The economic crisis continues, with the Dow Jones losing nearly 700 points, Thursday. It’s an ongoing struggle for most financial institutions, but that’s not the case across the board.  WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop has more.

Georgia Power says economic woes are tolling its customers. Georgians are falling behind on utility bill payments. Spokeswoman Konswello Monroe says there was an 11 percent increase for disconnects for non payments from January to August of this year compared to last year.

Wednesday, we met a couple of men at or nearing retirement age, one wondering how far he’ll have to push his retirement back, the other, into his retirement, trying to maximize he and his wife’s funds. WJBF News Channel 6’s Paige Tucker talked with an expert on the economy to address those concerns.

Studies show that suicides and depression tend to rise when the economy suffers. A local psychiatrist says he’s treating more and more people with money on their minds. WJBF News Channel 6’s Paige Tucker reports.

For many, the value menu has a whole new value. And plenty of fast-food chains are aggressively marketing meal deals. When it comes to alcohol, lots of customers are still drinking, but some are lowering their standards to please their wallets. WJBF News Channel 6’s Paige Tucker reports.

News of the U.S. bailout plan has done little to restore confidence, overseas. Markets were far worse for the wear, Monday morning, across Europe and Asia. The concern now is that the bailout plan came too late to stop a global market meltdown. ABC News’ Gloria Riviera reports.

President Bush says the $700 billion plan to save the teetering U.S. economy will take some time to work. After meeting with small-business owners at an old-fashioned soda shop in San Antonio, Texas, the president sought patience from a jittery country.

On Capitol Hill, they’re halfway there. Wednesday night, the Senate passed a financial bailout bill by a lopsided margin. The House, which rejected an earlier version of the bill, will go back to work on the new one. But, there are serious doubts about its future. ABC News’ Rachel Martin tells us why.

The current economic battle in Washington could have serious implications for people along the Gulf Coast, as they try and recover from Hurricane Ike.

Today’s economy, and the war in Iraq, are making voters really think about who we send to Washington. Besides the President, South Carolina voters will have a Senate election. WJBF-TV News Channel 6’s Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, took the issues of Vote ‘08 to the candidates to hear what they had to say.

It looks as though we’ll head into the weekend without a bailout plan for the nation’s ailing financial markets. Intense efforts from both parties, and cheerleading from President Bush, have failed to produce an agreement. Now, lawmakers are putting in overtime. Christianne Klein has the latest.

In a WJBF-TV News Channel 6 Consumer Alert, it’s an effort to put Augusta residents at ease. State Representative Wayne Howard organized a town hall meeting where people had a chance to sit down, and talk about the struggling economy. WJBF-TV News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop has the story.