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In the latest look at stocks ordered by largest market capitalization, Russell 3000 component Rackspace Hosting Inc (NYSE: RAX) was identified as having a larger market cap than the smaller end of the S&P 500, for exampl...

This forty fifth trading week of 2012 comes to a close with investors assessing how a second term for President Obama will affect the economy.

In the latest look at stocks ordered by largest market capitalization, Russell 3000 component Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc (NYSE: HLX) was identified as having a larger market cap than the smaller end of the S&P 500,...

In the latest look at stocks ordered by largest market capitalization, Russell 3000 component Compass Minerals International Inc (NYSE: CMP) was identified as having a larger market cap than the smaller end of the S&P 50...

President Obama shakes hands with House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio). Obama pledged to find a compromise that will prevent the U.S. from toppling over the fiscal cliff. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Stocks trimmed early gai...

In the latest look at stocks ordered by largest market capitalization, Russell 3000 component SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) was identified as having a larger market cap than the smaller end of the S&P 500, for exampl...

In the latest look at stocks ordered by largest market capitalization, Russell 3000 component A.O. Smith Corp (NYSE: AOS) was identified as having a larger market cap than the smaller end of the S&P 500, for example E*tr...

In the latest look at stocks ordered by largest market capitalization, Russell 3000 component Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE: ACI) was identified as having a larger market cap than the smaller end of the S&P 500, for example Lexm...

In the latest look at stocks ordered by largest market capitalization, Russell 3000 component MBIA Inc. (NYSE: MBI) was identified as having a larger market cap than the smaller end of the S&P 500, for example DeVRY Inc....

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh has questioned the reasons behind Lewis Hamilton's imminent move to Mercedes, suggesting the 2008 world champion's switch is money motivated.

The nickel producer suffered the heaviest fall on the FTSE 250.

Asian markets continued to fall on Friday, as worries about the U.S. fiscal cliff continued to weigh on markets, though Chinese inflation data gave support to some markets. The Nikkei fell 0.8%.

More than two dozen New Jersey, New York and Connecticut communities hit hard by superstorm Sandy are facing a new threat—higher borrowing costs.

Orient-Express Hotels encountered pressure from its largest shareholder to open itself up to a sale, as the company rejected a $1.2 billion takeover offer from a rival chain owned by Tata Group that it called "deeply una...

While President Obama's victory means the Dodd-Frank law will stand, observers said the finance industry could yet trim some parts of the law because changes now are politically less risky for Democrats.

President Obama has said that the 35% U.S. corporate tax rate should be cut. That would mean lower tax bills for many companies. But it also could prompt large write-downs by Citigroup, AIG, Ford and other companies that...

SEC officials believe the industry's proposal to safeguard funds during a crisis—and head off new regulations—doesn't go far enough.

Disney's fiscal fourth-quarter income improved 14% as the company posted continued growth from its theme parks and media networks on the heels of a multibillion-dollar deal to acquire the Star Wars franchise.

Bond insurer MBIA rolled out a new strategy to shore up its finances and said it is seeking a settlement with Bank of America over a web of lawsuits.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Thursday, shares of Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. (NASD: CTBI) were yielding above the 4% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to ...

The U.S. would slide into recession next year and unemployment would rapidly increase without a compromise on the fiscal cliff.

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