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Next thing to worry about: corporate earnings and, of course, jobs.

What could happen when the Fed begins to taper? How could it affect the economy, the housing and stock markets?

In trading on Thursday, shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (NYSE: VRX) touched a new 52-week high of $106.98/share. That's a 103.77% rise, or $54.48 per share from the 52-week low of $52.50 set back on 11/07...

It's a billion dollar day for JPM. The bank must refund $309 million to credit customers regulators said just hours after the bank agreed to pay $920 million over London Whale allegations.

In trading on Thursday, shares of Pitney Bowes (NYSE: PBI) touched a new 52-week high of $18.55/share. That's a 79.40% rise, or $8.21 per share from the 52-week low of $10.34 set back on 12/31/2012. That means at today's...

In trading on Thursday, shares of Navistar International Corp. (NYSE: NAV) touched a new 52-week high of $39.56/share. That's a 117.72% rise, or $21.39 per share from the 52-week low of $18.17 set back on 10/25/2012. Tha...

On 9/23/13, First Horizon National Corp's Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A (NYSE: FHN.PRA) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.3875, payable on 10/10/13. As a percentage of FHN.PRA'...

On 9/23/13, Campus Crest Communities, Inc.'s 8.00% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (NYSE: CCG.PRA) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.50, payable on 10/15/13. As a percentage of CCG.P...

Wall Street, with all its so-called genius and ingenuity, now has the ability to screw around with the price of your gasoline.

The rally in U.S. stocks took a recess one day after the Federal Reserve's decision to leave its stimulus efforts in place.

A technological glitch at the New York Fed's bidding system last week blocked Goldman Sachs' multibillion order for three-month Treasury bills, altering prices in the short-term U.S. debt market.

J.P. Morgan agreed to pay about $920 million in fines over actions tied to its 2012 "London Whale" trading debacle, regulators in the U.S. and U.K. said.

Wall Street is optimistic about Red Hat, which is slated to report its second quarter results on Monday, September 23, 2013. Analysts project a profit of 22 cents a share, a rise from 20 cents per share a year ago.

Asianl companies are rushing to raise capital through stock and bond sales after a summer of market volatility, a move being bolstered by the Federal Reserve's decision to delay tapering its stimulus.

Shareholders of Adtran (NASD: ADTN) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 1.3% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2014 covered call at the $29 strike and collect the premium based on the $1.40 bid,...

Shareholders of CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 6.6% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2015 covered call at the $35 strike and collect the premium based on the $1.90 ...

Looking back to 93 days ago, Weyerhaeuser Co. (NYSE: WY) priced a 29,000,000 share secondary stock offering at $27.75 per share. Buyers in that offering made a considerable investment into the company, expecting that the...

The man who made Formula One's bravest comeback - Niki Lauda - has given his seal of approval to Kimi Raikkonen's dramatic decision to return to Ferrari.

The FOMC decision to keep its policy unchanged shocked the markets yesterday, as the consensus expected the start of tapering. Those who were short going into the announcement were really hurt and some complained that th...

The following post was published on the Knowledge@Wharton website on September 18, 2013.

The RBI measures to curb imports should offer some relief

Bernanke indicated the economy hasn't yet reached a point at which the Fed can step away.