credit crunch

The government's latest entry in the alphabet soup cooked up to solve the credit crunch is here. Ladies and gentlemen, behold the TALF!

As the U.S. government has injected hundreds of billions of dollars into the banking system, lending rates have finally stabilized around low levels last seen in 2004.

Well, this certainly wasn’t expected, but what I’ve been hearing from most economists lately is that what the markets need right is reassurance that things won’t spiral out of control…and the only thing to do that is a big pot of money.

The planet is headed for an ecological "credit crunch", according to a report issued by conservation groups.

First wave project in California nixed, a delay in big California solar project, falling fuel prices and the credit crunch hit clean energy, underground carbon storage very far from reality, credit crunch delays energy projects, and a look at portable liq

Big renewable energy plants require big capital, and that's now in short supply.

q&a Mark Kingdon says the virtual world, which is "only now starting to realize its full potential," is still seeing record-breaking Lindex currency trade levels.

Given the recent wave of lay offs, people around the country are contemplating their next step. Hiring has slowed.

Job seekers are taking an average 4.5 months today to land a new gig, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

So more adults are thinking now is the time to return to the classroom.

Profits at the US banks JP Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo drop sharply - but beat Wall Street's fears.

Money and work worries are keeping about half of us awake at night, a poll suggests.