The Wall Street Bailout and the Local Economy

Forget Wall Street. What about Main Street? How will all the bailout vote ultimately affect us?

Joining Gene Patterson this week with his thoughts on what can we expect of our financial markets in the coming days and weeks is University of Tennessee Professor of Finance Dr. Harold Black.

In the second segment, local retailer Bo Carey shares his opinion on the state of the local economy and how the crisis on Wall Street is impacting us. He owns Greer's Home Furnishings in Loudon and is a member of the National Federation of Independent Businesses, a group that pushed for the bailout.

In the Final Word, 6 News political anaylst George Korda and former McWherter Chief of Staff Billy Stair talk about the politics behind this week's bailout vote and Thursday night's debate between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden.