The Commerce Department reported the first estimate of third-quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) today, and the results - unsurprisingly - were bleak. The U.S. economy is the weakest it’s been in 28 years, and has fallen .03% into a slump beginning last summer that many fear will shortly become a full-on recession, according to a report published on the Wall Street Journal Web site. Even if the financial crisis hasn’t affected you yet, you may be asking yourself what will happen over the next six months?

Here are some of the top financial headlines for today:

Job Cuts: Who’s Next? Which Industries Are Most Vulnerable?

Small Business Tool Kit: How To Avoid Becoming a Failure Statistic

How the Fed Cuts Will Filter Down to Borrowers, Savers