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China's moves to guide the yuan lower have set off a free fall in the currency and global market reverberations as investors pile on the bets against the yuan--ultimately a no-win situation for Beijing.

Different day, same drivers. Another stock rout in China and further depreciation for the price of oil are expected to drill U.S. stock averages at least initially on Thursday.

It was a sea of red for stock markets around the globe on Thursday.

Main Street didn't cause this global market rout and its pain may be contained to Wall Street. But here are six important data points for ordinary Americans to pay attention to.

If Friday's jobs report shows a slowdown in hiring, it will likely be a blip rather than the beginning of a new trend.

Is the U.S. Federal Reserve whistling past the graveyard

Markets around the world are reeling in early 2016. These are the facts and figures you need to know about China, oil prices and the big stock selloff.

Shorter-term US debt yields declined and futures contracts show a 43% probability of a US interest-rate rise by April, down from 56% on 31 December

MetLife (MET) has declared a first quarter 2016 common stock dividend of $0.375 per share. The dividend will be payable on March 14, 2016, to shareholders of record as of Feb. 5, 2016.

The Helios Capital Management founder on how India has a strong case while the world is lacking long-term growth markets

Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Thursday, shares of Utilities companies are outperforming other sectors, losing just 0.8%. Within that group, NRG Energy Inc (NYSE: NRG) and Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE...

The yuan slide may lead to currency wars as other Asian countries rush to devalue to protect their exports and improve their competitive advantage vis- -vis goods manufactured in China

Pessimism about the short-term direction of stock prices rebounded strongly as neutral sentiment pulled back from a 13-year high in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey.

How Much Revenues Can CBS’ Streaming Services Add In Next 5 Years? In the Table below, we answer this question by computing the number of subscribers for each of CBS’s Streaming services. We multiply this number firs...

In December 2015, Amazon led a $23 million investment in India-based Housejoy, a start-up that offers on-demand home services such as home cleaning, plumbing, beauty, fitness, laundry and other such services. According t...

The U.S. economy is likely to be in a similar shape this year as it was in the past year. Solid growth in the labor market and consumer spending will support further recovery, while exports will continue to be a drag. In...

The iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 518,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 35,000. Shares of URTH were down about 1.7% on t...

In trading on Thursday, the Gold Miners ETF (GDX) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Centerra Gold (CG.CA), up about 10% and shares o...

In trading on Thursday, shipping shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 6.4%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Golden Ocean Group (GOGL), down about 17.7% and shares of Navios Maritime Holdings...

In trading on Thursday, precious metals shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 2%. Leading the group were shares of Barrick Gold (ABX), up about 8.5% and shares of Asanko Gold (AKG) up about 7.7% on the day...

Once a minority view, oil below $30 a barrel is increasingly being touted as the new home for a crude price being battered by troubles in China.

Why forecasting is a mug's game, particularly for predicting markets such as those for commodities