Since the price of gold spacer has not ratcheted up in this latest Europe driven downturn, some say surely that must mean that the wisdom of owning gold is now null and void. I disagree; gold should still be a part of your investment plan.

With great debate, the Eurozone will slowly but surely move to the next stage – the Greek exit – in the coming months. The question is not whether it will happen. The question is whether it will be orderly or disorderly.

The financial services industry appears to be in a permanent state of turmoil, with damaging headlines appearing almost daily. So perhaps it’s not surprising that for the first time ever, not one financial services firm is among the top 20 Best Companies for Leadership.

Investing in emerging markets is at the forefront of corporations’ growth strategies. But entering one of these fast-growing regions presents considerable challenges. This blogger has some suggestions on what companies can do to make the sourcing of emerging market opportunities more rewarding.

Thursday has a large batch of German economic data. Here's how to trade the euro on the news.

The benefits from reverting to the drachma would occur only after a very painful period of high and rising unemployment, falling government revenues and decreasing economic output. The idea that increased revenues from more tourists would make up for this is alarmingly naive.

With a global population that now exceeds seven billion and a rapidly growing middle class, especially in developing economies such as Brazil, China, and India, resources are becoming increasingly scarce and we can no longer afford to waste anything, says CNBC.com guest blogger Terry Tamminen.