Auto Bailout Dies in Senate – New York Times Treasury Considers Using TARP for Bailout – Bloomberg U.S. Stocks Advance – Bloomberg PPI Falls 2.2% – RealClearMarkets Retail Sales Fall 1.8% – RealClearMarkets Europe and Asia Down – New York Times Oil Pares Losses After Bush Says Bank-Bailout Money May Fund Auto Rescue – Bloomberg [...]

House Passes Auto Bailout – New York Times Crude Oil Surges Most in 5 Weeks – Bloomberg Jobless Claims Surge – RealClearMarkets Gold Rises to Eight-Week High – Bloomberg Change is Coming to the World of Finance – BusinessWeek We Need a Bailout Exit Strategy – Wall Street Journal Is the Bear Market Finally Over? [...]

Here’s an interesting little diagram comparing the current government bailout to previous government projects, courtesy of Voltage Creative. (click to enlarge)

Buffett: My Fix for the Economy – CNNMoney Time to Bet on an Oil Crunch – CNNMoney Trichet Says ECB Discussed Rate Cut as Growth Slowed – Bloomberg Lumber Plunges to 17-Year Low as Slumping Economy Cuts Demand – Bloomberg Gold, Silver Futures Fall On Speculation Bailout Bill Will Pass – Bloomberg Short-Selling “Math Geek” [...]