Italy, Spain stocks tumble as bond yields rise

MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE

European stock markets drop on Tuesday as they get their first chance to react to disappointing jobs data from the U.S. last week, while a 4.9% loss for Italian stocks and rising yields in Italy and Spain weigh on sentiment. See full story.

U.S. stocks fall, extending selloff

U.S. stocks drop as investors trade cautiously ahead of the start of first-quarter earnings reports. See full story.

Tuesday�s biggest gaining and declining stocks

MarketWatch�s daily rundown of major movers in the U.S. stock market.. See full story.

U.S. 10-year yields dip under 2%

Treasury prices rose for a fifth session as Spanish debt sold off, reviving worries about Europe�s sovereign debt problems. See full story.

Hong Kong leads broad Asian stock losses

Most Asian markets fall, with early gains for Japanese stocks slipping away after the Bank of Japan decides against further policy loosening. Hong Kong and Australian shares drop in their first response to weak global economic data. 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

Is the state that you have designs on retiring to tax friendly or not? And the basic questions to answer are these: How does the state tax your income? How does it tax your property and your consumption? And what�s the overall tax burden? See full story.