Business secretary Vince Cable thinks bank lending is the key to a thriving economy. Photograph: David Cheskin/PA The government put banks on notice today that it “stands ready” to intervene if a lack of lending to businesses threatens the economic recovery. At the same time, it set out a number of ideas to help businesses [...]

Greek finance minister, George Papaconstantinou, says the nation has begun to turn the corner. Photograph: Yiorgos Karahalis/Reuters Officials from the European commission, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Central Bank (ECB) will today begin a two-week mission to Greece to assess progress in implementing economic reforms, three months after the nation was handed a huge [...]

Overall, there are three different kinds of investments. These include stocks, bonds, and cash. Sounds simple, right? Well, unfortunately, it gets very complicated from there. You see, each type of investment has numerous types of investments that fall under it. There is quite a bit to learn about each different investment type. The stock market [...]

Investing in bonds is very safe, and the returns are usually very good. There are four basic types of bonds available and they are sold through the Government, through corporations, state and local governments, and foreign governments. The greatest thing about bonds is that you will get your initial investment back. This makes bonds the [...]