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Over the past several months it has become increasingly clear that the US dollar has been the best house in an otherwise bad neighborhood. I have been both a vocal proponent and a benefactor of this notion. There are sev...

Several Fed officials, including Chairwoman Janet Yellen, say they plan to raise rates this year, and Lawrence Summers thinks that's a mistake.

Bank of America's Merrill Lynch unit is shuffling several of the top executives who oversee the brokerage's more than 14,000 financial advisers, in the wake of broader cost cuts at the bank.

Many hedge fund radically altered their structures in the wake of the financial crisis in search of stability, and the recent turmoil could be a good litmus for what works.

Shares of Micron Technology were rallying in after-hours trading on Thursday after the chipmaker reported earnings that topped estimates.

A reported bid for chip maker Synaptics shows a fair premium despite recent selloff.

The president and CEO of the Washington DC-based Milken Institute on the current business and political climate in Asia, China and India, as viewed by US investors and stakeholders

The partner at legal firm Squire Patton Boggs says deal making in India being held back by factors ranging from currency fluctuations to impractical valuation expectations of promoters

Even if the Fed raises rates in December, unemployment may be headed to uncomfortably low levels by next year, sparking inflation worries.

Credit Suisse Group AG won a U.S. government exemption enabling the Swiss bank to continue managing billions of dollars in pension fund assets, following its guilty plea in a U.S. court last year.

A federal judge in New York granted a victory to J.P. Morgan & Co. in its $8.6 billion legal fight with Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s, rejecting the failed investment bank's claim that J.P. Morgan illegally siphoned bi...

Known for such cars as the classic Citroen Deux Chevaux and the luxury vehicles of powerhouse Renault, France has long been one of the largest and most recognizable car manufacturers in Europe -- and indeed, in the world...

In afternoon trading on Thursday, Utilities stocks are the worst performing sector, showing a 1.4% loss. Within that group, FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) and Duke Energy Corp (NYSE: DUK) are two of the day's laggards, sho...

Despite making ground in early trade, oil and mining stocks' gains were trimmed as oil prices slipped.

Chipotle Mexican Grill announced that its pork shortage is almost over and Carnitas will be back on the menu in most of its restaurants by November. This development might have a positive impact on the same store sales a...

Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras is a vertically integrated oil and gas company, which operates in both the upstream and downstream segments of the industry. The Brazilian multinational energy giant is one of the largest co...

Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) declared an increase in the quarterly cash distribution paid to partners to $0.385 per common unit, or $1.54 per unit on an annualized basis. The quarterly distribution will be paid on ...

Dish Network is reported to have had talks with Verizon regarding a partnership which could lead to Verizon using Dish's spectrum in exchange for providing Dish with wireless capacity. Dish was earlier in discussions wit...

The SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF (GNR) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 1.7 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 215,000. Shares of GNR were do...

Despite gaining momentum in early trade, as a result of a note from Barclays, Glencore fell into negative territory in afternoon trade .

In trading on Thursday, the First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund ETF (EMLP) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 0.4% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Enb...

In trading on Thursday, education & training services shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 3.2%. Helping drag down the group were shares of National American University Holdings (NAUH), off about 12.5%...