Another exciting week on the financial markets is behind us, and "another weekend" is ahead of us. As a rule, financial markets are closed on weekends, but recently the most happening is during weekends. In the last [...]

Credit Suisse shares fell 25% on Wednesday after news that Saudi National Bank was unable to offer more financial assistance. This caused investors to fear that the problems [...]

On September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers went bankrupt, a shock to many investors, financial journalists and the public. The company survived the Civil War, the First and Second World Wars.

The recent turmoil over Credit Suisse's problems has restored interest in the synthetic instrument CDS. The name is short for Credit Default Swaps.