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The US seems keen to strengthen economic ties with India during a two-day visit of US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to New Delhi, which begins today.

It's about putting in place higher standards globally for constraining risk taking across the major institutions as markets become more integrated," Geithner said in an interaction in his office with select Indian media ahead of the trip starting Tuesday.

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will discuss opening India's vast infrastructure needs to financing from US companies, financial investment and economic stability during a visit next week.

Volatility is back in face of uncertainty, yet the bulls hang tough as long as the DJIA holds above DJIA 12,810 (S&P 500: 1357).

The DJIA is up 1,000 points in 5 days in anticipation of a favorable outcome at the Eurozone's Dec. 9 summit, but volatility is likely in the interim - careful.

Exorbitant executive bonuses has been a major hot-button issue for the economy and the recent recession has added more fuel to the flame. But is there anything wrong with performance incentives?

The Libor scandal that has recently come out is certain to affect the finance industry for many years to come. Repercussions from fixing an industry standard rate go far beyond the initial top-level transactions that Barclay's and other leading financial institutions created. Everything from the derivative transactions to residential mortgages has been tied to the Libor, bringing into question the true size of the legal tsunami that is forming.