The Rundown on Rates (The Motley Fool)

The Fed recommend that the preventative steps consumers need to take with payment methods to battle fraud should take into account both the sources of fraud and "the ease of resolution based on the payment type."

The Rundown on Rates (The Motley Fool)

How can you protect your fixed income?

Finance 101 (Denver Post)

With interest rates having been on the rise, savers and income investors are faced with some interesting choices when it comes to certificates of deposit.

Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: P&G's Dividend Payoff (TheStreet.com)

Long term, Cramer likes the company as a Fed defense play and for a dividend reinvestment.

Learn the ABCs of FDIC Insurance (TheStreet.com)

Here's how to get a handle on coverage limits.

Your Money: Home buyers, save for that down payment (USA Today)

Those easy-money days are history. As the mortgage meltdown has spread, lenders are demanding stellar credit and proof of income. Zero-down payment mortgages have almost disappeared. Not long ago, lenders were handing out mortgages to anyone with a phone number and a pulse. No money for a down payment? Not a problem! Low credit score? Who cares? Incarcerated? You'll need a place to live when you ...

Little risk to Pakistan's economy (Business Recorder)

KARACHI (August 22 2007): On August 7, 2007, US central bank policy makers came up with a declaration that inflation remained their primary target. In other words, it also meant that Federal Reserve's monetary stance would remain tight until they succeed in containing inflation.

S.Korea bonds flat, erasing gains on higher shares (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)

SEOUL, Aug 21 (Reuters) - South Korean government bond prices ended steady on Tuesday, turning in earlier gains after local stock prices edged up.

Florida men may face federal indictments in alleged fraud (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)

A group of men accused of bilking hundreds of people out of at least $35 million will ask a judge today to put a civil case against them on hold.

INDICATORS - Lebanon - Updated Aug 20 (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)

BEIRUT, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics. Figures are provided by the central bank, finance ministry and ratings agencies.

Your formula for staying cool while the stock market melts (Sun-Sentinel)

It's August and let's see, the stock market melted, then heated up and fell apart again. But it was all OK by the time it closed on Friday, thanks to the Federal Reserve's unexpected interest rate cut.