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Which Country Goes Bankrupt Next? (Hint: It's Not Who You Think)

When Greece defaulted on its government bonds in March, it was the first country of any size to take such a step since the great Argentine default of 2002. It won't be the last.

Friday the 13th's Worst Economic Disasters: Nightmares on Wall St.

Forget black cats, broken mirrors and unstoppable psychopaths in hockey masks -- on Friday the 13th, the biggest terrors sometimes hit our wallets. No, the Great Crash of 1929 didn't start on a Friday, but a fair number of financial disasters did.