What if US declared bankruptcy?

What’s the best way to get our economy back on track and put people back to work? Declare a national Chapter 11 bankruptcy, writes Brett Arends at MarketWatch. The idea isn’t as half-baked as you might think. Tens of millions of homeowners could default on...

Greek debt turmoil roils US stocks

The Dow plunged more than 300 points Friday as fears of a Greek default gripped the market, sending investors to the sidelines. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU) was down 334 points, or 3%, at 10,960. The S&P 500 ($INX) was down 35 points, or 2.9%, at...

Marc Faber Sees No Bubble in Gold Price Run Up

Gold’s rally above $1,900 an ounce shows no signs of a “bubble” as central banks continue to boost money supply that has helped spur bullion to a record, according to investor Marc Faber. “I don’t think that gold is in a bubble,” Faber, publisher of the Gloom, Boom...

Gross Says U.S., Europe Face Recession

The global economic crisis is leading to a possible “developed economy” recession in the U.S. and Europe, which may be hard to alleviate, according to Pacific Investment Management Co.’s Bill Gross. In this environment, the world’s biggest manager of bond funds favors...

S&P 500 Falls to Reagan Recession Values

Investors are paying less for equities than they have during every recession since Ronald Reagan was president amid growing concern that the economy is on the edge of another recession. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index has lost 13 percent in the past five weeks,...

Gold Rises, Narrowing Weekly Loss

Gold rose in New York for a second straight day after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke offered no plan to provide further stimulus for the economy. While Bernanke said the central bank has the tools to spur growth, he refrained from outlining a plan for a...