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Ivette Agosto's years of serving coffee to J.P. Morgan bankers got the Starbucks worker noticed--and hired.

SunGard is preparing for an initial public offering nearly a decade after a group of private-equity firms acquired it in the wave of megabuyouts that preceded the financial crisis.

MetLife Inc. posted a 4.9% increase in first-quarter operating profit despite a slight decline in revenue.

Oil majors face a real risk of stranded assets--and not just related to efforts to limit carbon emissions.

Virtu Financial Inc., one of the world's biggest high-frequency trading firms whose first-quarter earnings rose 49%, is trying to break into China.

Five years after the market meltdown, efforts to prevent a repeat drag far behind schedule.

In his first comments since being arrested for allegedly contributing to the 2010 "flash crash," trader Navinder Sarao said he had "not done anything wrong apart from being good at my job."

Shares of Keurig Green Mountain took a beating on Wednesday after the company, best known for its single-serve K-cups and coffee machines, slashed its outlook and reported disappointing earnings.

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen said Wednesday stock market valuations appear "quite high" and some bond and loan markets suggest investors may be taking excess risks.

Media giant 21st Century Fox Inc. (NASDAQ:FOXA) reported third-quarter 2014 results Wednesday afternoon, beating analysts' estimates on earnings but missing on revenue. The Rupert Murdoch-controlled company reported flat...

Wells Fargo increased its estimate of the amount it may lose related to litigation in excess of legal reserves to as much as $1.2 billion as of March 31 from $1.1 billion three months earlier.

Having earned a reputation for hitting its targets, Electronic Arts is wisely keeping hopes for Star Wars in check.

Sensex, Nifty close at lowest levels in five months; bonds affected by pressure from global debt markets sell-off

SREI Infra says it is in discussion on various options

Looking at the sectors faring worst as of midday Wednesday, shares of Utilities companies are underperforming other sectors, showing a 1.2% loss. Within the sector, Exelon Corp. (NYSE: EXC) and FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: F...

Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Wednesday, shares of Materials companies are outperforming other sectors, up 0.1%. Within that group, CONSOL Energy Inc (NYSE: CNX) and Vulcan Materials Co (NYSE: VMC) are ...

A 723-point fall in the Sensex to its lowest point this year may seem like a sharp and sudden fall, but Indian equities had it coming for quite some time now

Ahead of the Tape: Priceline looks pricey and may get clipped by dollar strength and decelerating growth.

Analysts expect NRG Energy to rally after a loss of 18 cents a year ago. Profits for the company, which will report its first-quarter earnings on Friday, May 8, 2015, are expected to come in at 16 cents per share.Over th...

Expectations have dropped for Koppers Holdings first quarter results in the month leading up to the company's earnings announcement slated for Friday, May 8, 2015. The consensus analyst estimate has dropped from six cen...

We expect the company to report currency-neutral top-line growth during the quarter, in line with the recent increase in bookings. In addition, its new strategies will drive higher engagement levels, in our view. These i...

We believe that CBS will report continued growth in its non-advertising income from subscription and retransmission consent. However, advertising income likely trended lower since the network had one less Playoff game in...