Eleazar David Meléndez

As discussions for how a third bailout of recession-ravaged Greece would occur, positions against imposing further haircuts are coming into focus.

New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg told New Yorkers Sunday to be afraid, be very afraid, of Hurricane Sandy.

Flip-flopping more than any presidential candidate on the campaign trail, the New York Stock Exchange actually will be closed Monday.

Facing rising levels of joblessness and unable to make good on their obligations, the Spanish are getting suicidally desperate.

Swiss banking giant UBS (NYSE: UBS) is set to cut 10,000 jobs, London's Financial Times reported Friday afternoon.

Almost every industry is suffering in Greece, crippled by unemployment. But prostitution is booming.

Shares of Pandora Media Inc. (NYSE:P) fell over 18 percent in a matter of minutes after rumors surfaced that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) would be announcing a streaming music service.

Negotiations between the Greek government and its “troika” of international lenders appeared to be in a state of chaos Thursday.

The British GDP numbers out Thursday exceeded analysts' expectations on a big boost from the Olympics. Politicians took credit too.

A statement following a two-day meeting of the U.S. central bank led to predictably boring results. That did not stop robot stock traders from going berserk at the announcement.

The U.S. government said Wednesday Bank of America's fraud and recklessness cost taxpayers $1 billion.

Two easily overlooked charts on the state of the Spanish housing market show the situation in the country is likely to get even worse.

A surge in contracts on the events futures market InTrade that Gov. Mitt Romney will be elected president sparked concern about manipulation.

Greek leaders say that demands made by the three big institutions that decide whether the nation gets bailout money are "unacceptable."

The CEO of American International Group recently complained he didn't get a "thank you" after his company repaid the bailout loan.

Confusion reigns after the EU summit ends, and leaders are still at odds over a future banking union.

Traders on Friday marked the final day of the rowdy "open outcry" practices that used to define the New York commodity trading pits.

Stock in publicly-traded Spanish banks rose sharply this week, in spite of bad news. What gives?

The slow decline in Chinese economic growth has "bottomed out" and is turning, economists said Thursday.

Federal agents arrested a would-be terrorist Wednesday afternoon outside the headquarters of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Negotiators for Greece and three institutions that are financially rescuing the country reached a deal on aid and austerity.

Labor strife in South Africa entered a dangerous phase this week after negotiations between strikers and mining companies broke down.

A spike in the euro-to-dollar exchange rate has been driving a monster rally in risky assets for the past three days. But it's momentum built on quicksand.

Talking heads were scrambling to explain the sudden departure of Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) Chief Executive Vikram Pandit Tuesday.

Expectations are low for Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC), but that doesn't mean stock pickers aren't sweet on company shares.

A leading economist in Gov. Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign criticized the Democratic tax plan on CNBC Monday.

A new campaign by Scottish nationalists for independence looks like a battle over oil and natural gas royalties.

Residents of Madrid's most infamous slum have been asking for help for years. This week, the government sent bulldozers.

The financial press fawned over the quarterly results of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) Friday. But why?