WASHINGTON - March 31, 2009 - When the government starts warning you not to commit suicide, you know things have gotten bad.

DETROIT, Michigan - March 31, 2009 - General Motors Corp.'s new chief executive said Tuesday that more of the automaker's plants could close as part of GM's effort to meet new, tougher requirements for government aid.

TOKYO, Japan - March 30, 2009 - Japanese automakers reacted with anxiety to news that ailing U.S. automakers General Motors and Chrysler had failed to submit acceptable plans to receive more government money, increasing the odds they may have to file for bankruptcy protection. The news also weighed on Asian stock markets.

NEW YORK - March 26, 2009 - The economy shrank at a 6.3 percent pace at the end of 2008, the worst showing in a quarter-century, and probably isn't doing much better now.

HARTFORD, Connecticut - March 26, 2009 - The anger in the threats against AIG executives is palpable.

WASHINGTON - March 25, 2009 - The Post Office will run out of money this year unless it gets help, Postmaster General John Potter told Congress on Wednesday, as he sought permission to cut delivery to five days a week.

GENEVA, Switzerland - March 23, 2009 - The world is in a dire economic crisis, but no recovery is possible until the financial sector is cleaned up, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Monday.