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A prospective Valeant and Zoetis tie-up is likely to come as little surprise to those following the consolidating pharmaceutical and healthcare sector, as drug manufacturers and specialized players look to combine overla...

A Match Group IPO may excite investors. But recent performance at the dating division of IAC/InterActiveCorp offers them little reason to stick around.

It is targeting the use of partnerships and companies to pass a family business or securities to children at a discounted value.

In January 2013 we noticed a decline in the number of MK shopping bags making their way around the mall despite a growing store footprint. Wall Street was unaware.

The Circuit goes behind-the-scenes of Red Bull Racing's search for the next engineering star.

Pacific Investment Management Co.'s flagship Total Return fund is headed for its biggest quarterly loss in two years, hurt by a broad selloff in high-grade debt markets in the U.S. and Europe.

The best performing sector as of midday Friday is the Utilities sector, up 0.5%. Within that group, Entergy Corp. (NYSE: ETR) and Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (NYSE: PNW) are two of the day's stand-outs, showing a gain of...

In afternoon trading on Friday, Technology & Communications stocks are the worst performing sector, showing a 1.5% loss. Within that group, Micron Technology Inc. (NASD: MU) and Qorvo Inc (NASD: QRVO) are two of the day'...

Greece and the Eurozone; a tortuous affair

Micron Technology might look cheap after a brutal selloff, but the reboot is still in process.

Nokia had initially extended an offer for Alcatel-Lucent?s wireless business, which the latter rejected. This turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Nokia, which eventually decided to buy the entire company, stating...

Wheat prices rose to the highest level in more than five months Friday as unrelenting rains stalled fieldwork and fueled worry over the health of row crops in the Farm Belt.

In view of the changed commodity price environment, Chesapeake has announced that it will spend around $3.5 to $4 billion in gross capital expenditures this year, about 45% less than what it did last year. Lower capital ...

While major soft drink companies continue to battle declining carbonated soft drink sales, another segment continues to grow volume sales, and is now expected to overtake CSDs as the most consumed beverage worldwide this...

Considering that AT&T has so far left no stone unturned in removing roadblocks to approval of the deal, it would be no surprise that it has agreed to abide by the FCC?s new net neutrality rules. However, no definite stat...

On Thursday, June 25, the Supreme Court upheld the healthcare subsidies allowed by the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, a big victory for supporters of the legislation. While the impact that Obamacare would have on hea...

The pharmaceutical company's investors should hope its approach of Zoetis doesn't result in an acquisition.

A Chinese stock market slump that began two weeks ago deepened, with the main index tumbling on concerns the government is seeking to cool a yearlong debt-fueled rally.

The twenty-fifth full trading week of 2015 comes to a close with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 slightly higher and the NASDAQ composite lower on the day, in early afternoon trading on Friday.

Government bonds in the U.S. and Germany sold off on Friday as optimism that Greece would reach a deal with international creditors to avoid a potential default sapped demand for haven assets.

The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, Mylan (MYL) is now the #99 analyst pick, moving up by 1 spot.

In 2013, Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) toured the factory of Ajax Rolled Ring and Machine which manufactures steel rings used in construction equipment and power turbines. The factory, which is located in York, S.C., now e...