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Big-bank stocks have wobbled but they won't fall down.

Asia stock markets rallied Thursday after the U.S. central bank said it wouldn't raise interest rates as quickly as expected.

On Thursday, Senators Tammy of Wisconsin and Jeff Merkley of Oregon unveiled The Brokaw Act, a Congressional effort to introduce legislation to regulate activist funds.

The US-based Firebolt Ventures founder says investors looking at India on a long-term basis and have placed bets on leading firms in their sectors are in line to notch up good returns on investments

The number of Americans at least a month behind on their student-loan payments is declining, reversing a trend the Obama administration has called a threat to the nation's economic health.

Alphabet Inc.’s subsidiary Google recently announced that, with its most recent update to Google Maps, the company is adding to the app new ride hailing service providers across five countries. These providers are in a...

U.S. securities regulators are preparing to again delay a decision on whether to grant upstart trading venue IEX Group Inc.'s request to become a full-fledged stock exchange, according to people familiar with the matter.

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE: SPG), where a total volume of 10,679 contracts has been traded thus ...

Any slowdown in the core business of two-wheelers could taper valuation, be an overhang on stock

The proposed issue includes both fresh shares and an offer for sale by some of its investors--both institutional and individual

Since the launch of rh-insulin is some years away, as are the key clinical trials, it brings investors back to watching what's happening in Biocon's existing business and the next earnings' release

Add falling Wall Street bonuses to the list of worries that are hurting Tiffany ahead of its fourth-quarter results.

The Federal Reserve’s decision this week to hold steady on interest rates was not a surprise to most. Despite the December decision to raise rates by 25 basis points and initial talk of four potential rate hikes this y...

The First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund ETF (FXN) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 7.4 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 512,000. Shares of FXN were up ...

In trading on Thursday, the iShares Latin America 40 ETF (ILF) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 6% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Itaú Unibanco Holding (ITUB), up a...

In trading on Thursday, drugs shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 2.4%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Argos Therapeutics (ARGS), down about 23.8% and shares of Pernix Therapeutics Holding...

Dodd-Frank was really meant to prevent bond traders from earning a million dollars. It has been successful, but as an unintended consequence, it has reduced liquidity.

In trading on Thursday, non-precious metals & non-metallic mining shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 4.7%. Leading the group were shares of Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (SID), up about 17.2% and shar...

The U.S. oil benchmark touched $40 a barrel Thursday for the first time this year, highlighting the market's long rebound from the depths of a collapse earlier this year.

Gold prices Thursday extended Wednesday afternoon?s sharp gains, in the wake of a dovish FOMC statement.

Chad Gifford, a long-serving Bank of America Corp. board member and key ally of CEO Brian Moynihan, is retiring, the bank said.

The dollar extended its retreat against both major peers and emerging-market currencies on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve took a surprisingly dim stance on the economy.