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Investors didn't get what they expected from the Federal Reserve.

One well regarded fund manager interrupted his summer break to deploy this trick on Black Monday. Richard Dyson explains

Retailers have been under attack in recent years but not by the online competitors that may first come to mind. Instead, retailers have been under attack from Wall Street analysts who can’t wait to bury the next tradit...

Questions around a troubled Malaysian state investment fund and missing money in the Middle East have widened to include as much as $1 billion more.

U.S. stocks closed sharply lower Friday in the wake of Thursday's Federal Reserve decision to keep its target rate low, elevating concerns that the global economy is faltering too much to begin raising U.S. borrowing cos...

The Fed may be more concerned with future global economic growth potential and its impact on the impish U.S. economic recovery than they are letting on.

The best performing sector as of midday Friday is the Utilities sector, not showing much of a loss. Within that group, Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE: ED) and PG&E Corp. (NYSE: PCG) are two of the day's stand-outs, show...

In afternoon trading on Friday, Energy stocks are the worst performing sector, showing a 3.1% loss. Within that group, Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE: DO) and Range Resources Corp (NYSE: RRC) are two large stocks ...

Troubling signs on global growth get a fresh look after the Fed stands pat on interest rates.

The SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 2.6 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 716,000. Shares of XBI were down about 0.6% on th...

In trading on Friday, the Gold Miners ETF (GDX) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 1.3% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Kinross Gold (KGC), up about 6.5% and shares of ...

In trading on Friday, oil & gas exploration & production shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 3.9%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Triangle Petroleum Corporation (TPLM), down about 13.8% an...

In trading on Friday, gas utilities shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 0.6%. Leading the group were shares of Southcross Energy Partners LP (SXE), up about 3.8% and shares of Ferrellgas Partners LP (FGP...

The Fed's signal that interest rates will stay lower for longer keeps up the pressure on bank loan profits.

Deutsche Bank is shuttering its investment banking operations in Russia in what comes as the first concrete step taken by the German banking giant towards fulfilling the goals laid out as a part of its long-term reorgani...

After a stellar 2014 that saw a wave of IPOs and surging valuations, 2015 has turned out to be a challenging year for solar yieldcos. The Global Yieldco Index is down by about 24% from its mid-April highs, and many yield...

Shares in gold miners jumped after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged.

We’ve been waiting with bated breath for the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s most anticipated decision of the decade, and now, we can let out a sigh of relief. Though we’re left with the same question - “when wi...

It seems like the year of the robo-advisor, with billions of dollars being invested through this relatively new type of investment intermediary. Robo-advisors Betterment and Wealthfront each advise on roughly $2.6 billio...

The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) is now the #104 analyst pick, moving up by 2 spots.

Ever since Apple released the iOS9 update on Wednesday, the internet has been alight with the complaints of iPhone users: "I think the iOS9 update had molasses in it," wrote one. "Dude iOS9 is so cool my phone freezes no...

Bargain hunters are wise to pay careful attention to insider buying, because although there are many various reasons for an insider to sell a stock, presumably the only reason they would use their hard-earned cash to mak...