WSJ: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Are Pounded Share prices of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac plunged Monday amid growing fears that the two largest providers of funding for U.S. home mortgages won’t be able to avoid a government bailout. … In 4 p.m. trading on the New York Stock Exchange, …

The Atlantic’s Mark Bowden goes behind the scenes of Rupert Murdoch’s takeover of the Wall Street Journal and the analyzes the future of media as we know it. Print this out and read it on the metro ride home today. Mark Bowden: Mr. Murdoch Goes to War (a few highlights): …