While many of us in the United States still think of our economy as being in shambles, several nations around the globe are suffering more in the wake of the financial meltdown. For the past week, Greece has been at the fore of economic headlines, causing a rollercoaster of activity thanks to their...

Citigroup, the proclaimed financial supermarket, announced the sale of its Smith Barney brokerage division to Morgan Stanley last week in a move that is expected to mark the beginning of a break-up for the banking giant.  With a massive government bailout just a few months prior, many are asking: h...