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The death of John Gutfreund at age 86 marks the formal end of an era on Wall Street when swashbuckling bond traders made huge bets using house money.

Credit markets in Europe soared after the ECB surprised investors by saying it would begin buying corporate debt under its massive bond-buying program.

Twitter's move to reset pay packages to retain employees is a reminder that stock-based compensation is a real expense for investors.

The directors of a company tend to have a unique inside view into the business, so when directors make major buys, investors are wise to take notice. Presumably the only reason a director of a company would choose to tak...

Central banks will dictate when this seven-year bull market will come to an end.

TransCanada's reported plans to bid for Columbia Pipeline Group come at both a good and bad time. The assets are cheap, but it is suing the U.S. government over Keystone XL.

A deep dive into a sea of red

The euro surged and stocks fell after the European Central Bank announced a series of fresh stimulus measures to boost eurozone inflation Thursday.

Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Thursday, shares of Utilities companies are outperforming other sectors, up 0.8%. Within that group, Columbia Pipeline Group Inc (NYSE: CPGX) and NRG Energy Inc (NYSE: NRG)...

Jindal Steel and Power equity investors appear unperturbed by the company's debt getting a default rating, if the share price is a reliable indicator

A new report from the European Fine Art Foundation shows that global art sales fell 7% last year to $63.8 billion, the first drop since 2012, but what about art returns?

Crompton Greaves on Wednesday inked an agreement for the sale of its international power business for €115 million, which has brought a ray of hope for investors in the beleaguered firm

The government announced a slew of measures in the hydrocarbon sector on Thursday that are expected to have a positive impact on the Indian energy sector in the long run

This article was originally published at Stratfor.com.

The ECB surprised markets, but surprisingly, markets swooned. Questions about extraordinary monetary policy will persist.

Gold prices were solidly higher and poised to close at or near a 13-month high close in late U.S. trading Thursday.

In the past year China National Chemical has asked bankers for more than $43 billion in loans for global acquisitions, most recently $35 billion to take over Swiss pesticide maker Syngenta.

Before Thursday's open, the ECB fired another shot from their easy money bazooka. The move was short lived.

The adrenaline rush Japanese bonds felt this week may keep coming.

OPEC member Iran is yet to say whether it would participate in 20 March meeting

Tesla should deliver come March 31

The European Central Bank announced a package of six measures to revive inflationary pressure in Europe, cutting all of its key interest rates and increasing its monthly bond purchases under its asset-buying program.