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Ferguson sees more trouble ahead for Europe, China, and Saudi Arabia. But countries with cheap stocks and political stability could beckon investors.

More than 100 funds claim to be bearish, but only five have managers who short individual stocks. As the market falters, these funds are worth a look.

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The agreement, signed by President Obama, could provide a lift to solar-panel providers and REITs, but not Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.

The carrier was still delivering packages on Christmas Day in some parts of the country, "due to unforeseen volume and severe weather," a spokesman said.

With companies that offer custom-painted bike helmets and tricycle rentals, among other things, Danielle Baskin has come to realize she can't do it alone.

A wave of short-covering propelled stocks higher in a holiday-shortened week. Commodities stocks rebounded. A New Year's forecast.

Regulators are concerned about some ETFs' leverage. New limits could eliminate leveraged ETFs and hamper managed futures funds.

Flickr/Belal Khan Who gets further at work — nice guys or jerks? It's a question that's plagued researchers for years, and unfortunately, there's no clear answer. Now, new research suggests that jerks can sometimes be ...

Activist investors have transformed themselves from derided corporate raiders to accepted voices in the corporate boardroom, helping produce a banner year.

When you're excited to get to work in the morning, weekends suddenly hold less weight. That's a good thing.

Alphabet's rising-star division has torrid revenue growth and billions more viewers than television--and it's just getting warmed up.

It's that time of year again: The day after Christmas, with its blowout sales and deep discounts.

Comcast Chief Executive Brian Roberts admitted a few months ago that cable companies "can't keep raising the price forever." But it looks like "forever" can wait. Like Time Warner Cable and Cablevision, Comcast is boosti...

What does the size of a country's market tell you about a country's economy and its standard of living? That's a question frontier markets strategist Andrew Howell aimed to answer in Citi's massive new report on global p...

In a sign that U.S. energy producers think crude-oil and gas prices will languish through next year, several are slashing their already slimmed down budgets and collectively, taking more in write-downs on their assets th...

Austrian police say they received a warning from a "friendly" intelligence service about a possible terror attack in the days between Christmas and New Year's,

Why physicists are fascinated by Vincent van Gogh's episodes of 'psychotic agitation' NOW WATCH: Science explains why this image disgusts some people

Many investors see dividend aristocrat McDonald’s Corp. (MCD) as a slam-dunk for big gains and another hike in 2016. Too bad they are, like many dividend growth disciples, betting on what they see in the rearview mirro...

Getty Images/John Moore When I was in college, my academic advisor used to say something fairly often that didn’t really resonate with me at the time, but now strikes me as very wise. The gist of it was this: When you ...

The chances of the United States Grand Prix remaining on the Formula One calendar appear to have been given a boost after it came to light that the state of Texas has committed to paying the full $25 million hosting fee ...

GUEST: Since the rise of geospatial technology, applications like Facebook, Uber, and Grindr, have enabled users to engage with their surroundings to connect with friends, book a room, or set up a date. But the applicati...