Bonds

A Spain bailout may now be imminent. And that has sent U.S. stocks into a freefall.

Ben Bernanke and the Fed decided to forgo QE3 in favor of extending 'Operation Twist'. The markets responded with a collective yawn.

With the euro debt crisis spreading and the U.S. economy slowing, these emerging markets might be a good place to seek shelter.

Cyprus became the fifth euro-zone country to require a bailout today — further proof that no one is safe from the contagion that is the sovereign debt crisis.

The Euro Cup soccer tournament got underway today. Considering the participants, it might as well be called The Debt Crisis Cup.

Income investors typically turn to dividend-paying stocks or bonds. Preferred stocks are often overlooked. Here are five reasons they should no longer be ignored.

On April 26, Standard & Poor’s downgraded Spain’s sovereign debt rating for a second time in 2012. Today, Fitch followed suit.

Doom and gloom are taking a breather today. In their place was the best day for the U.S. financial markets in 2012.

A week ago German bonds hit an all-time low as investors flocked to one of the last remaining safe havens in the euro zone. Today, Germany doesn’t seem… Read more