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Bond insurers MBIA and Assured Guaranty are under significant pressure thanks to their exposure to Puerto Rican debt. A bond insurer sells insurance to owners of bonds, which serves as protection in the event of default....

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Molycorp Inc.'s bankruptcy is poised to leave credit-investing giant Oaktree Capital Group LLC unharmed while rival Apollo Global Management LLC and other junior creditors lick their wounds.

On Monday, First Round Capital published a letter it sent to its limited partners about the state of startup investing. It was uncovered by Fortune's Dan Primack. According to New York's top startup investing firm, thing...

In the last five years, BMW, the maker of "the ultimate driving machine," has recalled about 700,000 vehicles for technical problems with the potential to cause their engines to fail.

NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Infant formula-maker Mead Johnson  is one of four companies ready to pop, according to Christian Greiner, portfolio manager for the Azzad Ethical Fund. Greiner said Mead Johnson shares have sunk...

At this stage, the success and contribution of the Call of Duty franchise becomes all the more important for Activision Blizzard. The company has recently announced the release of this year's edition of Call of Duty, wit...

Reuters reports that Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is set to launch a new business loan program catering to small businesses in China as well as seven other countries; this is being done to help vendors in a market wher...

In less than a week, Greece will vote on whether or not to accept the bailout deal it has been offered by its international creditors.  If the country votes "Yes," the deal will be accepted and the country might get its...

The global market sell-off came at a rough time for Chinese stocks

Element Financial Corp has signed a deal with General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) to acquire its fleet management services in Mexico, New Zealand, the United States, and Mexico, as per a Reuters report. The deal is worth ...

If you need any more proof that Apple is full of insanely talented people, just consider some of the companies that its employees went on to start after leaving the company. Ex-Apple employees have launched companies tha...

We spell out the good and the bad with Sony's virtual reality platform.

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A nail-biter for Greece and China, major U.S. economic data, and end-of-quarter position squaring headline a holiday-abbreviated trading week. That’s a lot of news packed into four days of potentially dwindling trading...

The Supreme Court will again consider a Texas student's challenge to the use of race in college admissions decisions, justices announced Monday. The case -- Fisher v. University of Texas -- centers around Abigail Fisher,...

According to a report published by Bloomberg on Friday, Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) now allows start-ups to post a tweet about their stock or debt offering to measure interest among potential investors. The Securities and Ex...

U.S. health care costs continue to rise, despite the advent of the Affordable Care Act. In this article, we'll look at the annual increase for health care and compare it to overall inflation.

A new paper shows how leveraged buyouts lead to more patents.

After Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said he would support Texas county clerks' ability to deny marriage licenses to gay couples on religious grounds, "Today Show" co-host Savannah Guthrie pressed the presidential candidate on the...

Police in London have seized a drone that was flying over the site of tennis tournament Wimbledon, Engadget reports. The Metropolitan Police says it saw a drone flying over the All England Lawn Tennis Club on Saturday m...

The Federal Railroad Administration is hoping its new measure to integrate grade-crossing locations into mapping technology will curb the recent increase in crashes and fatalities.