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Argentina moved a step closer to ending a 15-year stalemate that has stymied its ability to borrow after it made a formal offer on Friday to U.S. holders of its defaulted government debt.

A recent story in Forbes stated that Norse Corp. - which raised more than $40 million in VC funding - looked like it may be shutting down, according to a blog posted by Brian Krebs, a well known investigative reporter w...

At first glance this looks like a terrible time to buy energy stocks. Oil prices are at historic lows, demand has pulled back, inventories are climbing, and global manipulators like OPEC and Iran are doing little to help...

Iran plans to sell 300,000 barrels of crude oil a day to European customers now that Western sanctions have been lifted, the country's oil minister told state media

Record harvests, the strong dollar and cheap oil are combining to shake up the multibillion-dollar global wheat market.

Never say never, but the news this past week about a major Chinese Ponzi scheme has a “bound to happen” feel about it. Ponzi finance in China is no small matter, and US investors would be wise to keep it on their rad...

From ticket price inflation to the supposed stock market indicator, what Super Bowl 50 can tell us about the economy.

Investors may not be able to count on a once-reliable economic warning bell to ring before the next recession. Ultralow yields on short-term bonds may prevent the yield curve from inverting even if the economy is about t...

Super Bowl 50's, second screen on social media will be a blast. Here are some pointers for fans and businesses.

The French bank has finally decided to trim its investment bank and bolster its capital base.

Mining stocks, the market's punching bag of 2015, are the darlings of 2016--so far. The question for investors however, is whether the rally is what traders call a "bull trap"--a brief bounce before another dive into the...

Sky-high multiples are getting slashed and good results aren't good enough. Mr. Market has changed his mind about tech stocks.

Oil prices have collapsed from highs of ~$120 per barrel to lows of ~$30 per barrel.