U.S. Banks Face Government Pressure to Raise Cash
The country's biggest financial institutions have been raising billions of dollars in new capital after losing money on bad investments in the mortgage market. They're collecting the money from private investors, new stock offerings and foreign governments.
Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel of the Wall Street Journal about how these moves affect the economy.
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