"Europe is going into recession and the ripple effect on global growth next year is the story," says strategist Peter Boockvar. "To think we can avoid it is delusional." Read More
The congressional 'super committee' could quickly become a super-sized headache for markets if it doesn't show progress by its Thanksgiving-eve deadline. Investors are decidedly negative in their view of the bi-partisan committee, as they remember the high level of political rancor surrounding the debt ceiling debate and the subsequent downgrade of the U.S. credit rating last summer. Read More
The Congressional "super committee" could quickly become a super-sized headache for markets if it doesn't show progress by its Thanksgiving-eve deadline. Read More
The stock market's sharp gains since early October came as investors let go of their worst fears, but it now needs a fresh catalyst to get back to its highs Read More
I expect that a lot of the attention will be paid to William J. Harrington’s analysis of how conflicts of interest at Moody’s contributed to the financial crisis—and his idea to fix the rating system. Read More
Now that Standard & Poor's has done the unthinkable, you need to know who might take the next ratings hit. Here's the list, and how to trade it. Read More