
John McCain says he's confident that Congress and the Bush administration can reach consensus before markets open Monday on a $700 billion bailout plan to rescue financial institutions from crippling debt.

LM Glasfiber, a wind blade manufacturer, has announced that it will halt production at its facility on Scott Hamilton Drive in Little Rock, laying off about 150 workers.

Federal Reserve officials feared the economy would be stuck in a painful rut for some time despite their decision to slash interest rates to a record low and pledge to use other unconventional tools to fight the worst financial crisis since the 1930s.

The Justice Department says Tyson Foods Inc. has entered a guilty plea and will pay a $500,000 fine for violations that resulted in the death of a worker at a plant in Texarkana.

Three fresh readings on the economy released today show contraction continuing.

Analysts say the alternative energy industry has been hurt by falling prices of oil and other commodities, and by the tight credit market.

600 new jobs are coming to North Little Rock. Construction equipment maker Caterpillar announces it will be opening a plant near the airport on the north side of the river.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Hyundai says it will cover the depreciation on any returned leased or financed vehicle for the first 12 months to some customers "who are stuck" and find themselves unable to make their car payments.