Europe

If the Federal Reserve plans to raise interest rates in December, the terrorist attacks in Paris aren’t likely to alter those plans, analysts said Monday.  

Investors will have their hands full next week digesting news out Greece, testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and bank earnings reports.      

Japan is now the largest foreign holder of U.S. debt, knocking China out of first place. Economic policies in Japan are keeping interest rates near record lows there, and Japanese investors have put more money in the U.S., whose Treasury bonds offer higher yields.

Bernanke,T. Boone Pickens, Larry Summers & Chuck Hagel top SALT's power players. 

Terrorism's economic toll hit a record $53 billion last year and recent incidents will likely drive that figure higher in the coming months. 

The Obama administration’s newest sanctions against Russia for its continued aggression in the Ukraine could prompt retaliation against the U.S. Malaysia Airlines Loses Contact with Jet Amid Reports of Crash in Ukraine

The ripple effects from the crisis in Ukraine should serve as yet another motivation for Washington to move quickly to make the U.S. energy independent.

Just days after the tragic terror attacks in Paris that claimed the lives of at least 129 people and injured hundreds, 2016 presidential candidates are refocusing their campaigns on national security and sounding off on how they would handle ISIS as president.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said on Sunday he was "encouraged by reports of some progress" in the discussions between Greece and its creditors, urging parties on both sides to show flexibility, according to a statement issued by a spokesman.

Greek leftist leader Alexis Tsipras promised on Sunday that five years of austerity, "humiliation and suffering" imposed by international creditors were over after his Syriza party swept to victory in a snap election on Sunday.

Germany, long a bright spot in Europe’s troubled economy, is sustaining what appears to be a significant blow from turbulence in Russia and Ukraine.

Moscow Nyets? The owner of the Brooklyn Nets plans to move the NBA team's parent company to Russia in response to U.S. sanctions against the country.

Greece offered new measures including a tax hike on shipping companies and scrapping tax breaks for its islands in the latest proposal sent to creditors on Thursday for a cash-for-reforms deal.

Euro zone leaders will hold an emergency summit on Monday to try to avert a Greek default after bank withdrawals accelerated and government revenue slumped.

The European Central Bank raised the amount of emergency funding for Greece's troubled banks by 2.3 billion euros on Wednesday, banking sources said, as negotiations between Athens and its creditors reached a critical stage.

European leaders told Greece on Friday to return to the negotiating table for "intensive work" to wrap up a reform agreement before cash runs out, sidestepping Athens' demand for a comprehensive, long-term solution to its troubles.

European lenders on Tuesday played down Greek hopes of a swift end to negotiations on an aid agreement and warned talks must speed up before the country runs out of cash.