Moody\'s Says Ratings Are a \"Tool\" Not a Buy Recommendation; Buffett Says He Relies on His Own Judgement

Police Say Man Claimed He Had Financial Problems, Lit Himself On Fire When Told Loan Official Away

Drilling Permit Granted for Well at Site About 50 Miles Off Louisiana Coast; Depth is 115 Feet

Government officials are looking at more new rules designed to protect air travelers when they get bumped off their flight. As Joel Brown reports, the proposal hands over more money to these travelers.

Sales Jump a Sign that Automakers Are Benefiting From a Fragile but Improving Economy; Toyota the One Exception

Rating Agency Chief Says Firm \"Not Satisfied\" with Subprime Ratings that Sparked Financial Crisis; Buffett Defends CEOs

Race to Meet Credit Deadline Fuels Third Consecutive Monthly Increase in National Association of Realtors Data

\"Carrot-and-Stick\" Approach to Ease Data Congestion Comes Alongside Expected Launch of New iPhone Model

Language in a 1946 Deed Lands in a Newspaper Prompting a Reader to File a Discrimination Lawsuit

Tax Loophole Allows Companies to Relabel Rolling Tobacco as Pipe Tobacco and Pay $2.83 per Pound Rather than $24.78 per Pound

As New Attempt to Cap Oil Leak Begins, Company\'s Shares Fall Nearly 15 Percent on Wall Street, Wiping Billions in Value

Safety Regulators Focus on 2010 Model Ford Fusions and Mercury Milans after Drivers Complain of Unsecured All-Weather Mats

Plans on Creating Fully Automated Commercial Data Centers, Takes $1 Billion in Charges Over 3 Years

Says Engineers Learned From 1st Failure to Contain Oil Leak; Operation to Cut and Cap Riser Pipe Now Underway

Government Expected to Significantly Raise Limits on Compensation to Travelers Booted from Over-Booked Flights

Consumer Correspondent Susan Koeppen Looks at Their Potential Dangers

Unexpected Gains Could Signal Recovery in Hardest Hit Economic Sector

NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are falling in early trading after the euro fell to a new four-year low. Major indexes are resuming their slide due to fresh concerns about the health of Eur..

As the U.S. unemployment rate hovers around ten percent, Cynthia Bowers meets three experienced, but out-of-work, Americans from different walks of life who have all had difficulty obtaining new jobs.

Since their Top Kill mission has failed, British Petroleum will enact yet another attempt to halt the greatest oil spill in U.S. history. But, as Don Teague reports, patience in La. has grown thin.