If we're not going to hamper success, we shouldn't be so quick to hinder failure.

Hedge fund managers made huge sums while markets were stable, predictable and going up. But times -- and fortunes -- are changing.

Barack Obama said his proposed stimulus package would be as big as necessary to shore up the economy and lay the foundations for renewed growth, amid predictions it could match the government's $700bn financial sector bail-out for size.

"We have made these kind of decisions in the past," President Bush says of the dramatic Citigroup (C) rescue. "We made one last night and if need be, we will make these kind of decisions to safeguard our financial system in the future."

Shares of solar companies rose on Monday along with the broader market and after analysts predicted strong future demand for the industry in the U.S.