The key stock index in Shanghai fell 5.3 percent today. The loss, the worst in 4 years, comes after China’s central bank froze lending between the country's financial institutions last week.

As soon as the value of something rises, skeptics roll out the B-word: bubble.

As uncertainty over the Federal Reserve's stimulus policy continues, financial markets prolong their bumpy ride.

Markets thy name is volatility. Over the past month, how much value has been lost on stock markets around the world?

Part of what’s moving traders is uncertainty about the Fed’s next moves. But a number of key factors around the world have investors bracing for more sharp peaks and deep valleys.

Jim Dunigan, chief investment officer at PNC Wealth Management, discusses the latest twists and turns in market psychology.

The markets are faring well and hitting record highs. Does that mean retirement accounts have fully recovered?

The rumor bubbles on a Sodastream sale are going flat.

Stock markets were up this morning, though data from a variety of sources indicate a only tepid economy. Juli Niemann, analyst with Smith Moore & Company, says it's precisely this bad news that is making the market rally.

Juli Niemann, analyst at Smith Moore & Company, tells us why she hopes the stock market goes down this week.