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The threat of contagion in Europe deepened Tuesday, when Greece announced it would hold new elections in June after failing to form a coalition government.

Borrowing costs rose in Spain Wednesday, with the 10-year yield crossing the 6% mark for the first time in two weeks amid rising concerns about the banking sector.

Yields on benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds are back below 2%. They really shouldn’t be this low. Most fixed income investors agree that’s the case. Yet, people keep clinging to long-term securities like Linus Van Pelt does to his baby blue securit…

It’s getting tough to find a bargain these days and the stock market isn’t cheap. But there’s value to be found in the markets, if you tilt your game plan toward equities.

The International Monetary Fund said Friday that it has received commitments from several nations for more than $430 billion in additional funding to guard against global risks.

Spain’s bond auction met with decent demand on Thursday, helping to keep yields under control and giving hope to the global financial markets.

Guggenheim Partners chief investment officer Scott Minerd is a financial-history buff with a record of making dramatic predictions. In 2005 he warned clients of a looming cataclysm, and then was buying bonds again by October 2008. Those calls have help…

Just like rivals in a bad romantic comedy who shockingly realize they have feelings for each other, China and the United States have a complicated relationship.

Spanish bond yields soared on Monday to above 6%, their highest point since November, raising concerns that Europe’s debt crisis may again be rearing its head after a period of relative calm.

Smoldering worries about the debt crisis in Europe have flared up again in global financial markets with Spain and Italy feeling the heat.

It’s one of those eternal truths. Just as you can be sure that daffodils and forsythia will blossom this time of year, you can be sure that mutual fund investors will collectively act like blooming idiots by doing the wrong thing with their money. Take…

So much for the bond bubble bursting.

Investors flocked toward the safety of U.S. government debt Friday following a dismal jobs report that showed a sharp slowdown in hiring in March.

Want the rich to pay more in taxes? Change the laws, says billionaire David Rubenstein, cofounder of private equity firm Carlyle Group.

After only a month, Pimco’s Total Return ETF is already outperforming its bigger peers, and Pimco founder Bill Gross is just getting started.

Bond king Bill Gross says it’s time to get your portfolio ready for a long-period of lower market returns.

1994 was great for movie fans. “Pulp Fiction.” “The Shawshank Redemption.” “Forrest Gump.” But bond investors definitely would rather forget that year.

Four years into a 10-year wager that the S&P 500 index will return more than a selection of hedge funds, Warren Buffett has almost caught up with his competition.

Investors holding insurance contracts on Greek government bonds will receive more than $2.5 billion in compensation after the country pulled off a complex debt restructuring. (see correction below)

Despite this year’s solid move in stocks, investors had mostly been staying in Treasuries, considered one of the safest bets during times of economic uncertainty. Until this week, that is.