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Traders nervous ... very nervous - The severe drop in the stock market on Friday was inevitable, traders say, but that doesn't make it any easier to stomach.
Who pays for federal spending cuts - Slashing government spending is certainly a phrase that plays well on the campaign trail.
Inflation (CPI) - Read full story for latest details.
Investors terrified but also optimistic - As the markets plunged again on Friday, the reactions from working people, business owners and investors ranged from optimism to despair.
Recession hits the country club - Three weeks ago, several hundred residents of Bonita Springs, Fla., received letters containing a word that no homeowner wants to see: foreclosure. But the property in danger didn't belong to them.
Oil hits 17-month low - Oil prices fell Friday to their lowest point since May 2007 as investors were unimpressed by a decision from the world's largest oil cartel to slash production targets.