Oct 9th, 2008 | LANSING, Mich. — A winner of a $42 million Mega Millions jackpot in Michigan may do something almost unheard of: receive the money in installments rather than getting a smaller, one-time cash payment. The winner of the Oct. 3 ...

NEW YORK (AP) _ Wells Fargo emerged as the apparent victor in the battle for control of Wachovia Thursday night, after rival suitor Citigroup broke off talks with Wells Fargo and federal regulators but vowed to have its day in court. While Citigroup ...

FARGO, N.D. — Fargo police said two men were arrested for drunken driving in the same vehicle. Police Lt. Pat Claus said an officer pulled over a 23-year-old man early Thursday morning. Claus said while that man was taking a sobriety test, a 24 ...

Wells Fargo, Wachovia, Citigroup — we’ve been here before [Hoover's: Bizmology] Banks Extend Wachovia Cease-Fire [DealBook] Gasparino: Wachovia Deal Could Be Worked Out Today [DealBreaker.com] Wells Fargo may get 75% of Wachovia: does it want it ...

Secretary of State Rice rejects suggestion US seeks to undermine Russian influence in Asia ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AP) — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday rejected any suggestion that U.S. efforts to build closer ties to this former Soviet ...

Oct 9th, 2008 | KAYSVILLE, Utah — Is the credit crunch keeping you from getting a home loan? Well, here’s a little beauty you can have for free. You just have to pay to haul it away. Jacquie Jones of Kaysville, Utah, is offering a three-bedroom ...

For a man often portrayed as a cerebral, professorial type, Vikram Pandit, Citigroup chief executive, showed plenty of fire when he addressed the troops on Monday. For more than 20 minutes, a tired but feisty Mr Pandit went through the extraordinary ...

Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- McClatchy Co. , Building Materials Holding Corp. and almost 100 other companies across the U.S. are suffering payback from lenders stung by at least $112 billion of losses in the loan market. Banks and investors who are losing ...

The Fed reduced its key rate from 2 percent to 1.5 percent. In Europe, which also has been hard hit by the financial crisis, the Bank of England cut its rate by half a point to 4.5 percent, while the European Central Bank sliced its rate to 3.75 ...

Fear and foreboding took hold on Wall Street yesterday, as the stock market again plunged and investors became convinced that the nation is on the verge of a deep and prolonged recession. The rout continued in Japan, where stocks plummeted in early ...