In the years climbing out of the great recession, regular investors were leary of buying stock, thrice burned, enduringly shy. But in the last six months, as the S&P 500 index has gone up 13 percent, the masses are back to buying.

With protesters, the military and the Egyptian government heading for new confrontations, the stock market in Cairo is up.

The key stock index in Shanghai fell 5.3 percent today. The loss, the worst in 4 years, comes after China’s central bank froze lending between the country's financial institutions last week.

As soon as the value of something rises, skeptics roll out the B-word: bubble.

As uncertainty over the Federal Reserve's stimulus policy continues, financial markets prolong their bumpy ride.

Markets thy name is volatility. Over the past month, how much value has been lost on stock markets around the world?

Part of what’s moving traders is uncertainty about the Fed’s next moves. But a number of key factors around the world have investors bracing for more sharp peaks and deep valleys.

Jim Dunigan, chief investment officer at PNC Wealth Management, discusses the latest twists and turns in market psychology.

The markets are faring well and hitting record highs. Does that mean retirement accounts have fully recovered?

The rumor bubbles on a Sodastream sale are going flat.