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Dow jumps almost 600 as US pledges bank aid

AP - 10 minutes ago

NEW YORK - The Dow Jones industrial average rebounded almost 600 points today as Wall Street snapped back from last week's devastating losses after major governments announced further steps to support the global banking system, including plans by the U.S. Treasury to buy stocks of some banks. All the major indexes rose well over 7 percent.

Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks at a campaign rally in Philadelphia, October 11, 2008. (Jim Young/Reuters)

Obama calls for 90-day moratorium on foreclosures

AP - 4 minutes ago

TOLEDO, Ohio - Democrat Barack Obama is calling for a 90-day moratorium on foreclosures and a two-year tax break for businesses that create jobs as part of a plan to heal the nation's ailing economy.

In a March 6, 2005, file photo provided by 'Meet the Press', Paul Krugman of Princeton Univsersity and The New York Times, speaks during the taping of 'Meet the Press.' The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said Monday, Oct. 13, 2008,  that Krugman has won the Nobel economics prize 'for his analysis of trade patterns and location of economic activity.'    (AP Photo/Meet The Press, Alex Wong/file)

Columnist Paul Krugman wins Nobel economics prize

AP - 54 minutes ago

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Paul Krugman, the Princeton University scholar, New York Times columnist and unabashed liberal, won the Nobel prize in economics Monday for his analysis of how economies of scale can affect international trade patterns.

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