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Some of OPEC's key players defended their strategy of keeping the taps wide open, saying Tuesday that they are bracing for low oil prices to continue--perhaps until the end of the decade, by one estimate.

Expenses charged to some investors have fallen sharply, boosting returns. But 'loss leader' mutual funds and ETFs also carry risks.

China shares dropped in early trading Wednesday, extending yesterday's plunge, as investors worried that Beijing is stepping back from supporting its stock markets.

Qualcomm's gives weak guidance fell as demand for its mobile device chips declined amid stiff competition from rivals.

EBay reported no growth in revenue in the holiday quarter, during which it faced intense competition from bigger e-commerce rival Amazon.com.

That the Federal Reserve may still raise rates this year amid a profits recession shows U.S. corporate performance is no longer a clear indicator of the domestic economy's strength.

PayPal reported quarterly earnings and revenue that beat analysts' expectations on Wednesday.

With Caterpillar set to report fourth-quarter results and the stock trading at a 5½-year low, there is little reason for investors to catch a falling knife.

Stocks nosed higher then turned choppy, while Treasury yields fell and the dollar weakened after the Federal Reserve conceded that U.S. economic growth has slowed and inflation remains quiet.

In the December quarter, the company's sales grew by only 5.7%, hit by price cuts to pass on lower input costs

Here's why shares of Colgate-Palmolive lost 1.43% on Wednesday, despite the company reporting healthy earnings for the December quarter

US Fed expect to raise borrowing costs at a 'gradual' pace while watching to see how the global economy and markets impact the US outlook

Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Wednesday, shares of Materials companies are outperforming other sectors, up 1.1%. Within the sector, Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX) and CONSOL Energy Inc (NYSE...

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA), where a total of 77,929 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 7.8 million ...

Following a two day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, the central bank's team of policy makers did not touch the benchmark federal-funds rate.

Gold prices moved from modestly lower to modestly higher in the wake of a mildly dovish FOMC statement issued early Wednesday afternoon.

The Federal Reserve's announcement of its decision to leave monetary policy unchanged said nothing about stock market and commodity market volatility. And that speaks volumes.

The combined selling from the sovereign wealth reserves from all of the oil producing nations can constitute significant selling pressure in all sectors of global stock and bond markets.

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) is scheduled to report its Q3 2016 earnings report on January 28th.   After a tremendous year with excellent financial results, the company is confident of its Q3 results. However, the high...

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) performed solidly in the fourth quarter, soundly beating consensus estimates. About 80% of all the company’s revenues come from defense contracts, and the company has considerable momentum, ...

Leading medical device maker Abbott Laboratories is scheduled to report its Q4'15 earnings on January 28th. The company's revenues in 2015 have been largely affected by currency headwinds throughout the year. However, Ab...

Amazon is scheduled to report its financial results for the fourth quarter on Thursday, January 28th. Notwithstanding the 10% fall in its stock price since the start of this year, Amazon has given investors enough to che...