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The euro fell as Greece appeared to close in on a deal with its creditors, while European stocks extended the previous session's rise.

Most Asian shares gained early Tuesday on a tide of optimism that Greece and its creditors can broker a deal to avert bankruptcy, and as expectations ramp up for further stimulus from Beijing.

Gun-maker Colt Defense has pushed back until Wednesday a planned showdown with bondholders that are offering what they say is a superior financing package to get the company through bankruptcy.

A federal judge has sided with the Federal Trade Commission in its bid to block Sysco's $3.5 billion acquisition of competitor US Foods, a mega merger in the foods distribution business.

Allegations that banks and two swaps industry groups colluded against would-be competitors in the credit-derivatives market are rippling through the investment world again.

U.S. Bancorp is racking up profits with a bond-market maneuver that is pinching some investors holding high-yielding investments.

Shares of Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) rallied more than 2 percent Tuesday in extended-hours trading after the video-streaming service announced it has approved a seven-for-one stock split. Netflix, which has a market valu...

The rapid run-up in Chinese shares is dimming the allure of another popular investment: gold. Luckily for fans of the metal, demand is looking healthy in India, the other big retail market in Asia.

Acquiring DirecTV will boost AT&T's cash flow and protect its dividend. But the deal's long-term strategic value has yet to be proven.

Cornell Tech's project on Roosevelt Island in New York City is symbolic of a broader national trend: the rapid expansion of college and university campuses.

U.S. equities closed Tuesday trading with only moderate gains -- not one stock index closed more than 0.2% higher than where it began for the day -- and yet, the mild increases were good enough to set some new records. B...

Netflix's board of directors has approved a seven-for-one stock split, the company announced on Tuesday, at a time when its stock is trading at all-time highs.

U.S. stocks ended the trading session higher Tuesday, with the Nasdaq composite setting yet another record close for the second day in a row. The S&P 500 telecommunications sector was the largest gainer, adding nearly 2 ...

Home builders got a bigger lift than many expected from this year's spring selling season, with new-home sales rebounding strongly from the industry's lackluster 2014.

Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Tuesday, shares of Energy companies are outperforming other sectors, higher by 0.6%. Within that group, EQT Corp. (NYSE: EQT) and Hess Corp (NYSE: HES) are two large stocks...

Looking at the sectors faring worst as of midday Tuesday, shares of Utilities companies are underperforming other sectors, showing a 1.3% loss. Within that group, CenterPoint Energy, Inc (NYSE: CNP) and NiSource Inc. (NY...

MSCI's all-country stock index rises just 0.04%, Futures of Brent crude up 76 cents, or 1.3%, at $64.10 a barrel

With Eurozone and Greek finance ministers embroiled in a crisis summit and a ‘final’ showdown yesterday, will this on-going Greek drama ever get resolved? It is amazing that the situation has persisted for so long an...

The euro was on track to post its biggest daily decline against the dollar in a month, as a resolution to the latest installment of Greece's debt crisis appeared at hand.

As the saying goes, there are many possible reasons for an insider to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy -- they expect to make money. So let's look at two noteworthy recent insider buys.

New York's Hotel Chelsea, the bohemian enclave that has hosted Bob Dylan, Arthur Miller and William S. Burroughs over the years, is becoming a money pit for Wall Street.

In this earnings announcement, we will continue to observe the growth in order pipeline as it will help us in ascertaining the effects of economic headwinds, especially from Europe, which is under-performing the global e...