National Public Radio and Reuters news agency reports shed light and understanding on how the federal government and Congress is responding to the financial crisis.
Reuters news agency provides a good summary and update on what a congressional hearing on Tuesday (10/21/08) found in its investigation into the nation's financial crisis. Read the story.
On Monday (10/20/08), the U.S. Treasury Department announced a $250 billion capital infusion plan to help improve the flow of credit between financial institutions. A National Public Radio report takes you to the front lines of the credit cruch-- to a room in a securities company that monitors who's lending and who's borrowing money and how that could affect you. Listen to the story.
