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At one point, it looked there would be an agreed-upon bailout plan. But then it all fell apart, leaving the fate of the plan up in the air. The combatants will try again today. At the White House, a... Read more...

Even as Congress seems to be moving toward a final version of the bailout plan, it's clear that the American public is not buying it. This is how the New York Times puts it: "Americans' anger is in... Read more...

Let's say that the government agrees to some sort of bailout. At some point, the RTC-like entity will use taxpayer money to buy distressed securities. And therein lies the big challenge. How do you... Read more...

Following the Goldman Sachs model of independent research, Merrill Lynch has... Read more...