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Rupee rises to highest in four months, a day after the BJP gets majority in 3 of the 4 state assembly elections

Asian markets look well placed in wake of Wall Street gains; Japanese shares jump as yen hits 5-year trough on euro

(Kitco News) - Gold prices ended the U.S. day session with moderate gains Monday, on short covering from recent selling pressure and on some bargain hunting. Traders and investors are awaiting fresh news to drive the ma...

Broken streetlights are a prime example of Detroit's decline. Nearly half of the city's 88,000 street lamps are dark, according to city estimates. A new authority aims to borrow funds to revamp the system.

Twitter gained over 9% and flirted with the $50 share price mark it hit during its hot IPO a month ago.

Not only do more than 90 percent of all Fortune 500 companies have policies against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, but for the first time, 61 percent also included gender identity protections in their...

Ackman's Herbalife bet has been a disaster, but plenty of other shorts have done very well this year despite a raging bull market.

Silver exchange-traded funds saw modest net inflows this year, beating out their trading partner and more popular companion metal gold, which saw record outflows from ETFs. Holdings in silver specialist investment vehicl...

Researchers have discovered the early universe may contain less dust than was previously assumed. Dust in early-universe galaxies affect star formation activity, and the new study indicates future theories should incorpo...

World's largest investor has advised clients to be ready to pull out of global stock markets at any sign of serious trouble     

Investors Intelligence poll showed extreme optimism. The biggest underperformance appears to occur at the six-month time frame.

The proclamations that China Mobile is a big deal are simply wrong. Take a look at the following facts and make a judgment for yourself.

On 12/11/13, Banco Santander SA's 10.5% Non-Cumulative Guaranteed Series 10 Preferred Securities (NYSE: SAN.PRE) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.6562, payable on 12/30/13. As a percentage of SAN....

On 12/11/13, Omnicare Inc.'s Trust Preferred Income Equity Redeemable Securities (NYSE: OCR.PRA) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.50, payable on 12/16/13. As a percentage of OCR.PRA's recent share...

On 12/11/13, Digital Realty Trust, Inc.'s 7.000% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (NYSE: DLR.PRE) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.4375, payable on 12/31/13. As a percentage of DLR.P...

On 12/11/13, Public Storage's 6.5% Cumulative Preferred Share of Beneficial Interest, Series P (NYSE: PSA.PRP) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.4062, payable on 12/30/13. As a percentage of PSA.PR...

On 12/11/13, Bell Aliant Inc's Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series E (Toronto: BAF-PRE) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.2656, payable on 12/31/13. As a percentage of BAF.PRE's r...

On 12/11/13, Southern Company's 5.25% Series Preferred Stock (NYSE: MP.PRD) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.3281, payable on 1/2/14. As a percentage of MP.PRD's recent share price of $24.91, this...

On 12/11/13, Alcoa, Inc.'s $3.75 Preferred Stock (AMEX: AA.PR) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.9375, payable on 1/1/14. As a percentage of AA.PR's recent share price of $74.00, this dividend work...

On 12/11/13, Brookfield Office Properties Inc's Class AAA Preference Shares, Series T (Toronto: BPO-PRT) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.2875, payable on 12/31/13. As a percentage of BPO.PRT's re...

On 12/11/13, M & T Bank Corp's 8.500% Enhanced Trust Preferred Securities (NYSE: MTB.PRA) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.5312, payable on 12/16/13. As a percentage of MTB.PRA's recent share pric...

Expanded supply, brought about by innovation and investment, has helped moderate commodity prices over the past year after a decade of demand from China helped push up prices.