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Nobel Laureate Robert Shiller says human nature, not China, explains market volatility

By Robert Shiller

Was the roller coaster week on Wall Street the bursting of a speculative bubble?…

Congressional budget analyst predicts drop in deficit

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

Congress' official budget analyst projected Tuesday that this year's federal deficit will drop to $426 billion, the lowest shortfall of Barack Obama's presidency.

Tumultuous day of trading sends stocks on roller coaster ride

By Kristen Doerer

After a midday recovery, U.S. stock markets dove once again. At close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had lost nearly 600 points, and the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ lost roughly 4 percent.

Why China sent the global markets spiraling

By PBS News Hour

A stunning sell-off in China rippled across Europe and triggered a frenzy on Wall Street. At the closing bell, American traders cheered, glad that the day was over. Judy Woodruff discusses the recent global market volatility with David Lampton of…

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John Maynard Keynes on the stock market this past week

By Paul Solman

Keynes, perhaps the 20th century most eminent economist, had quite the theory about the stock market. Its relevance was too striking to resist.

UPDATE: Stock markets down after volatile day of trading

By Kristen Doerer

Stock markets plummeted this morning, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling more than 1,000 points, or 5 percent, at opening, before rebounding and making back most of its gains by noon. As of 12:15 p.m. EDT Monday, the Dow…

Photos: Venezuelans contend with food, medicine shortages, as low oil prices cripple economy

By Kenzi Abou-Sabe

Amid Venezuela's ongoing economic crisis, protests this month in the nation's capital over shortages of medicine and basic supermarket necessities have spotlighted the ripple effect of the falling price of oil, the country's main export.

Will Wall Street’s rough week prove an overdue correction?

By PBS News Hour

There was a global sell-off of stock today, as investors panicked in the wake of another Chinese stock crash. To understand Wall Street’s bad week, Judy Woodruff speaks to Liz Ann Sonders of Charles Schwab.

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Dow drops more than 500 points, rocks Wall Street

By Ariel Min

It was a wild day on Wall Street today, as global stock prices plunged. In America, the close marked the end of the worst week in the market in four years.

Think Vietnam’s middle class won’t affect you? Think again

By Vikram Mansharamani

I just returned from a trip to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), where I had a front-row seat to see the forthcoming global consumption boom driven by a rapidly expanding middle class.