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Despite challenges, a big surge in profits and revenue has put the Chinese e-commerce giant on track for a $15 billion stock sale, just shy of what Facebook sold when the social-networking firm went public in 2012.

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL)(NASDAQ:GOOG) is expected to report a jump in profit for the first quarter of 2013, as its strategy of packaging desktop, mobile and tablet advertising begins to pay off. Analysts say the move p...

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(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's still distant decision to raise interest rates will depend on how far the U.S. economy remains from the central bank's employment and inflation goals, and how long it will likely take to...

(Reuters) - Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) has held talks with the U.S. Justice Department to resolve a civil fraud probe into Merrill Lynch's sale of flawed mortgage securities ahead of the financial crisis, people famili...

Leading up to Schlumberger's announcement of its first-quarter earnings on Thursday, April 17, 2014 analysts have become more wary as expectations have fallen over the past month to earnings of $1.20 per share from earni...

Optimism surrounds Travelzoo as it gets ready to report its first quarter results on Thursday, April 17, 2014. Analysts are expecting the company to book a profit of 43 cents a share, up from 36 cents a year ago.The con...

Despite an expected dip in profit, analysts are generally optimistic about Sherwin-Williams as it prepares to reports its first-quarter earnings on Thursday, April 17, 2014. The consensus earnings per share estimate is $...

Despite an expected dip in profit, analysts are generally optimistic about Allison Transmission Holdings as it prepares to report its first-quarter earnings on Thursday, April 17, 2014. The consensus earnings per share ...

Analysts have become increasingly bearish on Halliburton in the month leading up to the company's first-quarter earnings announcement scheduled for Monday, April 21, 2014. The consensus analyst estimate has moved from 76...

Despite an expected dip in profit, analysts are generally optimistic about UnitedHealth Group as it prepares to reports its first-quarter earnings on Thursday, April 17, 2014. The consensus earnings per share estimate is...

Wall Street is expecting lower profit for Zions Bancorporation when the company reports its first quarter results on Monday, April 21, 2014. Analysts are expecting earnings per share of 42 cents after the company booked ...

Expectations have dropped for Baker Hughes' first quarter results in the month leading up to the company's earnings announcement slated for Thursday, April 17, 2014. The consensus analyst estimate has dropped from 82 cen...

BB&T reports its first-quarter earnings on Thursday, April 17, 2014, and the consensus earnings per share estimate is 71 cents per share.The consensus estimate remains unchanged over the past month, but it has increased ...

Analysts expect decreased profit for First Horizon National when the company reports its first quarter results on Thursday, April 17, 2014. Although First Horizon reported profit of 17 cents a year ago, the consensus est...

Wall Street is high on Netflix, expecting it to report earnings that are up 168% from a year ago when it reports its first-quarter earnings on Monday, April 21, 2014. The consensus estimate is 83 cents per share, up from...

Even if the bull market goes bad, some stocks will shine; thinks LinkedIn, Workday and Intel should be among them, analysts say.

With the stock market more volatile than celebrity marriages, it's becoming increasingly difficult to locate stock sectors that offer more growth and less volatility than the broad market. While the S&P500 is negative fo...

The state-run insurer expects to step up equity investments in the current financial year

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Three Canadian gold mining companies -- Agnico Eagle Mines, Yamana Gold and Osisko Mining -- are coming together in an attempt to sidestep a takeover bid for Osisko by a fourth miner, Goldcorp.

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