As economic turmoil continues in Europe, leaders there — and here in the U.S. — are weary of the blind reliance on ratings agencies to value debt.

First, the U.S. debt ceiling debate; now Europe. Standard & Poor’s threat to cut countries’ credit ratings appears meant to prod political action.

Banks today are reeling, just a day after Standard & Poor's downgraded dozens of financial institutions all around the world — including here in the United States.

Pressure builds in Europe as clear signs begin to show that a default there would hit the U.S. banks hard.

There are five days until the super committee's intended deadline to make big budget cuts for the U.S. If they fail, more ratings agencies could downgrade the country's debt.

Shanghai's Pudong district…built with help from the purchase of US debt. Officially, the response from China's government to…

Oil giant Shell has moved all of its foreign workers out of Libya, following a similar move by BP late last week. With protests in Libya escalating…

This final note on the way out, an observation about the ever-evolving state of the American economy. Standard & Poor's announced some changes…

With 151,000 jobs added to the economy in October, we examine where the strongest growth took place. Good news for investors, the Federal Reserve…