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By Brian Perry

As veterans of a major housing meltdown not so long ago, Americans are fond of pointing out what is often seen as crazy behavior among China's home buyers, and the headlines are full of portents of doom for anyone buying...

Thrifty Germans are leaving the country's lenders with a glut of deposits, and the banks are finding it hard to put those funds to work and earn a decent return.

Retirement investors often hear that they should build a portfolio, rather than picking stocks based on tips and gut feelings. Easy to say and, for a long time, it was hard to do.

I know. I know. Money has to be one of the least romantic subjects. But if you talk about it, you can resolve some issues down the road that could kill your romance and long-term relationships.

A year ago, I reported for Euromoney magazine that the Libyan Investment Authority was preparing litigation against Goldman Sachs for disastrous trades the American bank had put the Libyan sovereign wealth fund into i...

Higher net worth, more voting disclosure, money in own schemes--MFs have a lot on their plate

China's consumer inflation rate held steady in January, coming in slightly higher than forecasts. The consumer price index (CPI) for January jumped 2.5 percent from a year earlier, or 1 percent on a monthly basis, as bee...

KATHMANDU, Nepal -- In a compound tucked into a residential neighborhood in this mountainous country's dusty capital, an official waves a metal-detecting wand while interrogating a woman in a blue shawl. "What is this?" ...

Agri-Vie, an agribusiness private equity fund that focuses on sub-Saharan Africa, said this week that it has invested $5 million in Kariki Group, a Kenyan company that exports fresh flowers to such countries as Europe, t...

More than one-third of Canadian workers have dated someone working at the same company, and 15 percent of them said it's happened more than once, according to a survey from CareerBuilder.ca. The group, which released its...

In another step toward joining the international community, the previously isolated nation of Myanmar is adopting the international measurement standards to issue gold bars for the first time, further opening the Burmese...

More troubling news about China's shadow banking sector surfaced Friday. The state media reported that the industry's exposure to a debt-ridden coal company, Liansheng Group, extends far beyond Jilin Trust -- the nonbank...

RBI says the decision is taken to encourage long term investors in the local debt market

An NBA legend on saving from the start and how a trio of Wendy's restaurants helped grow his nest egg.

Using this mobile app, you can store your credit/debit card and bank details and contact the bank

The recent stability in the Indian markets may not be telling the full story

Jos. A. Bank, which last month rejected a $1.6 billion takeover bid by Men's Wearhouse, announced Friday morning that it is acquiring Everest Holdings, the parent company of Eddie Bauer, in a deal worth $825 million.

The benchmark 10-year paper closed lower 6 basis points at 8.81%

As the U.S. east coast prepares for more snow, slush, ice and general wintry weather, investors might be hard pressed to glean direction from the handful of earnings and data points slated for a Friday release. Futures o...

Morrisons leads FTSE 100 fallers while miners gain on recovering gold prices     

Russia's second biggest hypermarket prices GDRs at between $9.50 and £11.50