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Texas Gov. Rick Perry criticized former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for failing to outright support Ohio's anti-union collective bargaining law.

MetLife Inc , the largest U.S. life insurer, said the Federal Reserve blocked it from raising its dividend and buying back shares, a surprise to investors and analysts who had expected both as soon as this week.

Telecom/broadband play CenturyLink Inc. (CTL), formerly known as CenturyTel, boasts 15 million telephone access lines, after acquiring Embarq in 2009 and Qwest Communications in April 2011. Where is its stock headed in 2012?

Oakland Police arrested approximately 85 Occupy Oakland protesters on Tuesday. Riot police armed with tear gas and beanbag rounds cleared out the Occupy Oakland protesters from the campsite they set up at a government plaza in California outside City Hall.

A laundry list of referrals about trading at SAC Capital have shed new light on the firm's opportunistic bets but also illustrate why regulators are having a tough time making allegations of insider trading stick against one of the world's biggest hedge funds.

President Barack Obama said Tuesday the United States would once again waive import duties on goods made in the Ivory Coast, Guinea and Niger after the countries held free and fair democratic elections.

A proposed tax break designed to keep exchange operators CME Group Inc and CBOE Holdings Inc from leaving Illinois has some floor traders worried it could crimp their business.

U.S. oil prices shot to a 12-week high on Tuesday in a second day of frenetic spread trading, with dealers racing to claw back a record discount versus Europe's Brent as they gave in to evidence of tightening supplies.

Nintendo will release an extension to the Nintendo 3DS called the Circle Pad Pro on February 7, 2012.

MetLife Inc , the largest U.S. life insurer, said the Federal Reserve did not approve its planned dividend increase and stock repurchases as it requires the company's capital actions be tested under a revised stress scenario.

If you can't watch the 2011 World Series at home (or on your smartphone, or on your tablet, or at a bar) you can still watch the Fall Classic online.

Star performer Canada cut economic growth forecasts sharply on Tuesday as troubles abroad hit exports and dampened confidence about a recovery touted as the strongest in the G7.

Guns and bloodshed may be the perfect gifts to ensure a merry Christmas for Target Corp .

Shares of one-time Wall Street darling Netflix Inc plunged 34 percent in heavy trading on Tuesday, a day after the battered movie rental company warned of more subscriber defections and mounting costs.

In the largest penalty of its type, Swiss bank UBS AG was fined $12 million by a U.S. brokerage regulator over its systemic failure to properly handle millions of short-sale orders.

The euro crisis has blown up in 2011. The borrowing rates of several peripheral Eurozone countries have surged from 2010 levels and have become simply unsustainable.

The government pressed ahead on Tuesday with plans to scrap a registry of shotguns and rifles, brushing off police complaints the move will make their life tougher.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney is revamping its financial adviser pay structure to help raise its profit margin to 20 percent by encouraging brokers to bring in new business and sell more loans, industry sources said.

The controversial HPV vaccine is now being recommended for young boys and men.

Guns and bloodshed may be the perfect gifts to ensure a merry Christmas for Target Corp.

The FBI may change its definition of rape for the first time since 1929, updating a definition that critics say is so archaic it would be laughable -- if it didn't actively suppress the number of rapes reported.