Stock index futures rose on Tuesday, pointing to a partial rebound from Wall Street’s worst slide in more than 20 years, as investors bet that Washington will work to revive a plan to stabilize the U.S. financial system.

Tags: Bailout, Wall Street

RENO, Nevada (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Barack Obama urged lawmakers on Tuesday to return to the negotiating table to work on a financial rescue deal and offered a new proposal he said could help attract support.

Tags: Bailout, Barack Obama, jobs, John McCain, small businesses

Think stocks are volatile? The dislocations in the credit markets are even more serious, and they pose a greater threat to the economy
With the financial system bailout plan derailed by the House of Representatives on Sept. 29, the resulting plunge in equities made headlines around the world.

Tags: american international group, Bailout, Bankruptcy, Credit Crunch, debt, [...]

Cowen & Co., an industry analyst firm that specializes in covering Web services, released a statement today discussing its findings on the success of online mapping solutions.
To no one’s surprise, the analyst found that Google Maps is the de facto leader in the space, while its rivals, Yahoo Maps, MapQuest, and Live Search Maps have [...]

In what may well stand as a defining moment in the maturation of Apple’s App Store, Tapulous has announced that it has partnered with the band Nine Inch Nails to release a premium version of its popular game Tap Tap Revenge some time in October.

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eBay launched a new browser extension tool tonight that lets you highlight different products in Firefox or Internet Explorer and compare the pricing of those products on eBay. The tool also includes Skype functionality, which will let you click on a number in your browser and call it directly via Skype.

Tags: ebay, eBay new browser

The “green” incarnation of travel, called ecotourism, mandates that travelers minimize their cultural, economic, and environmental impacts as much as possible to promote sustainability.

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Facebook launched more than a new iPhone app this evening - they also have a new home page (the page you see when you aren’t logged in) and a new tagline. Gone is all the descriptive language suggesting you sign up to “Keep up with friends and family,” “Share photos and videos,” “Control privacy online,” [...]

Jefferson County, Ala., may be headed for the largest municipal bankruptcy ever. With the economy shrinking, it may not be alone
It’s not just on Wall Street where dubious financial decisions are creating casualties. Municipalities, many of which made enormous financial promises when the economy

Tags: Bank of New York, Bankruptcy, Business, debt, Financial, Financial Crisis, mortgage

News analysis: Will mobiles be free to roam wi-fi?
Google’s vision of tomorrow’s wireless network is in stark contrast to how wireless operators do business today, setting the two sides on a possible collision course.

Tags: android, iphone, t-mobile, wi-fi