Msnbc.com's happiest stories of 2008

Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 3:14 PM EST (msnbc.com)

You picked 'em! Find out what stories you chose as the year's most wonderful.

msnbci, year-in-review-2008, us-news

Madoff's Investors Facing Billions in Potential Losses

Seeded on Fri Dec 12, 2008 3:06 PM EST (CNBC Top News and Analysis)

Investors scrambled on Friday to assess potential losses from the $50 billion fraud allegedly perpetrated by Bernard Madoff, a day after the arrest of the prominent Wall Street trader.

business, investing

U.S. leads global economy into sharp decline

Seeded on Wed Oct 8, 2008 10:49 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

The world economy will slow sharply this year and next, with the United States likely sliding into recession reflecting mounting damage from the most dangerous financial jolt in more than a half-century.

msnbci, world-business, business, economy

Lawmakers Do Things The Wrong Way!

Mon Oct 6, 2008 11:06 AM EDT

Why did our law makers pass a bill to spend tax payer dollars at the price tag of over 700 billion dollars without regulating the problem? Both sides of the aisle agreed that the problem was lack of oversight on Wall Street, Banks, Investment Banking Firms and Mortgage Firms, ye …

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