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Goldman Sachs Group put its head of U.S. inflation trading on leave as it reviews the way certain trades were booked, according to people familiar with the matter.

A low valuation buys GameStop time to diversify, but videogames will remain crucial to its business.

Landing at Incheon Airport – South Korea’s international gateway to its vibrant capital city of Seoul and the industrial hub of Incheon – you would not get an impression of an economy spooked by a barrage of nuclea...

Navinder Sarao, the British trader who allegedly contributed to the 2010 stock market "flash crash," should be extradited to the U.S., a U.K. judge ruled.

Since Leucadia National's deal to take full control of Jefferies Group, investors have headed for the exits and the conglomerate's shares have sunk.

Wall Street executives face new rules on their compensation as regulators prepare to release in April a tougher version of a proposal to rein in executive pay.

Oil prices are falling into deeper losses Wednesday after U.S. government data confirmed that oil stockpiles took another massive addition on top of already record-high levels.

As Art Basel in Asia, one of the world's largest art fairs, gets under way in Hong Kong, galleries, artists and art investors are anxious about spillover from the region's shaky stock markets. Art sales in China fell 23%...

The World Steel Association said global crude steel production in February declined by 3.3% from a year ago

Bhel stock is up 5% since Monday, following a bullish report by CLSA Research that sparked off renewed interest in the company

The alleged fraud by share transfer agent Sharepro Services is a wake-up call for both companies that use such agents and for their regulator

Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Wednesday, shares of Utilities companies are outperforming other sectors, up 1.4%. Within that group, Pepco Holdings Inc. (NYSE: POM) and CMS Energy Corp (NYSE: CMS) are tw...

Gold prices ended the U.S. day session sharply lower and hit a three-week low Wednesday.

Yum Brands is considering selling a stake in its Chinese operation as part of a plan by the restaurant giant to spin off the once-fast-growing business. It started discussions with several financial firms about selling a...

European banks have joined their U.S. counterparts in staying away from a $3 billion Russian debt offering, unwilling to upset authorities amid sanctions. That leaves Moscow reliant on local and Chinese banks to get the ...

The WisdomTree Dividend ex-Financials Fund ETF (DTN) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Wednesday, with over 336,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 44,000. Shares of DTN were o...

In trading on Wednesday, the Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF (XLU) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 0.6% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of CMS Energy (CMS), up ab...

In trading on Wednesday, oil & gas exploration & production shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 4.3%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Linn Company LLC (LNCO), down about 16.2% and shares of...

There's an old saying on Wall Street about insider buying: there are many possible reasons to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy. Back on March 16, Acxiom Corp.'s Divisional President, Richard E. Erwin, invested $4...

In trading on Wednesday, agriculture & farm products shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 0.7%. Leading the group were shares of S&W Seed Company (SANW), up about 2.8% and shares of CVR Partners LP (UAN) ...

CIT is promising better profitability, but still lacks a convincing strategic plan.

The LNG market faces an even longer recovery than oil as spot prices crater, a major project in Australia is shelved and buyers start renegotiating long-term contracts.