Mervyn A. King, governor of the Bank of England, said the Greek debt crisis could lead to financing problems for financial institutions.
Western luxury companies are choosing to list in Hong Kong to take advantage of the growing Asian market and the increasing wealth of Asian shoppers.
Forecasts for Growth Drop, Some Sharply
By MOTOKO RICH
Disappointing data and worries about the strength of the global economy have made economists scale down their 2011 forecasts, some by half.
A Stronger Net Security System Is Deployed
By JOHN MARKOFF
Secure DNS is expected to make e-mail and e-commerce more secure, end the proliferation of passwords and raise the bar significantly for Internet scam artists, spies and troublemakers.
Charity Goes Mobile to Appeal to Young
By STEPHANIE STROM
Do Something, a nonprofit group that urges teenagers to do civic activities, is using mobile technology in an effort to sign up 3.8 million members by 2014.
CEO pay vs. worker pay
Corporations line up to block rules that would force companies to disclose comparison data.
(By Peter Whoriskey)
Google’s dominance draws new scrutiny
Government regulators are examining whether the tech giant improperly promotes its products and blocks competitors.(By Jia Lynn Yang)
Dear Gene: A Self-Branding Reply To Gene Weingarten’s Self-Branding Column About Self-Branding ( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Inspired By Wikipedia, Quora Aims For Relevancy With Topic Groups And Reorganized Topic Pages ( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Obama, lawmakers to meet on debt
White House says Obama will begin meetings with key lawmakers next week. But a quick compromise seems unlikely as House Speaker Boehner reiterates pledge to oppose an increase in taxes. ( By Felicia Sonmez and Lori Montgomery , The Washington Post)
A ‘bail-in’ proposal for Greece
Talks are underway to persuade investors who hold Greek bonds to leave their money in place.
( by Howard Schneider , The Washington Post)
Personal Finance Daily
JUNE 25, 2011
The week's 10 best Personal Finance stories
By MarketWatch
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The 5 most intriguing new cable TV shows
Scripted original cable-network programming is as strong as ever this summer, with several new and continuing shows that should get both critical acclaim and solid ratings, in the view of at least one advertising executive.
Read more: The 5 most intriguing new cable TV shows.
10 fees that can wreck your retirement savings
There's a host of unknown costs and fees lurking inside your 401(k) plans, IRAs and other such retirement accounts. And often, those fees can make a world of difference in your overall investment returns.
Read more: 10 fees that can wreck your retirement savings.
How 2011's top money ideas have fared so far
It's been one of those volatile weeks where you wish the stock market would make up its mind — and one of those years so far where you're glad it hasn't. So it's time for a midyear checkup on the 10 investment themes for 2011 that we highlighted last December.
Read more: How 2011's top money ideas have fared so far.
Gas prices are going to fall
Consumers can expect to see prices for gasoline drop — and by as much as 15 cents a gallon on a national basis — in the coming weeks.
Read more: Gas prices are going to fall.
Air travel to rocket for Independence Day
Fireworks won't be the only things in the air over the Independence Day weekend: The public looks to be falling back on airline travel over other modes of transport.
Read more: Air travel to rocket for Independence Day.
Gas prices prompt IRS to raise mileage rates
The IRS is making an unusual midyear hike to the standard mileage rate used to deduct the cost of business-related driving.
Read more: Gas prices prompt IRS to raise mileage rates.
5 housing markets with best, worst outlook
Some of the hardest-hit housing markets are beginning to show some signs of strength, though they're not fully out of the woods yet, according to a recent real-estate market forecast.
Read more: 5 housing markets with best, worst outlook.
Dads, don't sacrifice family for work
Before next Father's Day rolls around, here's a mission for working dads: let your co-workers know how you balance work and family life.
Read more: Dads, don't sacrifice family for work.
Meet the credit-card king with $300,000 in credit
Meet Pete D'Arruda: A man with 25 charge cards, more than a quarter of a million dollars in available credit — and a lot of financial self-control.
Read more: Meet the credit-card king with $300,000 in credit.
5 money moves one inflation hawk is making now
QE2 is coming into port, and it's about to broadside the S.S. United States. At least, that's the view of Robert Arnott, an influential voice in the study of portfolio asset allocation, indexing and risk management.
Read more: Five money moves one inflation hawk is making now.
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