Stock futures fall on euro zone, 'fiscal cliff' angst

Stocks fell at the open on Friday, putting the S&P on track for a third straight decline and its worst weekly retreat in five months, as...

Dow skids 300 points on worries of 'fiscal cliff' 

Updated at 2:15 p.m. ET: Stocks accelerated their post-election sell off across the board Wednesday, triggered by worries over the ...

Spanish leader says country can cover its bills

 MADRID -- Spain's Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said on Thursday the Treasury would meet debt redemption payments and said that...

Spanish leader says country can cover its bills

 MADRID -- Spain's Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said on Thursday the Treasury would meet debt redemption payments and said that...

Greek vote may give markets relief, if only temporarily

Updated 4:27 p.m. EDT: NEW YORK --  Early results from Greece's elections on Sunday showed pro-bailout parties are on course to win a...

Massive bailout for Spain may only be stopgap measure

ANALYSIS  PARIS -- Euro zone finance ministers rushed Spain into an EU-funded rescue for its debt-stricken banks to pre-empt the threat...

Spain debt deal will likely give stocks a boost Monday

NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks will get a lift on Monday after euro zone finance ministers agreed to lend Spain up to 100 billion euros ($125...

'Vicious circle': Europe crisis threatens world economy, OECD says

The United States and Japan are leading a fragile economic recovery among developed countries that could yet be blown off course by the...

'Vicious circle': Europe crisis threatens world economy, OECD says

The United States and Japan are leading a fragile economic recovery among developed countries that could yet be blown off course by the...

S&P takes 'measured' approach, ratings chief says

John Chambers, chair of Standard & Poor's global sovereign ratings committee, appeared on CNBC shortly after the agency downgraded nine...

Dow flirts with break-even for the year, falters, but stocks end up

The Dow industrial average flirted with its break-even mark for 2011 on Wednesday as part of a rally that had the major indexes end...

One day after Dow's big jump, stocks end day mixed

The stock market’s recent rally has cooled with stocks ending Tuesday trading essentially flat. According to preliminary calculations,...