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Stock trading last month on the NASDAQ was halted for several hours due to yet another computer glitch at the world's second largest stock exchange.

Once the Fed's unemployment and GDP growth targets are hit the Fed is likely to use the 2004-2006 timeframe as a blueprint for their tightening program this time around.

Automaker running smooth after another vote of confidence.

Ever play the telephone game as a kid? You know the one: Everyone sits in a circle and the first person whispers a common phrase into the ear of the next, then the next, and the next.

It used to be that investing was pretty simple. You bought a few blue chips, some U.S. Treasury bonds and took a long nap. Where to invest money had one simple answer: Here, at home.

(Kitco News) - Gold prices could rise next week, supported by the potential for U.S. military strikes against Syria and on ideas that the tapering of the Federal Reserve?s bond-buying program is not a done deal, accordi...

The value of classic cars, wine and other alternative investments has soared, according to an index of luxury assets.     

This week was packed with important economic reports. It was hoped they would bring more clarity, not only on the economic outlook, but on the seemingly all important ?if and when? decision by the Fed on dialing back its...

Bull markets are always followed by bear markets. The current bull market, which began on March 9, 2009, has taken the S&P 500 144% higher in the past four and a half years. This bull cycle is fast approaching the averag...

Exxon's earnings contraction will harm the energy sector in the third quarter, which would grow profits 5.1% if the integrated giant were excluded, as Chevron's surge helps offset some of the weakness.

Senate Democrats Jeff Merkley, Sherrod Brown and Elizabeth Warren are all expected to vote "no" if Lawrence Summers is nominated to be the next chief of the Federal Reserve, setting up a razor-thin vote to determine who ...

The Circuit travels to Southern Italy to explore Force India driver Paul di Resta's Italian ancestry .

Smucker shares' rise on the charts could continue, fueled by an unwinding of put open interest and short interest.

Morgan Stanley gave the holiday company a first-class appraisal.     

Euro rises, dollar slips against yen on jobs data; stocks up after briefly retreating on Putin comments over Syria aid

(Kitco News) - Two factors will affect the gold market next week: the debate over what the Federal Reserve might do with its bond-buying program, and the debate Congress has regarding a possible military strike at Syria...

It's never a good thing when the departure of a single client can hurt a $2 billion bank.

Most retirement investors don't have to choose among investment companies. They join a 401k plan at work and the advisor for that plan is set.

The weaker-than-expected US jobs figures are being partly blamed on an HIV scare that led to a shutdown in the porn industry in August at the same time that the government was collecting the jobs data.     

Shareholders of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 1.1% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2015 covered call at the $110 strike and collect the premium based on the $6.80...

Looking back to 2 days ago, LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD) priced a 5,381,166 share secondary stock offering at $223.00 per share. Buyers in that offering made a considerable investment into the company, expecting that their...

Looking back to 168 days ago, Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc (NASD: FRGI) priced a 2,900,000 share secondary stock offering at $24.25 per share. Buyers in that offering made a considerable investment into the company, expe...