U.S. stocks have worst day of the year

MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE

U.S. stocks make their biggest drop of the year Friday, quitting five weeks of gains for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite, on worries that efforts to keep Greece from defaulting were falling apart. See full story.

5 stock pros confess their biggest market worries

Global money managers talk about their biggest concerns for 2012 and how they are shaping portfolios to protect against what�s lurking around the corner, namely Europe�s sovereign debt crisis and U.S. growth fears. See full story.

5 stock pros confess their biggest market worries

Global money managers talk about their biggest concerns for 2012 and how they are shaping portfolios to protect against what�s lurking around the corner, namely Europe�s sovereign debt crisis and U.S. growth fears. See full story.

Bernanke renews push for foreclosed rentals

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke made a renewed push for programs to convert foreclosed homes into rental units as another mechanism to help revive the housing market. See full story.

The 4 record highs home building hit in 2011

Home builders manage to hit four record highs in 2011, a year in which housing starts and new-home sales set record lows. See full story.

MARKETWATCH COMMENTARY

Instead of acknowledging that banks have become a part of government, we keep pretending they are private institutions, writes David Weidner. See full story.

MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE

What�s the State of Retirement in the U.S.? It�s plagued with problems involving Social Security, contribution rates and more that need fixing now. See full story.