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Cerberus Capital will try to sell the maker of the rifle used in last week's school massacre.

After a weak open this morning, the markets remained in negative territory as investors continue to keep a close eye on the fiscal cliff negotiations.

Treasurys bounced back as buyers returned to the market and bid up a seven-year note auction, looking to take advantage of the recent price drop.

Sprott Asset Management today announced that Sprott Physical Platinum and Palladium Trust, a trust created to invest and hold substantially all of its assets in physical platinum and palladium bullion and managed by Spro...

New housing starts fell by 3% in November in part due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy, according to the Commerce Department. Construction began on new privately owned residential homes at a seasonally adjusted annual r...

UBS acknowledged that dozens of its employees were involved in efforts to manipulate Libor and other benchmarks as it agreed to pay roughly $1.5 billion to settle the accusations. Two former traders face U.S. criminal ch...

KBR Incorporated (KBR) announced its quarterly dividend of 8 cents per share, an increase of about 60% over its prior dividend in December of 5 cents. The dividedn will be paid on April 15 to shareholders of record as of...

The worst case scenario around findings in the global Libor investigation may become a reality for banks.

Bond guru Bill Gross is paring back one of the main trades that helped the world's biggest bond fund make an impressive comeback this year from its humiliating performance in 2011.

The Chubb Corporation (CB) was downgraded by Morgan Stanley (MS) from overweight to equal weight, as investment income growth is being constrained by low yields.

By: Eddie Staley

Access Midstream (ACMP) was upgraded by UBS (UBS) from neutral to buy with a price target of $39, as the current stock price provides investors with an attractive entry point from a risk/reward perspective.

The big change next year could be an increased push for M&A at home as well as abroad, as companies struggle to make domestic operations sleeker and more competitive.

Autoliv Incorporated (ALV) maintained its quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share. The dividend declared today will be payable on Thursday, March 7, 2013 to Autoliv shareholders of record on the close of business on Thu...

Impressive price and volume action Tuesday is consistent with the resumption of the intermediate term uptrend and Moneyshow’s Tom Aspray has five stocks in the hottest sectors that may reach their buy levels befor...

In trading on Wednesday, auto parts shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 0.9%. Leading the group were shares of Johnson Controls (JCI), up about 3.1% and shares of Delphi Automotive (DLPH) up about 2.9% o...

In trading on Wednesday, general contractors & builders shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 2%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Lennar (LEN), off about 3.1% and shares of Meritage Homes (MT...

Some investors will tolerate risks for the profits that they can produce. Others like to sleep soundly at night, content with a more grounded strategy.

The single currency EUR has surged to a new seven-month high after S&P upgraded Greece five notches to B-minus from selective default. The credit agency seems to be trying to send a signal that perhaps the worst of Greec...

There is nothing that Wall Street hates more than uncertainty. This has been one of the main points of contention whenever there is a discussion involving Sirius XM. Although the company has been one of the best turnarou...

A look at the artists most likely to end up on a future edition of the Forbes 400.

FedEx (FDX) announced that it earned $438 million, or $1.39 per share, versus $487 million, or $1.57 per share, in the same period last year. Analysts had expected earnings of $1.41 per share. Revenue increased by $11.1 ...