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The virtual currency has caught fire, soaring in price as investors buy in. Some say it is just the latest in a long line of speculative manias, while others think it could have staying power.

In early 2007 when Gail Fosler was heading up the Conference Board,  the astute economist warned me about the dangerous bubble of debt that threatened the financial system. "This is a bubble which could be as large or l...

Sebi chairman U.K. Sinha allays fears of crisis at NSEL spilling over to MCX-SX

MSCI's all-country world equity index, which tracks shares in 45 countries, rose 0.43%

Stock-market strategists, typically a bullish bunch, are taking a cautious approach to the S&P 500.

Premiums on long-term-care policies keep climbing. Here's what to do about it.

On 11/26/13, Wells Fargo & Co.'s 8.00% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock, Series J (NYSE: WFC.PRJ) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.50, payable on 12/16/13. As a percentage of WFC.P...

On 11/26/13, Realty Income Corp.'s 6.75% Monthly Income Class E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (NYSE: O.PRE) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.1406, payable on 12/16/13. As a percentage of O.P...

On 11/26/13, MetLife Inc's 6.50% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B (NYSE: MET.PRB) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.4062, payable on 12/16/13. As a percentage of MET.PRB's recent share pric...

On 11/26/13, Bank of America Corp.'s 6.204% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series D (NYSE: BAC.PRD) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.3877, payable on 12/16/13. As a percentage of BAC.PRD's recent...

The S&P sends struggling retailers JC Penney to S&P MidCap 400 and Aeropostale to S&P SmallCap 600