· World Markets Fall on Bailout Concerns

· Citigroup to Acquire Wachovia Banking Assets; FDIC Says It Is Not a Bank Failure

· Collapsed WaMu CEO Stands to Make $18 Million After Less Than 3 Weeks on Job

· Consumer Spending Weakens as Stimulus Fades

· European Bank Giant Fortis Partially Nationalized

· Cadbury Says Chinese-Made Products Questionable

· Buffett Invests in Chinese Company Developing 'Green' Cars

· Kraft, Mars Investigating Indonesian Melamine Claims in Oreos, M&Ms & Snickers Imported From China

· Credit Freeze Hitting Paychecks

· Father of Newsweek Magazine's Rebirth Dies at 83

· 24/7 Wall St.: For $700 Billion, The Little Guy With the House Gets Nothing

What Bank Acquisitions Mean for Customers
What does consolidation in the banking industry mean? Here's the good and the bad. The good includes one-stop shopping, loosening of the credit crunch, while the bad includes more fees and not great rates.
http://www.smartmoney.com/deal-of-the-day/index.cfm?story=What-Bank-Acquisitions-Mean-For-Customers-

Where to Invest After a Bailout
Even after the rescue takes effect, business conditions will be treacherous, credit will remain tight and the stock market will be even more Darwinian. So, where to invest?
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/invest-post-bailout-world/story.aspx?guid=%7B53B4C129%2D429C%2D4166%2DB965%2DE9B51F745AA4%7D

20 Towns to Suffer Most From Meltdown
How many former AIG or Lehman Brothers executives are likely to be buying a Park Avenue apartment or a home in Darien, Conn., this year? Most likely answer: not many at all. In addition to Darien other towns expected to suffer include Bloomington, Ill., Hoboken, NJ, West Des Moines, Iowa, and Garden City, NY to name a few.
http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/bbdp/towns-to-suffer-most-from-meltdown/189526

10 Things That Will Change When the Smoke Clears
When the smoke clears on the current financial and legislative turmoil -- the economic landscape will look considerably different than it did just a few months ago. Here's what we see ahead.
http://www.kiplinger.com/businessresource/forecast/archive/Ten_Things_That_Will_Be_Different_When_the_Financial_Smoke_Clears_080926.html

Back to Basics: 7 Easy Ways to Save $100 a Week
You're freaked out about money. Food prices are up, your home's value has depreciated and your job is on the line. While there's not much we can do to reduce the cost of fixed expenses like a mortgage and taxes, there's a great deal of miscellaneous savings staring us right in the face. Here are some quick cash fixes that can save you at least $100 a week.
http://www.mainstreet.com/article/money/budgeting/back-basics-7-easy-ways-save-100-week

Most Powerful Women in Business
Talk about drama! FORTUNE's 11th annual list is dominated by firsts (first woman to run a major U.S. oil company), superlatives (youngest honoree ever) and notable departures (Citi's Sallie Krawcheck steps down as the most watched woman on Wall Street). Topping the list again this year is PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi and in 8th place again this year the Queen of Media, Oprah Winfrey.
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/fortune/0809/gallery.women_mostpowerful.fortune/index.html

Newman's Own: Life After Paul
When brands are linked to iconic founders, outliving them is a tricky task. At Newman's Own, leaders are laying plans for the brand to reach the next generation.
http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/27/smallbusiness/paul_newman.smb/index.htm?postversion=2008092712