A few months ago I found myself at a meeting of economists and finance officials, discussing the crisis. There was a lot of soul-searching going on. One senior policy-maker asked, "Why didn't we see t...

WASHINGTON–Global banks have taken important steps toward cleaning up bad debts on their balance sheets, but they face lingering strains from the U.S. housing market, the International Monetary Fund said Thursday.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government this year has placed on its books the liabilities of a major investment bank in March, two mortgage-finance giants earlier this month, and this week, the nation's largest insurer. The world of free-market finance as we

Wall Street professionals are trying new careers, and fetching smaller salaries, amid the elimination of 76,670 investment jobs in the Americas stemming from the global credit crunch that started a year ago

Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary hosts an online discussion with Jenny Offill and Elissa Schappell, editors of "Money Changes Everything" (Broadway Books) on Thursday, April 24 at Noon ET.