China's Central Bank is issuing a special 10 yuan currency note to commemorate the Beijing Olympics, swapping the image of communist leader Mao Zedong for a picture of the city's iconic national stadium on Renminbi.

We will soon see how the long weekend affected investor's mood. Certainly, the stock market has on balance been acting badly for a month and the dominant mood is very gloomy.

This is a disturbing trend because I believe it will cause more cardholders to default. But the problems began long before consumers starting tapping their credit cards.

In a decade of an alarming credit crunch, rising cost of food, skyrocketed costs of living and an alarming debt for entertainment, most young people struggle to understand the basics of personal finance. This is from personal experience, observation and according to the results of a recently published government poll.

The stock market in Australia opened on Monday lower after the Wall Street fall on Friday injects fear in stock investors.

While the DJIA dropped modestly yesterday, the Nasdaq Composite was strong and the A/D was 3/2 positive on issues and volume. Oil helped by dropping a $1.00 a barrel but the dollar was also soft.

Jonathan Lieberman, CEO of www.DealLocker.com, a coupon website for consumers to use to find savings on everything from food to free shipping, has announced the following 10 tips to help consumers use, and save, by hunting to savings. Coupons at www.DealLocker.com can be printable and found online. Lieberman has noted a 40% increase in usage of his coupon site in the past few months, mainly due to the current economy.

(Washington DC) June 3, 2008 In honor of Independence Day, best-selling author, Matthew Lesko is inviting everyone to join him online July Fourth at www.UncleSamLive.com when he hosts his first National Treasure Hunt, answering any and all questions about finding financial independence using government programs.

USA Mega has released information about Mega Millions Jackpot Winner. There was one $196 million jackpot winner from Ohio in the Friday, May 16, 2008 Mega Millions drawing. More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.

A new book by Douglas Andrew titled Millionaire by Thirty shows the path how one can achieve financial freedom and become a millionaire by age 30.

Zimbabwe's central bank, currently grappling with record-breaking inflation, has introduced a new high-denomination bank note of a quarter of a billion dollars,state television have said.

Get ready for those two words called Quantitative Easing to dominate the press over the next 18 months as the Federal Reserve attempts to cut off the credit crunch. As the LIBOR stymies the efforts of Fed rate cuts they have limited arrows left in the quiver, and Quantitative Easing is going to look more and more attractive.