Some of the goals of the Bush auto bailout plan deal with real issues - but some don’t quite hit the mark.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — President Bush’s bailout plan contains some “targets” the government wants the automakers and the United Auto Workers union to achieve before agreeing to a bailout loan.
All of the terms are [...]

A move by regulators to open up the failed bank bidding process has sparked a wave of investor interest. But experts are wary about its real impact.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — More banks will certainly fail in the months ahead, but at least regulators shouldn’t have any trouble finding buyers.
Last month, two of the nation’s top [...]

It’s going to big, bold and fast. But keeping the stimulus package - or packages - from becoming a runaway train will take some restraint on the part of lawmakers.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — It is widely considered to be a foregone conclusion. The government will commit a breathtaking amount of money — as much as [...]

Treasuries rose, pushing the yields on 10- and 30-year securities to record lows, on speculation the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates and announce plans to buy U.S. government debt.
The 10-year note
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Madoff
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Fed survey of manufacturers show sharp growth in unfilled orders.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — A survey of manufacturers in New York state hit a record low this month, paced by an increase in unfilled orders.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday that its index for general business conditions slipped to minus 25.8 from minus [...]

Shoppers are worried about buying a domestic car for fear the company they bought it from will go under.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — General Motors has repeatedly said that “bankruptcy is not an option,” largely because it’s afraid no one will want to buy from a carmaker that might go under, leaving customers with a worthless [...]

Wall Street focus: Autos and the Fed
Investors consider the outlook for Detroit’s Big Three, a likely interest rate cut from the central bank and earnings from Goldman Sachs, Oracle and others.
By Alexandra Twin, CNNMoney.com senior writer
Investors return Monday for the last full trading week of what has been for many an unbelievable, and unbelievably difficult, [...]

Prices May Have Tumbled as Economy Sank: U.S. Economy Preview
The cost of living in the U.S. probably fell in November by the most in six decades, while slumps in manufacturing and homebuilding worsened, sending the economy deeper into a recession, economists said before reports this week.
By Bob Willis
Consumer prices probably dropped 1.2 percent [...]