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LIBOR introduces interest rate floor
Investors seek London Inter Bank Offering Rate floor to guarantee interest payment no matter how much the Federal Reserve cuts rates. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports on how this helps investors and undermines the Fed.
SocGen deals with bad press
Societe Generale is busy dealing with rumors of buyouts from bigger banks and the rogue trader speaking to the press about the scandal. Stephen Beard talks to Scott Jagow about what the bank is up against.
What a few days off might have saved
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French prosecutors on the case of the trader who cost the second-largest bank in France more than $7 billion say he's a trading addict. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports the bank might have saved itself some money if its managers had just sent him on vacation.
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Corporate go-go days have gone
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The Harrah's casino deal is just one example of how the current market is affecting corporate deals. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports these continued slow-goings could ultimately slow down the economy.
No ‘sure thing’ in foreign markets
Investors who thought they were safely diversified in foreign markets got a rude awakening this week. Tess talks to Eric Schurenberg about the do's and don'ts of investing overseas.
Week on Wall Street
Stockbroker and business analyst David Johnson chats with host Kai Ryssdal about what happened on Wall Street this week and what may lie ahead.
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Investment Clubs: Stormy weather
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After such a frantic week in the stock market, Tess checks in with two of the investment clubs we followed in 2007 to see how they're weathering the storm.
The Market Fall-Out
Question: Help! I retired a couple years ago and the market was going up. Now it's going down, down, and more down. How do I stabilize my savings…
Behind Societe Generale’s losses
Societe Generale is chalking up the loss of $7 billion to an "inept employee." Stephen Beard reports analysts see the losses as the latest chapter in the saga of shady banking practices.
Being an investor is getting scary
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The Dow has dropped nearly 10% since Jan. 1 — almost enough to qualify as a market correction. If you ask money managers, they say to sit tight and wait out the storm. But for a lot of Americans, that doesn't feel like an option. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.

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