No amount of money or assurances about risk freely assumed can change the fact that, in this moment, an essential bond had been broken.

NEWYORKER: Offensive Play

The broken bond between the two men shows how the government's insider-trading investigation is attempting to splinter the tight-knit circles of traders that share illegal investment data, prosecutors allege, in an environment where friendship is key.

WSJ: They Were Best of Friends, Until the Feds Showed Up

Well, the panic was not broken: Bond prices sank immediately to 50 cents on the dollar, to where they were before the IMF's package.

FORBES: It's the debt, stupid

On Thursday, Mr Panetta thanked Mr Karzai for visiting US and Afghan wounded at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center outside Washington, saying the two countries had "created a bond that will not be broken in the future" after fighting side by side.

BBC: 'Last chapter' hailed in Afghan security plan

Bond Offshore Helicopters said one of the winchmen involved played a key role despite sustaining a broken bone in his foot.

BBC: Vos Sailor: Salvage attempt after crewman's death

Chart Analysis: The weekly chart of the T-Bond futures shows that the uptrend from the 2011 lows, line a, has been broken over the past three weeks.

FORBES: Should Bond Holders Be Worried?