A South Carolina woman accused of being the check casher for an identity theft ring that targeted the wife of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is awaiting a court hearing in Miami.

It was the first time Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson faced lawmakers in public since he announced he would not be using the bailout money to buy bad debt as he’d promised.

Press Secretary Dana Perino now says the president is “open minded” about a fresh dose of stimulus, and will consider what Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke told lawmakers yesterday.

Investors took heart from comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on further steps to shore up the sluggish U.S. economy.

The head of the Federal Reserve is backing the idea of a second economic stimulus to help Americans.

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke could send a signal today on interest rates.

The U.S. has teamed up with banks around the world to ease interest rates in hopes of preventing this global financial crisis from getting worse.

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson go before a House panel, a day after senators took them to task.

Stocks are moderately higher in early trading as investors await testimony from top federal economic officials before Congress about efforts to hammer out a $700 billion financial rescue plan.

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke go before the Senate Banking Committee to discuss the administration’s proposed 700 billion-dollar bailout plan.