News In Brief

Libyan rebels are in Tripoli, spurring hopes that Libya will start pumping oil again soon. But oil prices are up today. What's up with that? Man...

Fear and greed, that's what. The shiny stuff broke $1880 an ounce today, another record. That's making my Dad happy. He's been long gold a l...

Things are getting so tough for European banks that they're cutting back on the most minor expenses - including snack-time cookies in the office!...

Bank of America is restructuring. Cutting jobs, in other words. 3,500 this quarter, and many more to come - possibly as many as 10,000 by the end...

The debit card has been around since 1966, which means banks have had a lot of time to figure out new ways to charge you for using your own money...

This final note today. Ron Paul made a funny about the Republican presidential field today. Remember the other day we noted Texas governor Rick P...

The Financial Times reports that the European Central Bank has lent dollars to a eurozone bank for the first time since February in the latest sign...

Europe's problems are tanking bank stocks, as investors worry about a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis. Last time it was toxic mortgages that...