The 1967 "summer of love" may have initiated a major cultural shift, but 2013 looks set to produce a sizeable change in the blood pressure for investors.

A springtime of political turmoil has had only a modest impact so far on the president's standing, according to a new poll.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday unveiled a long-term plan to revive the Japanese economy.

Samsung won a round against Apple when a U.S. trade agency ruled that the bigwig had infringed on a patent owned by the Korean company.

Valdis Dombrovskis, Latvia's Prime Minister, explains why he is looking forward to his country's adoption of the euro and hopes the single currency will be introduced on January 1, 2014.

Japan risks facing stagflation if "Abenomics" fails to restore momentum in the world's third largest economy.

Japan watchers say long-term reforms are the most important, but does Abe's plan go far enough to get the Japanese economy out of a rut? Vote and tell us what you think.

The Federal Reserve cannot live in fear that the market will be unhappy if it doesn't get more "monetary cocaine," the president of the Dallas Fed said.

Traders now have another reason to dump the Australian dollar, just when it looked ready to rebound.

Stocks swirled Tuesday, giving back half of Monday's gains, as focus on Friday's May jobs report continued to build.

While the stock market and the yen might have given the initial thumbs up to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's radical policies for change, consumers are still greeting it with skepticism.

NJ Governor Chris Christie calls for a special election to fill the seat of Senator Frank Lautenberg. Was it a ploy to cut down on voter turnout, which normally favors Democrats in the state? With Ari Melber, The Nation; Robert Costa, National Review; and Dan Clifton, Strategas.

No "sell in May" this year? Don't worry! Traders say investors may not have to worry about a "June swoon" either.

Being designated "too big to fail" will bring new discipline to AIG, its CEO told CNBC.

In a highly unusual move, Chrysler is fighting a request from the federal government to recall 2.7 million Jeeps.

MidAmerican has decided against building new nuclear reactors in Iowa in the near future because of regulatory hurdles.

Investors looking for emerging market growth rates should look to the central United States, analyst Meredith Whitney told CNBC.

Apple is "disappointed" with U.S. trade panel's ruling it infringed a Samsung patent.

A Taco Bell employee shown on Facebook licking a stack of taco shells is no longer working for the franchise.

Amazon plans to roll out an online grocery business that it has been quietly developing for years.