Economy

University of Chicago business professor Randall Kroszner says that short selling bans don't address the fundamental concern of sovereign debt in European countries

Moody's Analytics economist Gus Faucher explains why he thinks a ban on short selling will not be effective and may just be posturing on the part of European governments.

CBS/MoneyWatch's Jill Schlesinger says the current fiscal crisis can be compared to 2008. But this time, the U.S. isn't the star of the show, and Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers could be 'easily replaced' with Greece, Italy and Spain.

Several European countries have banned short selling because they say the practice encourages groups of investors to create and spread bad gossip

Analysts say the move to ban short selling by Belgium, France, Italy and Spain is in direct response to sharp falls in bank stocks this week

Hedge fund traders and even ordinary investors are short selling stocks to make a buck off the ups and downs in the markets

France, Italy, Spain and Belgium have banned the practice of short-selling, which allows investors to bet on falling and rising markets

Everyday Americans tell us how the U.S. credit downgrade is impacting their lives.

Bloomberg's Mark Gilbert warns that anemic global growth and market fear means the recovery is faltering

Marketplace New York Bureau Chief Heidi Moore and Mesirow Financial Chief Economist Diane Swonk explain the latest news about what's driving the volatility in global markets