1.0 link 91677 <![CDATA[US Economy Beset By Problems]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/15/us-economy-beset-by-probl_n_91677.html From the fallout over the subprime disaster to the credit crisis to rising gas prices to unease on Wall Street, the US economy looks increasingly shaky and possibly on the brink of a recession.

Bear Stearns Bailout: On Friday the Federal Reserve, looking to head off a financial crisis, implemented a dramatic rescue of faltering Wall St. giant Bear Stearns. The Washington Post reports:

The Federal Reserve took the extraordinary step yesterday of providing emergency funding to one of Wall...
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