US Dollar Trades at Record Low Against the Euro (Video)

April 10, 2008

04/10/08 With traders waiting news on the European Central Bank’s Euro-zone forecast, the US dollar hit an all-time low against the euro at $1.5912 per euro in overnight trading.

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Rising Commodities to Hit Consumers (Video)

April 9, 2008

Kevin Kerr, an analyst at Resource Trader Alert, talks with MarketWatch’s Kelsey Hubbard about the ripple effect of rising commodity prices. (April 9).

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World Economic Outlook is gloomy (Video)

April 9, 2008

The IMF forecasts a gloomy outlook for the world economy in its latest report ahead of the spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank………one of the latest updates from Feature Story News bureaus worldwide. On the web at www.FeatureStoryNews.com @ 2008 Feature Story News

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Crude oil flirts with record (Video)

April 9, 2008

Citigroup is close to selling $12 billion in leveraged loans and bonds, according to sources familiar with the matter.Boeing pushed back the delivery date for its 787 Dreamliner jumbo jet for the third time.Conway Gittens reports from New York.Conway Gittens reports from New York.

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Oil Hits All-Time High Trading Price on NYMEX (Video)

April 9, 2008

04/09/08 After news of a weakening dollar combined with an unexpected report of a drop in crude inventories, US light-sweet crude traded at an all-time high of $112.21 per barrel and settled at an all-time high of $111.83 per barrel.

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German bank is credit casualty (Video)

April 9, 2008

* German Weserbank forced to close* IIF proposes toucher industry standards* HSBC grabs slice of UK mortgage market* HSBC grabs slice of UK mortgage market

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Economy ‘can beat crunch’ UK (Video)

April 9, 2008

The chancellor is optimistic about the UK economy despite gloomy forecasts for the future.

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Rice prices soar in Asia (Video)

April 9, 2008

Prices have jumped on the back of tight supply and chaotic weather patterns. Prices have jumped on the back of tight supply and chaotic weather patterns.

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Asian shares lower on financials (Video)

April 9, 2008

In Japan, the Nikkei declined, with steelmaker JFE Holdings down amid plans for a blast furnace joint venture with a Korean steel firm and Brazilian miner in that country.Dan Sloan reports.Dan Sloan reports.

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WaMu worries push stocks lower (Video)

April 8, 2008

The Federal Reserve’s minutes show serious concerns about the US economy and inflation, and indicate they are not ruling out a severe downturn in the US economy. Bobbi Rebell reports.The Federal Reserve’s minutes show serious concerns about the US economy and inflation, and indicate they…

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