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Congress has approved a financial rescue package, and President Bush promptly signed it into law.
The bill includes $100 billion in tax breaks and $700 billion for the Treasury Department to buy up bad mortgages and rescue struggling corporations.
Jeff Thredgold, the Chief Economist for Zions Bank, joined us tonight for Talking Point. Click Play to view this segment.
