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As Wall Street reeled and global markets plunged, President Bush on Monday said the U.S. economy is going to be “just fine” in the long run. But he cautioned that the massive rescue plan will take time to work.

"The fact is people are scared and the only thing they're doing is selling." After holding on for quite some time, hoping and waiting for a fix, investors are heading for the exits. The Dow has plummeted by more than 500 pts

The global financial crisis has dealt another blow to communist Cuba, already reeling from two powerful hurricanes and soaring import prices, and it could force the government to speed up reforms, Western diplomats and businessmen say.

Phoenix foreclosures buying process.

A possible missile strike killed at least 10 people Friday in the Pakistani village of Lund Mohammad Khel, a military source said.

Congress acted five months after it approved an earlier bailout bill that helped student-loan companies by allowing the Education Department to purchase assets derived from loans that the banks had issued as part of the government-subsidized student-loan