A day after the Federal Reserve cuts rates, the value of a euro jumped the most since its inception.

European governments that have been forced to defend their currency now see a value in a common currency.

European governments that have been forced to defend their currency now see a value in a common currency.

Affected by the financial crisis, Denmark, a member of the European Union that has so far refused to abandon its currency for the euro, is finding out how difficult it can be to go it alone.

Affected by the financial crisis, Denmark, a member of the European Union that has so far refused to abandon its currency for the euro, is finding out how difficult it can be to go it alone.

Investors were anxiously waiting for lawmakers to hash out the details of the biggest government bailout in history.

Anxiety lingered in the markets as lawmakers hashed out the details of the biggest government bailout in history.

Anxiety lingered in the markets as lawmakers hashed out the details of the biggest government bailout in history.

Fear lingered in the stock market as investors digested the implications of a gigantic government bailout and the end of the modern independent brokerage.

Fear lingered in the stock market on Monday as investors digested the implications of a gigantic government bailout and the end of the modern independent brokerage.