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Weekly Wrap: Super committee, and Europe

Nov 11, 2011
Reviewing the week's headlines on Wall Street. This week: the super committee's deadline for fixing the deficit is nearing; Europe's woes continue.

Sovereign debt is the new toxic asset

Nov 11, 2011
After the subprime mortgage crisis, investors fled to "safe" government debt. The eurozone crisis shows how toxic those bonds have become.
An interior view of Athens stock exchange on April 28, 2010.
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A macro migraine

Nov 11, 2011
Investors buying into a classic 'delay and pray' strategy as the markets ignore European debt for the day and end the week on an up note.

Zynga wants employee shares back

Nov 10, 2011
Zynga could go public for as much as $20 billion later this year. But company founders reportedly regret handing out stock options and shares so freely in the beginning, and now the social gaming company is telling some employees to give those shares back or lose their jobs.

Investigating the causes of the financial meltdown

Nov 10, 2011
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, a.k.a. the Sheriff of Wall Street, discusses the investigation he's co-leading into what caused the mortgage and financial meltdowns.

Who's afraid of the bond market?

Nov 9, 2011
The government debt market can be as dull as dust. But as Italy is seeing, the hint of economic vulnerability ignites investor fear and wrath.

'Occupy' protesters seek winter shelter

Nov 8, 2011
Occupy Wall Street protesters fortify themselves for a long, cold winter. Warm socks, mittens and sturdier tents a part of the survival strategy.

For public good, not for profit.

Warren Buffett bets big on stocks

Nov 7, 2011
Buffett invested nearly $24 billion last quarter. But the Oracle of Omaha is keeping some trading details under wraps, with regulators' permission.

Weekly Wrap: Jobs and Europe

Nov 4, 2011
Reviewing the week's headlines on Wall Street. This week: October's jobs numbers, the survival of the euro and whether the euro crisis will spread globally.

Occupy Oakland shuts down port

Nov 3, 2011
The Occupy Oakland movement forced the port authority to call off the night shift because some say the port is a symbol of wealth and capitalism.