Honda Motor Co , Japan's No.2 automaker, forecast a 10 percent rise in annual operating profit as demand in its biggest and most profitable U.S. market recovers from a multi-decade low.
The Federal Reserve is expected on Wednesday to repeat its vow to keep interest rates at rock bottom levels for an extended period while acknowledging that the U.S. economic recovery is getting stronger.
The masters of the universe were forced down to earth on Tuesday.
The AUD has taken a dive overnight following announcements from credit rating agency Standard and Poors in relation to their credit ratings for both Portugal and Greece.
The masters of the universe were forced down to earth on Tuesday.
Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked a sweeping overhaul of banking rules for a second straight day as they sought to extract more concessions from Democrats eager to crack down on Wall Street.
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The masters of the universe were forced down to earth on Tuesday.
The Australian Dollar opens lower against the greenback on Wednesday at 0.9150.
Rating agency Standard and Poor's slashed Greek debt to junk status on Tuesday and also downgraded Portugal, as investors worried political pressures could block a multi-billion euro bailout of Greece.
Senate Republicans on Tuesday floated their first counterproposal to rewrite financial regulations after blocking a more sweeping Democratic plan for a second straight day.
If elected to the board of Genzyme Corp , billionaire investor Carl Icahn will work to understand and help the company fix what is broken, according to proxy documents filed on Tuesday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein faced a blistering cross-examination from U.S. lawmakers over why the investment banks' sales team felt they could sell securities to clients while believing they were crap and betting against them.
AstraZeneca PLC has agreed to pay $520 million to settle charges that it illegally marketed and promoted its schizophrenia drug Seroquel for unapproved uses, U.S. authorities said on Tuesday.
U.S. consumer confidence firmed to a 1-1/2-year high in April, while house prices rose in February on an annual basis for the first time in more than three years, in fresh signs of a strengthening economy.
U.S. stocks tumbled on Tuesday as downgrades of Greece and Portugal fueled fear about euro-zone economic stability, and a grilling of Goldman Sachs on Capitol Hill heightened the possibility of financial reform.
AstraZeneca PLC has agreed to pay $520 million to settle charges that it illegally marketed its schizophrenia drug Seroquel for unapproved uses, U.S. authorities said on Tuesday.
A sweeping overhaul of banking rules appeared to be headed toward another roadblock in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, although an influential Republican predicted it ultimately will pass the chamber.
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United Airlines and US Airways Group reported smaller quarterly losses that topped Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, signaling a recovery for an industry that endured sagging demand in the recent recession.
U.S. lawmakers told Facebook on Tuesday they were concerned about changes in its privacy policy that would allow personal information to be viewed by more than friends, and options on other websites that would allow third parties to save information about Facebook users and friends.
U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as downgrades of Greek and Portuguese debt reignited fears of defaults in the euro zone, while a grilling for Goldman Sachs on Capitol Hill raised the specter of tough financial reform.