Asian stock markets were mostly lower Thursday, as investors traded on local cues. In Australia, stock exchange operator ASX surged after news of stock market consolidations offshore. The Nikkei was off 0.4%.
After 219 years as the citadel of American capitalism, the New York Stock Exchange was near an agreement to be acquired by Deutsche Börse in a deal that would create the world's largest financial exchange.
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Some of the nation's largest investment firms have been overcharged by banks for currency trades, bank insiders and others claim.
As Internet valuations climb and bankers circle Silicon Valley in an increasingly frothy tech market, many eyes are on one particularly desirable target: Twitter. Discussions with some potential suitors have produced an estimated valuation of $8 billion to $10 billion.
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Credit Suisse Group cut its forecast after reporting its fourth-quarter net profit rose 6%, lower than expected as the strong Swiss franc ate into private-banking profits.
Because of the sovereign immunity granted to American Indian tribes, they are shielded from interest-rate caps and other payday-loan regulations. Those advantages are luring tribes into the payday-loan business, and unleashing a scramble by lenders to team up with tribes.
The late-day rally pushed the industrials to their longest streak since March 2010.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicted corn supplies will fall to lows not seen in 15 years, sending corn futures higher.
The Fed chief told the House budget panel the prospect of high unemployment and low inflation continued to justify the central bank's controversial purchases of government bonds.
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The euro's gyrations this year have taken hedge funds by surprise, saddling some of the biggest names in the currency markets with losses.
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The secondary market for smartphones is just getting going. That should be good news for Apple, as it is likely to give people more reason to opt for an iPhone over competing brands.
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With consumers deleveraging and governments feeling the pinch, corporate spending is key to the recovery. And the conditions may favor an acceleration.
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Federal prosecutors unveiled criminal charges alleging that Donald Longueuil traded on insider information when he worked at hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors—and then used pliers to destroy his computer drives when he heard about the insider-trading investigation.
The late-day rally pushed the industrials to their longest streak since March 2010.
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Ahead of the Tape: The U.S. government is rightly moving to lock in low, long-term borrowing rates, with moves such as an auction of $16 billion in 30-year Treasury bonds. It is just a bit late to the game.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicted corn supplies will fall to lows not seen in 15 years, sending corn futures higher.
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Some of the nation's largest investment firms have been overcharged by banks for currency trades, bank insiders and others claim.
Here's how the new approaches work—and tips on the market environments when they make more sense than the traditional capitalization-weighted index funds.
After 219 years as the citadel of American capitalism, the New York Stock Exchange was near an agreement to be acquired by Deutsche Börse in a deal that would create the world's largest financial exchange.
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Shares of Alcatel-Lucent SA rise as much as 12% after the telecom-equipment group reveals profit soared in the fourth quarter on rising demand for broadband networks across the globe.
Two straight years of strong returns have made fund investors more comfortable with risk. Don't get too comfortable.
Airline credit cards are promoting new perks that offer substantial savings, but some of the old drawbacks still remain.
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