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Shares in Asia rose Wednesday as investors took comfort in a rebounding Chinese stock market and a more stable yuan. China also reported exports rose 2.3% rise in December in yuan terms, after a decline in November.

Even when companies have performed and leverage hasn't gone to an extreme, their shares are being priced as if profits are on the verge of collapsing.

In the first two weeks of 2016, two energy producers launched public stock offerings that were met with strong investor demand, even as shares of oil-and-gas companies, including their own, tumbled.

Big banks may not be quick to follow MetLife's plan to break itself out of stricter regulation.

The flailing energy sector was home to the worst losses once again Wednesday.

US economic activity expanded in nine of the country's 12 districts, the Fed says

Clients yanked $207.3 billion from actively managed mutual funds while shifting $413.8 billion into passively managed funds that mimic indexes for a fraction of the cost, according to Morningstar.

A joint venture by chip maker Qualcomm is a wiser way to boost its smartphone business

There was no specific news to send the market down, but equity traders, burdened with negative sentiment, started selling off due to the lack of enough news to make it go higher

In afternoon trading on Wednesday, Utilities stocks are the best performing sector, higher by 0.6%. Within the sector, Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) and Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE: ED) are two of the day's stand-outs, s...

Investors are drinking up Anheuser-Busch InBev NV's massive bond offering. The brewing giant Wednesday received more than $100 billion in orders, more than enough to complete the roughly $30 billion the company was seeki...

Overall earnings numbers are likely to soon start looking pleasant after several quarters of weak performance, but investors are unlikely to be impressed

Gold prices at mid-morning moved up from moderate overnight losses to trade modestly higher, where they ended the U.S. day session.

The price of Brent crude has already fallen by 15.6% to $31.5 per barrel in 2016, making a nightmarish backdrop for oil producing nations

China Unicom and China Telecom, the smaller two Chinese wireless carriers, signed a multi-pronged strategic agreement to share resources, enabling them to cut costs and better compete with larger and better capitalized r...

Although the company continues to explore its options for providing the service in China, it went live in more than 130 countries on January 6, 2016, in addition to the 60 countries where it previously operated. The comp...

This deal is very important for FedEx as it will enable the company to really expand its network in Europe. Currently, DHL and UPS lead the standing table with the highest market shares of 19% and 16%, respectively. Howe...

The German giant had a good 2014, where vehicle deliveries to customers surpassed the elusive 10 million mark. However, sales volume declined 2% year-over-year in 2015, as slowing sales in China, hurt by the tepid econom...

Pharma Stocks Are Down But There Is Still Value To Be Unlocked. Consider the following: Big pharma stocks were down 4%-9% in the first 7 trading days of 2016 Temporary dip due to S&P 500 falling by ~7% due to China’s e...

The British pound tumbled to a 5½-year low this week, as concerns about China help push back expectations of a long-anticipated interest rate rise in the U.K.

Two tankers filled with freely traded U.S. oil have pulled out of Texas ports in the past two weeks, with more shipments expected.

GM's increased earnings guidance gave the shares a lift, but investors will need more to make it last.