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In 1991, Forbes called Belfort a "twisted Robin Hood who takes from the rich and gives to himself and his merry band of brokers."

Swiss banks are putting pressure on account holders to prove they are in compliance with U.S. tax laws.

Twitter shares closed down 12.99% at $63.79; but the stock has more than doubled from its offering price at $26 on 7 November

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA's shareholders Saturday authorized the bank to carry out a 3 billion euros capital increase only after May of next year.

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The stock tumbled 13% Friday after an analyst downgraded the microblogging company on valuation concerns.

Marathon Asset Management became an accidental landlord when a bankruptcy court awarded it ownership of Scotia.

For two decades, Aliko Dangote has turned his relentlessness, connections and entrepreneurial bets on the rise of Africa into a fortune estimated at about $22 billion. He now has a plan to quintuple his wealth.

Investors in 2008's Dreier investment fraud are expected to recover less than 13 cents on the dollar, according to federal bankruptcy court filings, much less than the payouts in the Madoff pyramid scheme.

LONDON -- It seems antithetical: As artisanal craft beers and real ales enjoy a major resurgence on both sides of the Atlantic, with microbreweries popping up under railway arches and in abandoned factories across the U....