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Over the past week, the Federal Reserve has made a serious of unprecedented moves to shore up confidence in the shaken investment community. Former Fed Vice Chairman Alan Blinder explains what the moves mean for taxpayers and the rest of the economy.

As many as 100,000 anti-government protesters led by a phalanx of Buddhist monks march through Yangon, the largest crowd to demonstrate in Myanmar's biggest city since a 1988 pro-democracy uprising that was brutally crushed by the military.

The price of oil passed $103 a barrel for the first time Friday as persistent weakness in the U.S. dollar and the prospect of lower interest rates attracted fresh money to the oil market.

British singer Amy Winehouse, of "Rehab" fame, wins five Grammy Awards. Rapper Kanye West wins four. But Herbie Hancock's Joni Mitchell tribute — River — is the surprise winner for album of the year.

Armed militants attacked the Serena Hotel in Kabul on Monday, killing eight people. Now the Taliban is threatening more violence against Westerners. Lisa Gans is waiting to "crack" following a close encounter with the explosion.

New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is under fire after he was accused of involvement in a prostitution ring. We examine how he first came under scrutiny.

Sen. Barack Obama gives his economic policy speech on the heels of Sens. Hillary Clinton and John McCain. How does his plan compare?

Senate Democrats and Republicans on one committee have struck a deal on the continuing use of domestic wiretaps in the war on terrorism. But other key figures in the Senate say the deal gives up too much.

All eight Democratic presidential candidates were on stage Thursday night in South Carolina for their first debate in the 2008 run for the White House. The state has set an early presidential primary.

In Massachusetts, foreclosure filings have nearly doubled over the past year. People facing foreclosure rallied at the Massachusetts State House on Thursday.