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Fame is only as good as the reasons behind it. Lately, Kanye West is famous for having a big mouth and sub-par music.

General Electric’s fate is now in the hands of company management, since stock bears and bulls have an equally powerful case on fundamentals.

A Gallup poll found that for the past five years, Americans have been spending more discretionary cash.

Key question: Are analysts bearish or bullish on gold in the immediate period ahead?

Barclays analysts, among others, have changed their minds about the company since it announced details of a partial spinoff.

Bank analysts weighed in on the latest trends in gold demand and supply.

Here are the first five things New York City's new Democratic mayor should do once he settles in at Gracie Mansion.

A humanitarian disaster is avoided after a court tells Barclays it must continue to transfer money to Somalia despite terrorism fears.

Outflows from gold-backed specialist funds totaled 48 metric tons, surpassing September and August combined.

British regulators are investigating Barclays, among other banks, on suspicion of tampering with global currency markets.

Bolstered by another expected MVP-caliber year from LeBron James and several key additions to the bench, two-time defending champion Miami come in as 21/10 favorites.

The U.S. government shutdown has muddied economic data too much for a data-dependent Fed to reduce stimulus at its next meeting.

The Chinese are investing more money in global assets, and London and New York are among popular destinations.

The diversified industrial giant has fallen out of favor with institutional investors. Here's why.

What goes up must come down: Economists say gold prices will lose lift next year.

The No. 1 player on the tour has faltered at East Lake and is a longshot to win his sixth tournament of 2013.

In the next three to five years, we might see the first recession in the Chinese economy since the beginning of economic reform.

Five years after excessively risky behavior brought Lehman Brothers down, the company survives as a ghost of its former self.

Thousands of banks have failed globally since 2000, but there also are hundreds that have survived. Here are the 10 oldest.

On Sunday night the music industry descended on Brooklyn's Barclays Center, enlivening and disrupting life for neighborhood residents.

Somalia's fragile economy could face collapse - something that could trigger a humanitarian crisis affecting millions.

The toughest job in the world is to be a fashion critic during the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), and the 2013 red carpet on Sunday night in Brooklyn, N.Y., at the Barclays Center was no exception.

Woods was edged by Adam Scott on Sunday despite a backs spasm on the 13th hole.

An anonymous donor contributed a sizable sum to the U.K. government in 1928, but the funds were never spent.

Beyonce Heat perfume is now the best-selling celebrity fragrance of all time.

Beyonce just might be performing at the MTV Video Music Awards show, according to a new fan contest post centered on the VMAs.

All of Europe's big banks have set aside large provisions to deal with ongoing legal issues and fines.

About 650 tons of gold have left specialist investment funds since January 2013, in a steep decline noted by analysts since April.

The latest statistic follows a mixed performance for the index in recent months.