Day to Day

Share prices dropped on the European markets in response to the growing financial crisis Monday. A number of European governments are guaranteeing bank deposits, following a trend set by Ireland last week. ()  

Cleverly packaged U.S. subprime mortgages have contaminated economies around the world. European countries were among the first to realize that hundreds of billions of dollars in toxic mortgage securities were woven into their assets. Will the United States' place in the global economy survive? ()  

Polls are showing Sen. Barack Obama with a narrow lead over Sen. John McCain in Pennsylvania. Political analyst Randall Miller talks about the candidates' standing in the key swing state a month before the election. ()  

White voters may say they'll vote for Obama, but a significant percentage won't follow through. according to professor Charles Henry. He argues that Obama needs a double-digit lead in polls to feel confident come election day due to the phenomenon that kept L.A. mayor Tom Bradley from becoming governor. ()  

Both the McCain and Obama campaigns are starting to get personal, with attacks about each other's past and associations. Our senior Washington editor explores who is likely to benefit, as the candidates focus on dirt. ()  

The bank has come to an $8.4 billion settlement, which will rewrite 400,000 former Countrywide customers' mortgages, in an effort to keep them in their homes. We explore who is eligible and the implications of the settlement. ()  

Vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin accused Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama of hanging out with terrorists. Just how does a busy candidate find the time for terrorist pals these days? ()  

The Dow Jones has dropped at record levels again. Madeleine Brand talks to Michael Farr, president of Farr, Miller and Washington, an investment firm in Washington, D.C. about the drastic drop on Wall Street. ()