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A day after the House's surprise defeat of a $700 billion financial rescue bill, talk is growing louder about alternative government steps that could help battered credit markets and stave off broader problems in the economy.

The U.S. dollar rallied against major currencies Tuesday as investors appeared confident that Washington would be able to push through its massive bailout package.

Now that there is an actual bailout bill, what do investors think about the $700 billion package? Depends whom you ask.

The House started Monday what was expected to be a short debate ahead of a quick vote on a sweeping $700 bailout of the nation's financial system.

Many advocates of the proposed $700 billion bailout of Wall Street trumpet its limitations on large pay packages and so-called golden parachutes for some of the top executives at the troubled firms that will get help.

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The federal government would provide as much as $700 billion in a far-reaching plan to rescue the nation's troubled financial system, according to a draft of the proposed bill obtained by CNN.

Legendary investor Warren Buffett warned Congressional leaders Saturday night of "the biggest financial meltdown in American history" if they did not act to secure the financial system.

Is it even harder now for businesses to get credit from banks? No question.

In one frenzied month Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke remade Wall Street. Along the way they may also have recast American politics. A month of historic government interventions shows signs of triggering a political version of climate change - unleashing a new era of class fury that could hurt U.S. companies, business leaders, and wealthy investors for years.

Negotiators from Capitol Hill and the Bush administration are expected to work late into the night Saturday to try and reach a deal on the White House's proposed $700 billion bailout of the financial system.

While Congress and Bush administration officials have been working to complete a bailout plan and stem the financial contagion on Wall Street, a different kind of economic crisis emerged across the South this week: A severe, hurricane-related gasoline shortage has curtailed trucking from Atlanta to Asheville, N.C., and created a wave of panic buying among motorists.

First, the good news: Even if warnings of economic catastrophe aren't enough to win approval of a controversial $700 billion Wall Street bailout, the economy is not at risk of falling into a depression, most experts agree.

Bill Gross says taxpayers could make money on the financial-sector rescue package moving in fits and starts through Congress. He doesn't have much company, though.

The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank announced an expansion of deals with European nations Friday in an effort to stabilize global financial markets.

Gas prices dropped for the ninth day in a row, bringing the total decline to nearly 17 cents over that time period, according to a nationwide survey of credit card swipes at gasoline stations.

The congressional negotiations over the proposed $700 billion bailout of the financial system were set to resume on Friday - a day after hours of talks ended in a partisan divide.

One day after President Bush said the nation's economy is at grave risk, the high-stakes negotiations over the proposed $700 billion bailout of the financial system ended in chaos on Thursday.

The public backlash against the Bush administration's proposal to use tax dollars to bailout Wall Street spilled into the streets Thursday.

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