Tag: Finance

Fed’s latest action doesn’t impress investors

It’s going to take more than low interest rates to fire up investors.

The Federal Reserve’s latest plan to help the economy failed to impress Wall Street on Wednesday. Stocks finished slightly lower for the day, and not much better than they were before the Fed announcement.

Spain could ask for bank bailout this weekend

Spain could ask for a rescue of its struggling banks this weekend when European finance ministers hold an emergency conference call Saturday to discuss the country’s financial problems, a move that would make it the fourth member of the 17-nation eurozone to seek outside help since the continent’s financial crisis erupted two years ago.

Make Money Selling Money

Consider trading foreign currencies, which just a couple of decades ago was an option mostly restricted to big money investors. Now, it’s widely available to the general public, and generating increasing interest.