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  • Questions about a post-Strauss Kahn IMF will no doubt be unwelcome, but the dire state of play in Europe, not to mention the dreary U.S. landscape, present compelling, alternative story lines.

  • The euro plunges against the U.S. currency, gold prices slump, and the Euro debt crisis  bailout costs $2 trillion.

  • Market volatility never seems to end. And that's the cold hard fact that investors need to recognize; volatility will never end and it is a permanent part of the investment landscape. So how do you invest in this new environment? Having a perspective on macro events is an important foundational step.

  • Financial resolutions are great, but when it comes to investment decisions, you'll need information and commitment.

  • The EU. debt crisis has been trouble for global stocks, but it's been terrific for the U.S. dollar, and the Japanese yen . Here's how to get in on the rally.

  • Market pros are split over whether defensive or cyclical stocks will drive the market in the second half of 2012. But they agree that companies catering to U.S. consumers will lead the charge.

  • The Bank of Thailand will monitor trading in the baht and review the impact of its tough capital control measures in mid-January, Bank of Thailand Governor Tarisa Watanagase said Friday.

  • In this photo released by the Democratic Voice of Burma, trees are seen uprooted after tropical cyclone Nargis hit in Myanmar's biggest city, Yangon, on Sunday May 4, 2008. More than 350 people have died in Myanmar from a powerful cyclone that knocked out power in the impoverished country's commercial capital and destroyed thousands of homes, state-run media said Sunday. (AP Photo/ Democratic voice of Burma)

    The first United Nations relief flights started to arrive on Thursday for cyclone victims in military-ruled Myanmar as a U.S. diplomat said that more than 100,000 people may have been killed.

  • A few months after Thailand was gripped by a crippling political crisis that led to bloody protests in Bangkok, the country has achieved greater stability and is on track to meet its growth forecast this year, the country's prime minister Abhisit Vejajiva told CNBC on Monday.

  • Golden Sule Pagoda, Rangoon, Myanmar

    Myanmar's kyat currency has appreciated 20 percent in the past year, squeezing traders and exporters who are struggling to break even as inflation pushes up costs and the new government does nothing to tame the currency's rise.

  • For centuries, humans have valued precious metals and gemstones, both for their aesthetic value and real world utility. They’re also coveted because of their relative scarcity on Earth. Despite the rarity of these elements on our planet, there are places in the known universe where these stones and jewels are considerably more abundant. Many have speculated that humans could eventually tap the resources of space, to exploiting that could reduce the cost and time involved for missions to extract

    Despite the rarity of precious metals and gemstones on our planet, there are places in the known universe where these stones and jewels are considerably more abundant.

  • As Japan marks the first anniversary of its worst nuclear accident ever, the debate over a shift to greener energy has not concluded.

  • Turkey and Indonesia could be the next economies to reach $1 trillion-status, Ruchir Sharma, author of "Breakout Nations: In Pursuit of the Next Economic Miracles", told CNBC.

  • Bringing Thaksin Shinawatra, the former prime minister convicted of corruption, back to Thailand will bring ‘tension and conflict’ to the country, opposition leader and former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva told CNBC on Tuesday.

  • Asian economies will have enough firepower to pull the world out of recession if a global double-dip recession occurs, said Anthony Chan at AllianceBernstein.

  • Traders sit at their desks at the Stock Exchange in Hong Kong.

    Asian stocks have lost most of their gains of the year and May will likely end as the worst month for equity markets in more than three years, but some strategists tell CNBC this is an "amazing" time to accumulate stocks. 

  • Falling stock market turnover in Hong Kong and Singapore is increasing pressure on medium and small-sized brokerage firms, hurting their commissions and forcing some to cut jobs.

  • The worsening outlook for the BRIC nations  – Brazil, Russia, India and China – has put into question whether these leading emerging economies can continue to power global growth.

  • China stocks may trade sideways on Friday as concerns about May PMI data could be offset by hopes of monetary easing.

  • China came up with another set of weak numbers on Friday with two surveys of manufacturing activity showing that economic momentum slowed yet again in May, prompting analysts to say it’s time China got on with revving up growth.