occuring helped prop the benchmark greenback.

Tom Bemis, a London-based MarketWatch editor, discusses the wave of capital injections that European governments are providing banks. Stocks are rebounding on the news, but it remains to be seen...

Market perspective on this mornings weak consumer confidence and home price reports, with Vince Farrell, Scotsman Capital Mgmt. managing director; James Pethokoukis, U.S. News and World Report...

Foreign buyers help economy grow at its fastest pace in nearly a year.

Oct. 13: Fears about a possible global recession have begun to trickle down to China, a nation of traditionally high savers. NBC News' Adrienne Mong takes a look. (Nightly News)

The economy is forcing many longtime retirees out of retirement.

The Labor Department says economy shed more than 63,000 jobs last month.