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Apple has always talked about its television "hobby." Carl Icahn expects much more.

The International Monetary Fund announced Wednesday that China's economy, when measured by purchasing power parity (PPP), surpassed that of the United States to become the world's largest. It's a significant milestone in...

Former Fed Chairman Bernanke took the stand to defend the government's 2008 rescue of American International Group.

The government needs a clear road map for tougher reforms to ensure increased confidence translates into investments, says the economist at MNI Indicators

Companies that drill for oil and natural gas and provide services at the wells were among the most popular investor bets earlier this year. But crude prices since then have gone into free fall and shares of energy prices...

Fed minutes shows concerns on global economy, strong dollar; US rate hike expectations scaled back

Boosted by higher aluminum prices and strong aluminum demand, Alcoa released third quarter earnings results on Wednesday that easily beat Wall Street forecasts on both the top and bottom line.

There must be something in the water out in Silicon Valley: first, eBay and PayPal announce that they are going separate ways. Less than a week later, computer and printing giant Hewlett-Packard announces that it is spli...

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said allowing American International Group Inc. to go into bankruptcy would have been catastrophic. Bernanke's comments came during testimony in Washington on Thursday amid a ...

Starboard Value is poised to unseat the entire board of Olive Garden parent Darden Restaurants, say people familiar with both sides of the vote.

Extended labour strikes, ageing mines and regulatory uncertainty drag stock-market values of South African miners to four-year low compared with global peers

Which are the world's most competitive cities? The top 10 are: 1. London; 2. New York; 3. Paris; 4. Tokyo; 5. Singapore; 6. Seoul; 7. Amsterdam; 8. Berlin; 9. Hong Kong; 10. Vienna.

Looking at the sectors faring worst as of midday Thursday, shares of Energy companies are underperforming other sectors, showing a 3.5% loss. Within that group, QEP Resources (NYSE: QEP) and Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC...

Given recent news about corporate separations, we think Xerox could be considered a candidate to split its Document Technology and Services units to unlock value.

IMF expects commodity prices to decline till 2019 across fuel, metal and agricultural products

Apart from store expansion, the retailer's strong revenue growth can be attributed to a healthy rise in new membership signups. Given the strength of its business model, Costco has been able to attract new members, which...

Cutwater has been able to grow its asset base to $23 billion over the years by offering a wide range of fixed income strategies such as core, long duration, high yield, loans and absolute return strategies. The acquisiti...

Ecuador’s state-run oil company, Petroamazonas, has signed contracts with several international oilfield services companies, including Halliburton and Schlumberger , to enhance production from country's mature oil fiel...

The higher profit figures in Q3 as compared to the corresponding period a year ago are mainly due to productivity improvements and an increase in London Metal Exchange aluminum prices as compared to a year ago. The compa...

Bargain hunters are wise to pay careful attention to insider buying, because although there are many various reasons for an insider to sell a stock, presumably the only reason they would use their hard-earned cash to mak...

Asking prices rose 7.3% year-over-year for condos versus 6.0% for single-family homes. Condo prices are up more than 15% in Miami, Denver, and West Palm Beach.

Pembina Pipeline (PBA) declared a common share cash dividend for October 2014, of $0.145 per share to be paid, subject to applicable law, on November 14, 2014 to shareholders of record on October 25, 2014.