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U.S. markets seem to be taking cues from their Asian and European counterparts, where concerns about China's growth weighed on sentiment.

China's banking sector is ripe for a shake-up, as a number of private companies have been granted permission to set up private-funded banks.

Up to half of China’s warehoused copper may be used in informal financing deals as collateral.

Some banks like HSBC are trying to trim their retail-brokerage arms as competition is heating up in an already tough market.

Tuesday seems set for a slow start amid a lack of fresh economic data and a tapering off of the earnings season.

While there was a decline in production growth on a monthly basis, data showed that year-on-year growth had picked up pace.

Could online investment platform growth chip away at state-controlled banks’ effective monopoly over China’s vast pool of savings?

Further, while quarterly GDP growth was in line with expectations, annual GDP slipped more than expected.

The BoJ cited developments in emerging markets and the pace of recovery in the U.S. and EU economies as potential risks to its outlook.

China’s top leaders are emphasizing the need to adopt differentiated property market regulations rather than a “one-fit-for-all” policy.

Weakening Chinese economic data from the weekend affected markets on Monday.

Earnings statements from more retailers and economic data on jobs, retail sales and sentiment should guide markets this week.

U.S. authorities have also claimed that the company helped thousands of Americans evade more than $10 billion in taxes.

Nigeria’s Auditor General told a senate committee that he won’t be looking into alleged billions owed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.

Here's your cheat sheet for next week's earnings reports.

At the end of a volatile week, markets seem ready for a breather ahead of data on jobs and trade.

Thieves are able to use fake card scanners and cameras to record bank card data, and have been stealing profusely.

Autumn Radtke was called a “rising star” in the bitcoin community.

The BOE kept its key bank rate the same, and also maintained its purchased assets at the same level.

Earnings from big-box stores, data on jobless claims and February same-store sales numbers should influence markets Thursday.

The firm went from a long-standing Petróleos Mexicanos relationship and more than $2B in profit to an alleged fraud scheme.

The firm said it will add millions to its project focused on helping women entrepreneurs in the developing world.

The increase for January was also revised lower, providing further confirmation of a dip in job growth in late 2013/early 2014.

Concerns over Ukraine should rein in the market rally, keeping stocks in a range until economic data provide direction.

In the third quarter of 2013, GDP had grown by 0.1 percent in the euro area and by 0.3 percent in the EU.

While Germany’s private sector grew at its fastest pace in 2.5 years, France’s suffered a faster decline than before.

Flexcoin had said on Feb. 25 that it was not affected by the closure of Mt. Gox, once the world's biggest bitcoin exchange.

The Southeast Asian nation is now the most expensive city to live in.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Tuesday released the 2013 International Index of Energy Security Risk.