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Many first-level investors hear “defense stocks” and immediately start worrying about budget cuts.

As the dollar spiked following a positive US jobs report, industrial metal futures – in sync with much of the wider commodities complex that uses the greenback as its preferred currency – continued to head lower. Cop...

What's the "right" amount to pay for an investment? Aren't investments free or nearly so? You might be surprised to learn that what you pay for your investments can vary dramatically, and not always for good reasons. Whi...

The most interesting offering from Big Tech actually isn't the latest phone, app, platform, watch or tablet – it's dividends. Tech darlings Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), International Business Machines (IBM) and Cisc...

It was a good week for the stock market heading into the monthly jobs report though comments mid-week from Fed Chair Yellen again raised the possibility of a December rate hike. The other economic data for the week was m...

Gold of 99.9 and 99.5% purity plunged by Rs220 each to Rs26,110 and Rs 25,960 per 10 grams, respectively

The S&P 500 (SPX) logged a sixth straight weekly gain even after a challenging Friday—a streak that most analysts think could have some backbone. Challengers could peck at those gains, however, spurred by uncertainty f...

China's stockpile of foreign exchange grew for the first time in six months, rising to $3.53 trillion at the end of October from $3.51 trillion in September, according to People's Bank of China (PBoC) data released Satur...

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At Baron Capital's annual investment conference star musicians and comedians were overshadowed by Tesla's Elon Musk.

Apollo Global Management's deal to take control of Nicholas Schorsch's real-estate investment business with roughly $19 billion of assets has fallen apart, according to people familiar with the matter.

Berkshire Hathaway's profit more than doubled in the third quarter, bolstered by a $4.4 billion gain it booked in connection with the merger between Heinz and Kraft Foods.