Three days after awarding a team of agencies owned by the WPP Group its creative and media assignments, Wachovia suspended the decision when word came out it was being purchased by Citigroup. Read more..

By STUART ELLIOTT - The New York Times

The turmoil that has rocked the United States banking system spread to Europe on Monday, buffeting institutions in at least four countries with a chain of new failures. Read more..

By CARTER DOUGHERTY - The New York Times

Over a trillion dollars vanished from Wall Street on Monday, the blackest day since the 1987 stock market crash. Read more..

By VIKAS BAJAJ and MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM - The New York Times

Addressing the issues on the minds of investors on Main Street who are distressed by the fallout on Wall Street. Read more..

By RON LIEBER and TARA SIEGEL BERNARD - The New York Times

Hundreds of readers responded to an invitation to submit questions about the effects on their personal finances. Read more..

By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD - The New York Times

Akzo Nobel, the paint maker, postponed a $2.3 billion stock repurchase plan, as the credit market freeze-up hampered its ability to refinance loans. Read more..

By BLOOMBERG NEWS - The New York Times

Without the bailout plan they lobbied for, the Treasury and the Federal Reserve will have to dig deep into their toolkits. Read more..

By EDMUND L. ANDREWS and MARK LANDLER - The New York Times