WBUR Newsroom Election 2008 CommonHealth Blog Boston Weather BBC World News NPR Top Stories NPR's Morning Edition NPR Topics: Books NPR Topics: Movies Fresh Air All Things Considered Marketplace Submit a Story Idea RSS Feeds Podcasts 's  Morning Edition Consumer Issues Top Supreme Court's Docket Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:55:00 -0400 As the Supreme Court opens its new term, the justices have more business and consumer cases on their schedule. Key cases revolve around packaging rules, state lawsuits and protecting dolphins in California. Real | Windows Christian Security Forces Growing Stronger In Iraq Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:10:00 -0400 The security forces, organized through local churches, are manning checkpoints in Iraq and working with police. The mystery of where their funding comes from seems to center on a media-shy and reclusive political figure. Real | Windows What Should I Be Doing With My 401(k)? Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:33:00 -0400 The Wall Street crisis has a lot of ordinary investors worried about their portfolios. Knight Kiplinger, editor in chief of Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine and the Kiplinger Newsletter, says people should ride out the bear market. If investors want a safer environment, he says, they should move their money into CDs or money market funds. Real | Windows Bank Of America Settles Suit Over Bad Mortgages Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:24:00 -0400 Facing a lawsuit over deceptive mortgage practices, a Bank of America subsidiary will modify tens of thousands of loans to help keep people in 11 states from losing their homes. Borrowers stuck with Countrywide Financial mortgages that they can't afford could see their interest rates reduced or have the loan principal cut. Bank of America purchased Countrywide in June, at the same time Illinois and California sued Countrywide. Real | Windows Financial Turmoil Deepening In Europe Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:22:00 -0400 The financial turmoil shaking Wall Street is also taking a toll in Europe, where authorities moved to assure bank depositors that their money was safe, and a bailout was planned for a large German lender. European leaders are struggling to deliver a unified response to the crisis. Real | Windows Grandma's Advice Is Best In Hard Financial Times Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:22:00 -0400 The Wall Street financial crisis started with symptoms of panic, followed by an infection of fear and distrust. But what drives this type of psychology in the markets? Tim Harford, a columnist for the Financial Times, says the best way to avoid future toxic thinking is to follow Grandma's advice: Don't borrow too much and don't take too many risks. Real | Windows Angels Stay Alive; Phillies Advance To NLCS Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:00:00 -0400 The Los Angeles Angels are alive in the American League Division Series after winning a five-hour, 19-minute marathon against Boston, 5-4. That cuts the Red Sox' lead to 2-1 in the best-of-five series. The Philadelphia Phillies are going to the National League Championship Series for the first time since 1993 after eliminating Milwaukee in four games in the first round. Real | Windows Unpredictable Political Opinions In Northeast Pa. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:36:00 -0400 Oktoberfest weekend is a time for pierogies, polka and politics in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., home to white, Catholic swing voters. But a lot of voters in northeast Pennsylvania's former textile and mining communities are still undecided. Real | Windows				Sponsor