UK Guardian Larry Elliott, Heather Stewart and John Hooper in Rome Fears that Europe's sovereign debt crisis was spiralling out of control have intensified as political chaos in Athens and Rome, and looming recession, created panic on world marke… more »

Bloomberg By Zoe Schneeweiss and Andrew MacAskill Billionaire investor George Soros said “we have just entered Act II” of the crisis as Europe’s fiscal woes worsen and governments are pressured to curb budget deficits that may push the global econom… more »

 By Annalyn Censky   NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Europe's debt crisis. Companies still not hiring. The Gulf oil spill. These are uncertain times to say the least. But while you might think economists would be running for the hills and looking ahea… more »

 NY Times By JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ   Published: February 4, 2010 Worries about Europe’s persistent debt troubles spilled into United States markets on Thursday, bringing stocks to new lows for the year amid fears that more countries would fall vict… more »