Topic: Lehman Brothers Inc.

CEOs, Super Bowl stars play by different rules on payday

Is a 'bad bank' for risky assets the solution to the financial mess?

The Obama administration is considering it as a way to avoid outright nationalization of the banking industry.

Will EU lifeline sink Iceland's fishing industry?

The government collapsed this week and banks are on life support. Icelanders are now giving the European Union another look.

Financial blogger's arrest tests Korea's progress on human rights

The government has charged Park Dae-sung with spreading false rumors that cost the country billions.

Global financial crisis overwhelms tiny Iceland

Protests in the capital escalated Tuesday and Wednesday with calls for the prime minister and Central Bank head to resign.

A modern bank run on Citigroup and Bank of America

Mutual funds: A long climb to recovery?

2008 battered investor portfolios. Here's why they can expect better results in 2009.

Unexpected twists make 2008 an epochal year

The financial crisis, war on two fronts, and, above all, the US election make 2008 historic.

Japan quietly seeks global leadership niches

The island nation seeks to carve out a bigger role in world affairs as a 'soft power.'

In China, empty office spaces fill the sky

The global credit meltdown and Shanghai's slowing economy are chasing away big-time renters from the world's second-tallest building.

The Monitor's View: The trust factor in mortgage bailouts

The latest rescue plan for bad mortgages relies on fixing the bond between lenders and borrowers.

Opinion: What's really burning down the financial house

Derivatives are out of control. Time for adult supervision.

Credit crisis spawns a hunt for culprits

Nearly 100 federal investigations are under way, but getting guilty verdicts is tough.

Amid economic crisis, wind power spins more slowly

Many of the big players who were drawn to alternative energy by tax creditsare now sidelined or kaput.

Will Asian financial centers overtake Wall Street?

Hong Kong is rising fast thanks to the growth of China. It passed New York as the biggest issuer of initial public offerings in 2006.

What about Fannie and Freddie?

Lawmakers look to place blame for the financial crisis, but not (yet) on the institutions it had a hand in.

Congress's financial rescue plan is first step

Democrats will use credit-crisis hearings this month as a springboard for more regulation next year.

Bloomberg: a mayor of few options

Will New York City's mayor do an end run around term limits?

Financial crisis shakes up presidential campaign

Barack Obama has the edge on economic issues, but volatile markets could change that.

Will U.S. bailout work?

The Treasury's $700 billion rescue would push US into uncharted territory.

Congress is wary of the push to bail out Wall Street

Lawmakers are watching the stock market as an indicator of whether to buy Bush's plan.

Who will be first to write about the crash?

USA

Why some firms are bailed out and others ignored

Those sinking in the wake of the real estate plunge get different treatment. For the overall economy, it makes sense.

Mortgage hunt tough, not impossible

What borrowers can do to get favorable terms.