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Bitcoin has divided some heavy hitters in the investment world. CNBC contributor Ron Insana and Stephen Pair, BitPay CEO, discuss the argument for bitcoin as a currency and an investment. more...

The euro was on the defensive on Thursday. more...

Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy at BK Asset Management, expects the euro to slide to $1.30 while Axel Merk of Merk Investments argues it could rise as high as $1.50. more...

CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera compares what happened to the stock markets after the last downgrade of U.S. debt and what happened to Italian stocks. more...

CNBC's Sharon Epperson discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets and looks at where oil and precious metals are likely headed tomorrow. more...

Japan wants the Group of 20 finance leaders to discuss what more the group can do to help stabilize Europe's debt crisis, Finance Minister Jun Azumi said on Tuesday, reiterating his call for further European efforts to restore market confidence. more...

John Frisbie, President of U.S.-China Business Council says currency legislation is the wrong way to get a market-driven exchange rate. more...

The Bank of Japan will probably stand pat on policy on Wednesday but may debate more easing if it feels that global recession fears and volatile markets pose such a threat to the country's economic recovery that it warrants additional monetary stimulus. more...

The site of the Villa d’Este on the shores of Lake Como has been the home of medieval nuns, Jesuit priests, and Caroline of Brunswick, the scandalous Princess of Wales. more...

Though Tuesday's Sarkozy-Merkel meeting won't focus on issuing euro bonds, some say its adoption may be the only way to save the EU, reports The New York Times. more...

So markets finally have a deal on the US debt ceiling, and it has been passed by the House of Representatives, but was all the fighting over how to cut spending really worth it? more...

Larry Kantor, Managing Director and Head of Research at Barclays Capital and Don Luskin, Chief Investment Officer at Trend Macrolytics, hold different views on the status of dollar and U.S. treasuries after the debt deal. more...

Gavin Wendt, Senior Resources Analyst at MineLife, expetcs gold to reach more record highs as investors continue to flee the US dollar. more...

In the midst of stalled debt talks inching closer to the Aug. 2 deadline when the federal government will run out of money to pay its bills, analysts are split over how the market will react—even if a deal is inked in time. more...

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The euro zone has avoided a major currency crisis so far because of the dispute around raising the debt ceiling on the other side of the Atlantic, David Bloom, global head of foreign exchange strategy at HSBC, told CNBC on Monday. more...

June's surprise pickup in manufacturing activity makes it more likely the economy's soft patch is the result of temporary forces, and growth should pick up in the second half, economists say more...

The Greek parliament began debating a sweeping austerity plan on Wednesday after signs that the government will succeed in passing the deeply unpopular package, which has been demanded by its international creditors. more...

Discussing the Greek debt situation and what it means for the markets and investors, with Art Cashin, UBS; Eugene Profit, Profit Investment Management; and CNBC's Simon Hobbs more...

Greece's parliament begins on Monday to debate a deeply unpopular austerity plan which international lenders are demanding to see approved this week to avert the threat of bankruptcy. more...