Things should get better by 2010 according to the OECD. Or now. See the oool graphic on GDP, unemployment and inflation forecasts.

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It would be easy to lump all bankers together as greedy evildoers, but that would be wrong. According to CNN Money, there are a growing number of banks refusing to take advantage of bailout money.

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During the height of the real estate bubble back in 2005, the US personal savings rate dipped into negative territory for the first time since the Great Depression. That may be beginning to change.

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America has by far the widest income distribution. The average American income is around $33,000 with the top 10% (or decile) of earners having an average $87,257 of disposable income, while those in the bottom decile have $5,819, among the very lowest of any country - which confirms America definitely has a "poor" class. Reforming wealth distribution across America is one, if not the, centre piece of Obama's policy platform whereas John McCain is calling it a move back to socialism. What do you think? America decides which path it wants to follow in less than 2 weeks.

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List of 25 resources that help explain the causes of the current financial crisis, examine the effects of the flailing economy, and offer advice on how to make it through these tough times.

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