Long term market gains will depend on improvements in unemployment, retail sales, housing, and other indicators that measure overall economic health

High hopes that Europe is finally taking action on its debt crisis, but political complications mean that hope lives on a small thread.

What they really mean: Things are bad and it's time to head for the exits.

Markets tumble as investors accept the reality of a long-term slowdown with few tools left to spur economic growth

After its two-day meeting, the Federal Reserve today unveiled its plan to force down longer-term interest rates.

All eyes are on Ben Bernanke this week as the Fed meets about its latest plan to prop up the economy, dubbed "Operation Twist"

Europe's power couple, The European Union and the Central Bank team up with the International Monetary Fund to step up pressure on Greece. Meanwhile, frustrated Germans take to the polls.

The investment bank is shutting down its computer-driven trading hedge fund after a multibillion-dollar fall from its 2007 peak

A junior trader at UBS may have lost the company $2 billion through "unauthorized trading." Could it help to make a case for more bank regulation?

Retail sales are flat in August as consumers continue to worry about opening up their wallets. Meanwhile, there's a small bright spot in the luxury market.