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White House Overhauling Rescue Plan A new approach that would inject capital into banks raises questions on whether officials squandered time with an earlier $700 billion plan to buy securities. G.M. Said to Seek Merger With Ford Before Chrysler G.M. executives are said to have approached Ford about a merger in July, but Ford rejected the idea. Those With Sense of History May Find It?s Time to Invest Some investors say that the sell-off has gone too far and that stocks could rally if a downturn is not severe. Amid the Gloom, an E-Commerce War EBay was once an online juggernaut and Amazon.com its weaker rival. Things have changed. Across the Country, Fear About Savings, the Job Market and Retirement As the market continued its steep slide, many Americans say they are sensing losses beyond the short-term hits to their portfolios. Economic View: Got $700 Billion? Sweat the Details The bailout bill is laden with all kinds of vague legislative guidelines and there are lots of details the next Treasury secretary will have to grapple with. Finance Students Keep Their Job Hopes Alive Financial companies are shedding tens of thousands of jobs, yet applications to graduate business schools rose this year. Everybody?s Business: Fear and Loathing in La Jolla The Wall Street-Treasury-Federal Reserve axis is hated, loathed and feared by an angry mob of investors in the San Diego suburb of La Jolla. A Power That May Not Stay So Super Britain overreached imperially. The U.S. has been doing it financially. The Frugal Teenager, Ready or Not With no choice but to cut back, parents say ?no? and children say, ?Huh?? In the Region | Connecticut: How Talks Can Avert Defaults A court-based mediation program is helping Connecticut homeowners find their way through the always frustrating, sometimes excruciating process of foreclosure. The World: A Specter?s Shadow Returns to Haunt Moscow Fifteen years after Communists failed to reverse history, can a credit crunch succeed? Suits: Slow Road to Wealth, With ?No Shortcuts? Amid last week?s market tumult, Mark Cuban, tackled the subject of ?How to Get Rich.? His advice may not be a mood-lifter. Shifting Careers: In Hard Times, Lawyers Advise Cautious Steps Two employment lawyers discuss some of the conflicts they expect to arise as financial companies disappear, change, merge and downsize. Mortgages: When an ARM Makes Sense Rates on bigger mortgages are giving borrowers cause to carefully consider ARMs, and mortgage specialists say they are worth a look. Funds, Too, Are Mining New Energy Sources Exchange-traded funds that focus on alternative energy have proliferated and many of them have been mirroring the sharp swings in the oil markets. Novelties: Keeping Your Own Health Chart, Online New tools are being developed that may help harried patients monitor their medications, home tests and other details. Slipstream: Intuition + Money: An Aha Moment The discovery of a new material called black silicon offers a lesson in government financing of science and technology. Scene Stealer: A DreamWorks Deal Could Rock Universal?s Boat Just as NBC Universal has gained record profitability, a DreamWorks deal could create a disruption at the studio. Ventures: Some REIT?s Like the Smallest Spaces Some real estate investment trusts ? those owning apartment buildings and self-storage facilities ? have held up better than most stocks.