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The tedious business of mortgage servicing is now the sexiest profitmaker on Wall Street.

(Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc said it has entered into a $5 billion share repurchase agreement with Goldman Sachs Group Inc, as the drug giant looks to prop up shareholder value in face of stiff competition from makers of l...

Chinese hot pot chain Hai Di Lao, enormously popular for a dazzling "noodle dance" performed by its staff, will open its first U.S. location in...

The 154-acre Clichy Batignolles, named for the adjoining neighborhoods in northwest Paris, will include offices, housing, a park and a court complex.

Investing in peer-to-peer loans can provide you double digit annual returns. However, you need to be prepared for defaults. Many borrowers aren?t going to pay off the full amount they owe. Ironically, a large number of d...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate on Wednesday rejected a Republican bid to turn the federal food stamp program over to the states.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:

Following a brutal murder this morning that is believed to have been an act of terror, a large number of anti-Islam protesters are marching in South East London. The protesters are affiliated with the English Defense Lea...

Stock indexes fell on Wall Street on fear the Federal Reserve could pull back from its stimulus programs soon.

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad is poised to become the ninth Republican governor to support expanding Medicaid under President Barack Obama's health care reform law, the...

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Stock indexes fell on Wall Street on fear the Federal Reserve could pull back from its stimulus programs soon.

The four nations of the Pacific Alliance -- Colombia, Chile, Mexico and Peru -- are holding a summit in Colombia Thursday. Can the bloc turn into the regional juggernaut it aspires to be?

Via @soph1114, how UK newspapers are covering the stunning beheading of a UK soldier via a crazed machete wielder.

An earlier version of Wednesday's Market Snapshot gave incorrect historical information on the Dow Jones Industrial Average's intraday swings. Wednesday's gap between the highs and lows was the largest since February 25,...

Twitter Inc unveiled technology to boost security for its users, following a spate of attacks on accounts of prominent media outlets.

Consumer rights issues are overshadowing an otherwise impressive technological announcement.

SINGAPORE (AP) -- The parents of an American software engineer who believe their son was murdered last year in Singapore withdrew from the inquest Wednesday, saying they have no confidence in the city-state's legal proce...

Target misses estimates, including its own in first quarter

Guest Post There are drawbacks to participating in more than one accelerator. But it made sense for my startup. Here's why...

"I am not an unfair person," Apple CEO Tim Cook told lawmakers yesterday. "Apple is not an unfair company."

Earlier this month, Forbes was proud to bring together more than 300 of the most influential women in the world - across generations - to discuss the dynamic ways in which they're accelerating change by embracing innovat...