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That's only half of the market capitalization of Yum! Brands, Inc., but it could still be too ambitious for Myanmar.

The Chinese have some innovative ways to make money, and no, we aren't talking about selling kidneys.

Investors await crucial jobs data that could influence the Fed's call on its bond-buying program while Syria hangs in the balance.

With just three years before the Rio Olympics, the Olympic Committee will decide on Saturday who will get the 2020 games.

The U.S. Mint coin sales data will likely be a strong catalyst for silver prices, said an analyst, who is bullish on both silver and gold.

The August ADP private-sector job creation report may foretell a weak August nonfarm payroll report from the Labor Department.

A host of economic data and progress on the international debate about a strike against Syria could affect markets.

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

The Bank of Japan said the economy is witnessing a moderate recovery and reiterated its commitment to a 2 percent inflation target.

India's economy is in free fall and it's expected that banks could suffer badly, but which ones would fare best?

After two suicides in Switzerland, questions are being asked about the pressures on bankers and businessmen.

A top strategist at the financial services giant says it would buy stocks on market dips and projects the S&P 500 will rise 12 percent in a year.

One analyst believes that the fresh debt financing will be used to fund share repurchases.

U.S. stock are set to open higher, buoyed by positive economic data from the euro zone and China.

There's a grim outlook for China's banking industry on slower profit growth, narrower interest-rate margins and rising bad loans.

Amid signs of a strengthening U.S. economy, investors have one eye on the Fed, and the other on Syria.

Indian banks are expecting a crisis in the coming year as the rupee continues to lose value against the dollar.

Once the world's top rice exporter, Myanmar is eager to get its throne back, perhaps too eager.

From the staid and storied halls of the world's third-largest bank comes a wild and woolly prediction about gold.

In three and half years, banks have paid around $66 billion in litigation costs, and that number looks to grow.

Investors will evaluate U.S. Q2 GDP and jobless claims data, as the threat of an immediate military strike on Syria recedes.

India's economy will likely bottom-out in the second half of the fiscal year, despite several issues dogging Asia's third-largest economy.

Asian markets were jolted, after new evidence emerged of a chemical attack by the Syrian government against civilians.

Doubts are growing about the ability of the U.S. economy to maintain its rather modest recovery, and that may delay Fed stimulus removal.

Concern about Fed stimulus reduction, U.S. involvement in Syria and the mid-October debt-ceiling limit are on investors' minds.

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

Things are getting better -- significantly better -- says UBS economist Larry Hatheway.

PE exits from Indian companies are expected to continue in less-than-conducive conditions, leaving the door open for contrarians.

The bull market in emerging markets securities has paused or ended, depending on which analyst you follow.