Stocks finish an awful week with a wild day of trading that still leaves the Dow with a 128-point loss -- after falling nearly 700 points at the open. Industrial nations hope a new plan to get banks to lend to each other can restore investor and business confidence.

The automakers are staggering, burning through thin cash reserves even as their shares tank. But no one knows when consumers will start buying new vehicles again.

You may think you can make up for today's painful savings losses simply by working longer, but it's not going to be that easy. Start by taking these 3 vital steps now.

Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclays are fundamentally sound financials despite their recent losses. Taking these positions is risky, but I could see a return of 300%.

There's a lot of blame to go around in this mess, but share some of it with those in the financial media who didn't sound the warning bell in time to help us.

The horror story that is the market was taking its toll on our players even before Thursday?s bloodbath. But one of them has found a way to positive territory.

The Dow and S&P 500 fall more than 7% as the Crash of 2008 crushes stocks in a wild last hour of trading; the Nasdaq drops 5.5%. General Motors falls nearly a third on fears it won't survive. Citigroup abandons its Wachovia bid.