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Moves in German yields dominated bond markets last year. Now, Treasurys are back in charge.

Shares in Hong Kong led the region higher Thursday amid fresh signs of reform for Chinese state-owned firms.

In my previous article, I touched on the importance of each investor’s opportunity cost when it comes to the discount rate (link to the article is here). One of the questions I received was how to go about calculating...

A struggling media landscape? Nonsense: the media and entertainment sector could outperform many leading stock indices in terms of profitability, says new research from Ernst & Young.

Citigroup didn't exactly shine in the third quarter, but it didn't get swamped by market storms, either.

U.S. Bancorp said its profit rose in the third quarter, as loan growth and higher credit- and debit-card fees offset increased expenses.

Nervous about the market? Here are four funds to get you back in the game.

Pessimism among individual investors fell to a three-month low in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. Optimism declined as well, while neutral sentiment rose.

General Electric deserves a higher earnings multiple for transforming itself into a pure industrial company. But it already has that and more.

The best performing sector as of midday Thursday is the Healthcare sector, higher by 1.5%. Within the sector, Baxalta Inc (NYSE: BXLT) and Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASD: ALXN) are two large stocks leading the way, s...

In afternoon trading on Thursday, Materials stocks are the worst performing sector, showing a 0.1% loss. Within the sector, FMC Corp. (NYSE: FMC) and Alcoa, Inc. (NYSE: AA) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing ...

Rents helped boost Thursday's inflation figures, but the Fed's preferred price gauge will stay muted.

China Unicom's stock reacted the most positively to the developments, rallying by close to 15% over the last three days, as investors see the carrier as unlocking the most near-term value via the transaction. China Telec...

The last few years have seen great shifts in the retailers' business models, mainly brick-and-mortar retailers. In the wake of increasing dominance of e-commerce giants, big-box stores had to find ways to get back to win...

We expect that the company will continue to post marginal decline in its topline as business conditions remain tepid. While its software division is transitioning to cloud services, GBS demand remains tepid due to declin...

As the Volkswagen AG emissions scandal further unravels, we take a look at the recent developments at the German car company. Volkswagen faces tens of billions in government fines and settlements, private settlements, re...

Corporate affairs ministry last year ordered the NSEL's merger with parent firm FTIL, but that has been challenged by the exchange and the matter is now before the Bombay high court

UnitedHealth's core business continues to do well, but that may not be enough to push the stock higher.

Goldman Sachs dealt investors a disappointing hand Thursday, with quarterly profits down 36 percent from a year ago. The bank's lackluster showing comes as the nation's largest lenders reported slumping trading volumes a...

Nan Chung and his wife knew it was time to start looking for their first home when they ran out of space in the two-bedroom, 900-square-foot Seattle apartment they were renting for $1,500 a month. Low interest rates made...

The FTSE 100 bounced back from three days of losses, buoyed by strong results from Unilever and a rally in ARM Holdings.

RBI said that contribution to FIF would be from the interest differential in excess of 0.5% on RIDF and STCRC deposits on account of shortfall in priority sector lending kept with NABARD by banks