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  • Judge Blocks Wells Fargo Purchase Of Wachovia
    A New York judge on Saturday blocked Wells Fargo & Co.'s attempt to purchase Wachovia Corp. The judge scheduled a meeting between representatives from Citigroup and Wachovia for Oct. 10.
  • How To Survive In This Economy
    The middle class is being hit hard by the economic crisis. Families and white-collar professionals are struggling to pay mortgages, buy food and put gas in their cars. Weekend Edition Sunday begins a series of conversations about how people are getting by in this economy. Melissa Parker, a woman from Sacramento, Calif., speaks with host Liane Hansen.
  • The Race For Iraqi Oil
    The competition for Iraqi oil is gaining momentum. Later this month, Iraq will host more than three dozen major oil companies. All of them hope to bid and win the account for handling Iraq's massive oil reserves.
  • Analyzing China's Exposure To U.S. Debt
    Stephen Green, head of research at Standard Chartered Bank in Shanghai, speaks with host Liane Hansen about how the global financial crisis has hit China. China has close to $1.3 trillion invested in U.S. debt with up to $500 billion in agency securities.
  • Sales Decrease For San Francisco Small Businesses
    Small businesses in a working-class neighborhood of San Francisco are feeling the pinch of the economic slowdown. Sales are down dramatically in many retail stores as consumers hold back on both big and small purchases.
  • States Welcome Financial Bailout
    Pamela Prah, a reporter for Stateline.org, speaks with host Liane Hansen about how the Wall Street meltdown and Congress' bailout plan is affecting the states. Some states are considering slashing their budgets and making other cutbacks.
  • European Nations Contemplate Bailout Options
    European Union heads of government held a summit in Paris to discuss their own plans for how to bail out their threatened banks. Unlike the U.S. plan, they plan to deal with bank failures on a case-by-case basis.
  • Was The Bailout Bill A Good Idea?
    The bailout package signed into law on Friday was passed amid dire warnings that the U.S. economy was on the verge of collapse. Still, many Americans are asking: Was it necessary? NPR's Adam Davidson tackles the question.
  • McCain, Obama: Two Takes On U.S. Economic Woes
    On the campaign trail, presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama are both taking some credit for helping to pass the $700 billion financial rescue package. But the two men part company on what else is needed to revive the ailing economy.
  • New Solar Cell Easy As Pizza To Make
    The iJET is a new type of solar cell that's cheap and easy to make, requiring not much more than a pizza oven, some nail polish remover, and a common inkjet printer. Australian scientist Nicole Kuepper describes her invention.
  • In Hard Times, Higher-End Items Get Pawned
    Business is up at the Silver Lining Jewelry and Loan in Portland, Ore. Customers are selling everything from jewelry to television sets. <em>The Oregonian</em> newspaper reports that a woman even pawned her diamond wedding ring to help pay for gas and car parts.
  • Week In Review: Bailout Politics
    Scott Simon discusses the week's news with Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr. Right now, the financial emergency facing the nation is "clearly" the overriding issue in the race for the White House, Schorr says. Also discussed: the VP debate.
  • Bailout Passed With A Bang And A Whimper
    The two-week drama over the fate of a $700 billion bailout bill ended Friday with the House passing the financial rescue plan that it had rejected on Monday. Fifty-seven lawmakers switched their votes from no to yes, but others remained adamantly opposed to the end.
  • Why Did Lawmakers Shift On Bailout? Fear
    The House on Friday passed a modified version of the $700 billion Wall Street bailout bill which it had rejected on Monday. What changed their minds? In a word: fear, says <em>New York Times</em> business columnist Joe Nocera.
  • A Trillion-Dollar Fund Manager's Take On Bailout
    Scott Simon talks with John C. Bogle, founder of the trillion-dollar mutual fund The Vanguard Group, about his take on the financial meltdown.

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