Opinion: Stocks could drop 50%, Nouriel Roubini argues. Things will get much worse before they get better.

NEW YORK (Project Syndicate)—The global financial and economic outlook for the year ahead has soured rapidly in recent months, with policy makers, investors, and households now asking how much they sh...

Revlon Has Declared Bankruptcy. More Defaults Could Be on the Way.

Text size Cosmetics company Revlon has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. There could be more defaults on the way for U.S. companies. Dreamstime With fears that a recession is looming, there could be mo...

A Crypto Bankruptcy Could Be Investors’ Nightmare

The cryptocurrency market’s latest swoon is giving investors a painful lesson about the risks of trading digital tokens through intermediaries. In a bankruptcy restructuring, crypto investors would be...

Revlon Stock Soars on Report of Potential Acquisition Out of Bankruptcy

Text size Revlon filed for bankruptcy earlier this week. Getty Images Revlon stock soared more than 75% in premarket trading Friday after a report said Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries (RIL.Ind...

EV-startup Electric Last Mile Solutions files for bankruptcy

Electric vehicle-startup Electric Last Mile Solutions Inc. filed chapter 7 bankruptcy Tuesday. The Troy, Mich.-based vehicle maker listed assets and liabilities each of between $50 million and $100 mi...

Cosmetics Maker Revlon Nears Chapter 11 Filing

Revlon Inc. is preparing to file for chapter 11 protection as soon as next week after struggling for years with too much debt, stiff competition in the cosmetics business and more recent inflation and...

Coinbase: Customers Could Lose Crypto If It Ever Went Bankrupt

Text size Coinbase customers don’t have the same protections as bank or brokerage customers. Dreamstime As if crypto investors don’t already have enough to worry about, Coinbase Global (ticker: ...

Opinion: What does Social Security insolvency mean, and how can it impact your retirement?

In the last several months you may have seen news headlines announcing that the Social Security program will be insolvent by 2033. This could be alarming if you’re planning to retire, but it doesn’t n...

‘My degree has not led to greater income.’ Can I get rid of old student loans?

How to get out of student loan debt Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I have a degree, and I’ve been paying the student loan for about 25 years. I switched to income-driven repayment in 2011. The loa...

Deutsche Bank Must Face Lawsuits Alleging It Enabled Ponzi Scheme

Judges in New York and Miami ruled that investor lawsuits could advance against Germany’s Deutsche Bank AG for allegedly ignoring warnings that it was helping finance a real-estate-linked Ponzi scheme...

A New Meme-Stock Frenzy Led AMC to Gold Mine Stake

Day traders looking to capitalize on commodity price volatility catalyzed a chain reaction that ended with movie theater giant AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc.’s unusual deal to take a stake in a gold-...

I graduated college at 40, but defaulted on my student loans. How can I deal?

How to get out of student loan debt Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I am about to turn 65 and eligible for Medicare. I have a bachelor’s degree in business and organizational communications and an ...

Canadian pot company BC Craft files for bankruptcy protection as market shrinks

BC Craft Supply Co. shares fell sharply on Wednesday after the Vancouver-based cannabis producer filed for protection from its creditors under Canada’s Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. BC Craft Supply C...

I’m an attorney with more than $200K in student loans. How should I handle this?

Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I’m an attorney with over $200,000 in federal student loan debt, and I desperately want to file for bankruptcy on these loans. I’m on an income-driven repayment plan...