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Washington Mutual had its credit rating lowered to junk Monday by Standard & Poors amid continuing weakness in the housing market. Full article: WaMu lowered to junk by S&P

General Motors unveiled the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle on Tuesday, allowing outsiders their first full look at the car GM says will go on sale in 2010. Full article: Chevy Volt finally unwrapped

Shares of American International Group tumbled Tuesday as the company scrambled to raise as much as $75 billion to keep itself afloat. Full article: AIG's cash hunt in high gear

Read full story for latest details. Full article: Barclays eye key Lehman assets

Read full story for latest details. Full article: Oil plunges to $92 amid U.S. credit fears

The Federal Reserve left its fed funds rate at 2% Tuesday despite increased hopes for a rate cut. Full article: Fed leaves rate unchanged

Goldman Sachs reported a sharp decline in profits Tuesday that managed to beat Wall Street's forecasts, but shares of the investment bank fell amid broader fears about the financial services industry. Full article: Goldman Sachs reports profit plunge

Read full story for latest details. Full article: Bank of Japan pumps $24B into money markets

U.S. markets fought back Tuesday despite more bad news from the financial sectors but markets in Europe and Asia were in decline. They closed before the U.S. Federal Bank kept a key interest rate steady. Now there are fears over the state of insurance industry giant AIG. Full article: Wall ...