NEW YORK - November 17, 2008 - Given the speed at which the federal government is throwing money at the financial crisis, the average taxpayer, never mind Member of Congress, might not be faulted for losing track of how much money has been spent.

NEW YORK - November 17, 2008 - Citigroup Inc plans to cut 50,000 people from its workforce, CNBC television said on Monday, as souring economies and global credit conditions cause the U.S. bank with the farthest reach worldwide to retrench.

U.S. Clients at Risk of Exposure

WASHINGTON - November 15, 2008 - Swiss banking giant UBS, under investigation by the U.S. government for allegedly helping Americans hide money from the Internal Revenue Service, is closing thousands of accounts, putting clients at greater risk of being exposed, tax lawyers say.

NEW YORK - November 13, 2008 - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment insurance last week surged to the highest levels since the wake of the events of September 11, 2001, and the number of people continuing to collect benefits rose to a 25-year high, the government said Thursday.

NEW YORK - November 12, 2008  - As much as $100 billion was wiped off the value of hedge fund assets last month as panic-stricken investors rushed to withdraw their capital and the worst markets in living memory blew a giant hole in performance.

Firms report massive losses and cite shortcomings of rescue.

WASHINGTON - November 11. 2008 - Two months after the government began taking over ailing financial companies, the two largest efforts have failed to go as planned, with the firms complaining that federal officials set overly strict terms and took other unhelpful rescue measures.

NEW YORK - November 11, 2008 - General Motors Corp., burning cash as U.S. sales slide, is being pushed closer to bankruptcy as it waits to learn whether the auto industry will win a new round of government loans.