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Part of what is spooking markets is central bankers don't look like they are about to swoop in for the rescue, and it is uncertain whether they could.

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Riyadh, starting a trip that puts his country at the center of a clash between Saudi Arabia and Iran over crude-oil sales, an issue at the core of the Middle East economy.

Goldman Sachs profit slumped for the third straight quarter as a settlement of crisis-era claims ate into earnings in a tumultuous three months.

Stock markets have done swift work so far this year to dash investor hopes for an improvement over 2015, which delivered some of the worst annual losses since 2008.

Almost a decade after Canada's housing market escaped the real-estate meltdown, the risk of a potential housing bubble in Vancouver and in Toronto has become a central preoccupation for policy makers.

Deutsche Bank said it expects a fourth-quarter loss of €2.1 billion, weighed down by additional charges tied to legal and restructuring costs, and by the impact of difficult market conditions.

Twitter's shares are well below its IPO price. That could attract suitors.

Starbucks's financial results are expected to be strong, withstanding the red-cup fiasco.

Investors fled stocks and rushed into the safety of U.S. government bonds Wednesday.

Russia's economy is, obviously, not in particularly good shape right now. The economy entered recession in 2015 and that recession is currently forecast to continue at least through the end of 2016. Yes the initial IMF...

Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Wednesday, shares of Healthcare companies are outperforming other sectors, losing just 0.4%. Within that group, Endo International plc (NASD: ENDP) and Celgene Corp. (NASD:...

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Ball Corp (NYSE: BLL), where a total volume of 15,263 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract ...

Hedge funds reeling from the recent stock-market turmoil are rallying around a hot tip: Buy nothing.

Bed Bath & Beyond reported a 25% increase in comparable sales from customer facing digital channels in Q3 2015, while comparable store sales declined in the low single digit percentage range. While overall sales in Q3 20...

Drawing conclusions from the oil price without considering inflation and exchange rates is the equivalent of flying blind.

erizon is set to publish its Q4 2015 earnings on Thursday, January 21, reporting on another quarter that saw significant promotional activity by its smaller rivals who are looking to court an increasingly limited number ...

International Business Machines posted its Q4 results on January 19th. In line with our expectations, the revenues declined by 2% in constant currency (9% as reported) to $22.1 billion due to declining revenue in the Mid...

Goldman Sachs's profit tumbled 65% as weak trading and a large penalty took a heavy toll.

Given the falling prices of cement during the December quarter, UltraTech Cement beating profit estimates was a pleasant surprise

Stocks are on pace for their worst month since the 2008 crisis as the January selloff resumes.

The bank is positioning itself to benefit from a revival in bond trading.

Analysts say India's fundamentals strong but stocks, rupee could fall further in keeping with the global trend