Worries about the fate of Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE), the two biggest mortgage lenders in the United States, reverberated through currency markets on Friday as investors failed to be moved by statements from US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson an US President George W. Bush t...

Stocks are starting to "build a base" and trade sideways as some buying finally comes into the market. Why would fresh buyers come into the environment when the economy stinks? Several reasons. 1. They are betting that the Fed rate cuts that started months ago are about to work their way i...