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The stronger dollar weighed heavily on fourth quarter earnings for some of the world's biggest companies. Don't expect the pressure to lift anytime soon.

An uptick in Japanese bond yields amid the largest price swings on record is renewing long-standing anxiety among some traders about the health of the nation's $8.4 trillion government-debt market.

Marriott reported better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings on Wednesday, sending shares higher in extended trading.

In recent months Intuit has made headlines for all the wrong reasons.

Exactly one week after announcing the loss of its exclusivity deal with Costco, American Express has been dealt another blow -- and this one comes from the United States Department of Justice. A district judge has ruled ...

Gold exhibition at the Goldsmiths' Hall in London

Welcome to the year 4713, the Year of the Ram, or the "goat" if you prefer.

Now might be an advantageous time for investors to strike gold. With energy prices lower, it's cheaper to mine gold and gold mining companies are seeing opportunity ahead to expand operations. If the price of gold goes h...

Individual investor optimism about the short-term direction of stock prices is at its highest level since the start of the year.

Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Thursday, shares of Technology & Communications companies are outperforming other sectors, up 0.4%. Within the sector, Applied Materials (NASD: AMAT) and Tripadvisor (NASD:...

The CXA2 LED arrays utilizes elements of Cree's SC5 technology platform (introduced last quarter), which enables lighting designers to drastically lower system costs (by up to 60%) in the next generation of industry-lead...

The debt standoff between Greece and its European lenders is sending jitters around the continent after Germany rejected Greece's last-minute request for a six-month extension of its $273 billion bailout program. If offi...

While Bank of America and Citigroup trade at just above 80% of their book value, JPMorgan's share price hovers around its book value, whereas U.S. Bancorp finds itself at the far end of the spectrum with its shares worth...

Ninety days: That's how long U.S. federal prosecutors have to tell Attorney General Eric Holder whether they have enough material to bring cases against individuals for wrongdoing in the 2008 financial crisis. It's likel...

Apple has broken its fair share of records lately, but there are plenty of reasons the stock could continue to reach new heights, says Citi.

An anti-marijuana group filed two lawsuits today asking the federal government to stop Colorado authorities from issuing legal marijuana licenses. And the cannabis business community is not pleased. "This lawsuit is misg...

Why would anyone buy Microsoft bonds when the stock has a higher yield?

Lawmakers in Vermont this week have introduced a bill to regulate marijuana for personal use in the state. They hope that pot will one day be controlled and taxed just like alcohol sales.

Following new reports showing a surge in crude oil inventory, the prices of WTI and brent crude have fallen sharply into negative territory, with WTI crude dipping below the $50 per barrel mark and brent down more than 3...

Another mixed close for the stock market with the Dow Industrials and S&P 500 slightly lower but the Dow Utilities closed strong, up 2.24% on the day as they rallied sharply from support after the release of the FOMC min...

Euro slips but peripheral yields fall on Greek proposal, oil prices tumble on steep rise in US crude inventories

Oil prices are slipping again amid fresh concerns of a global oversupply. Brent crude, the international benchmark, dipped 5 percent, to below $59 a barrel, Thursday after reports of growing U.S. crude stockpiles and ris...