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Silicon Valley guru Mark Andreessen's firm is investing $25 million in Coinbase, which is reportedly the largest-ever investment in a bitcoin-related company, reports CNBC's Mary Thompson. more...

It is hard to envisage a less propitious climate for equity analysis than a gloomy outlook for advanced economies combined with sustained and severe market volatility. more...

"The biggest problem we have in Europe and elsewhere at the moment is confidence," Sir Michae Rake, BT Chairman, told CNBC. more...

The confidence issue is definitely jumping the pond, says Lizz Ann Sonders, Charles Schwab chief investment strategist, who says U.S. and European lawmakers are underestimating the real impact that confidence has on the system. more...

The worry about S&P didn't help but the big story is the uncertainty in Europe, says Ira Jersey, Credit Suisse director of U.S. interest rate strategy. more...

The Swiss franc hovered near record highs against the dollar and euro in Asia on Tuesday, having surged on the back of a global stock market rout as a crisis of confidence gripped investors. more...

CNBC's Rick Santelli & Simon Hobbs breakdown the numbers. more...

Since the euro zone debt crisis began, disagreements between the German Chancellor and the head of the European Central Bank have hampered attempts to find a lasting solution, analysts have said. more...

The Chinese government on Thursday again expressed its confidence that crisis-struck Europe would be able to overcome its economic difficulties and return to growth, days after Premier Wen Jiabao promised to help with its debt problems. more...

Greece's parliament is expected to support Prime Minister George Papandreou's new cabinet in a midnight vote of confidence, but the move doesn't mean Greece will ultimately go along with the austerity plan, or even avoid default. more...

CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera has the update on the Greek power workers continuing to strike. more...

A look ahead of the vote tonight, with Julian Callow, Barclays Capital chief economist, and insight on what an austerity deal will trigger. more...

Greece's hasty cabinet reshuffle has failed to boost confidence both domestically and internationally in the ability of the Greeks to help themselves out of the deepening debt crisis, Konstantinos Michalos, president, Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry, told CNBC Friday. more...