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UPDATE: 12 p.m. EDT The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a 2015 low in midday trading Wednesday, erasing gains for the year after the yuan extended losses against the U.S. dollar as concerns grow about global growth. Chi...

ITG confirmed it plans to pay $20.3 million to settle allegations that it operated a secret trading desk and misused confidential trading information.

The fund avoids highly leveraged companies

Brent crude for September settlement was trading lower at $48.83 a barrel

News Corp. shares traded higher in after-hours trading after the company beat EPS estimates and announced a dividend.

In the face of all of the fear and confusion surrounding China's sharp stock market decline in June, and the recent moves by its central bank to weaken the Chinese currency, one billionaire has been using the opportunity...

Investors are pushing commercial real-estate prices to record levels in cities around the world, fueling concerns that the global property market is overheating.

DirecTV helps make AT&T more financially secure. But the strategic wisdom behind the deal remains unproven.

Gold prices rose to their highest level in about three weeks Wednesday, as investors fled to the safe-haven metal after China's devaluation roiled markets.

Finance officials gathered at Yale University last week to discuss a new playbook for responding to financial crises. The attendees included former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and former Treasury Secretaries He...

The SEC suffered a fresh setback to its controversial use of in-house judges, when a Manhattan federal judge ruled Wednesday the tribunal was likely unconstitutional.

Oil prices pared gains after a report showed U.S. stockpiles shrinking less than expected, but the market remained buoyant from international data showing a rapid increase in demand.

The mechanics of how the Fed will raise rates after years of easing means the chances of it acting next month are likely higher than many think.

SHANGHAI -- Southwest of Shanghai in the vast indoor "commodities market" at Yiwu, the largest of its kind in the world, the number of foreign traders coming to place bulk orders for everything from plastic flowers to po...

No immediate danger seen, but China's action could take rupee down to 65-66 levels against dollar, say experts

In afternoon trading on Wednesday, Utilities stocks are the best performing sector, higher by 1.6%. Within that group, AES Corp. (NYSE: AES) and NRG Energy Inc (NYSE: NRG) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a ...

Nordstrom is riding high but disappointment at rival Macy's and a premium valuation make the stock vulnerable.

Looking at the sectors faring worst as of midday Wednesday, shares of Financial companies are underperforming other sectors, showing a 1.1% loss. Within that group, The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW) and CBRE Gr...

Shareholders also approved proposal to raise funds through offer or invitation to subscribe to NCDs on private placement basis

While the company continued to see strong growth in LED lighting and the Power and RF segments, its performance in Q4 2015 was impacted by the ongoing weakness in its LED Products business. Cree?s profitability in the LE...

Set to return to its roots as a security software company, Symantec announced that it is selling its Information Management business, Veritas, to the private equity firm Carlyle. The $8 billion cash sale, which comes on ...

Although Apple also does much of its manufacturing in China, the cost benefits from the devaluation are unlikely to be significant, since the company likely works with its contract manufacturers in dollar terms. Even if ...