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Asian markets were mostly higher on Monday, as Japanese stocks began the last session of their best year since 1972 on a positive note.

A new breed of shadow bankers has stepped in to lend to debt-hungry businesses and households as the Chinese government tries to rein in traditional banks.

By the end of next year, the Food and Drug Administration will require vending machine operators to post calorie counts on 5 million machines across the country. The new labeling regulation is part of the Obama administr...

The fundamental question when it comes to financial planning in your 60s has nothing to do with the markets. It's really all about your work life.

For the first three quarters, total spending increased 0.7% to $102.5 billion. However, removing the Olympics and political ad spending in the Q3 last year, ad spending was up close to 3%. This is a better indicator of t...

Indian equities should outperform next year. The key risk, on which much depends, remains the outcome of the national election

While it's old news that China's cities have some of the worst man-made pollution on the planet, the government recently released more sobering news: An area the size of Taiwan that the country had hoped to use for crop-...

Bonds linked to consumer price inflation can be purchased till 31 March, instead of 31 December

Performance of passenger vehicles will be flat with improvement likely in the second half of the calendar year

The IT sector was the top performer on the stock market in 2013, with three IT firms among the top five Nifty gainers

I can't think of a single money manager or investment adviser who reckoned a year ago that the S&P 500 index would gain 31.3% in 2013, the 5th year of a bull market that was never expected to be so significant or long la...

The "Xi combo," the order that China's president picked, has become a popular choice at the Beijing location of the Qingfeng Steamed Bun chain. Reuters

In trading on Monday, shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (NYSE: VRX) touched a new 52-week high of $116.36/share. That's a 99.42% rise, or $58.01 per share from the 52-week low of $58.35 set back on 12/31/20...

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