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CNBC's Rick Santelli and Mark Grant, Southwest Securities managing director, discuss energy, China and European markets ahead of next week's ECB meeting. more...

Peter Rosenstreich, Chief FX Analyst at Swissquote Bank says the strength of the euro will take its toll on smaller to mid-sized corporates. more...

Standard and Poor's cut its unsolicited ratings on Italy by one notch, warning of a deteriorating growth outlook and damaging political uncertainty, in a move that took markets by surprise and added to pressure on the debt-stressed euro zone. more...

Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Monday that market trust in the dollar and U.S. Treasurys has not wavered, signalling Tokyo's readiness to maintain its massive holdings of U.S. government bonds. more...

Washington's political paralysis around critical debt and budgetary issues will most certainly weigh on financial markets Wednesday. more...