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Ten of the world's largest banks are facing scrutiny for allegedly rigging the prices of gold, silver, platinum and palladium.

President Obama is endorsing rules that would force brokers who control $11 trillion in Americans’ retirement savings to act in their clients’ best interests.

Wall Street is looking ahead to congressional testimony from Janet Yellen who will discuss the U.S. economy's health.

At issue is the role played by HSBC’s Swiss private bank in a massive tax-dodging scheme.

Santander Bank reached a pact with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on the use of ChexSystems Inc.

The financial giant said Wednesday it will lend, invest and facilitate deals to reduce emissions and prepare for climate effects.

The bank is already facing criminal investigation in the U.S., France, Belgium and Argentina.

The rules, which the Commodity Futures Trading Commission may announce within weeks, would transform the $700 trillion market.

China's economic growth had slipped to a 24-year low of 7.4 percent last year.

Fairfax said it has received hard irrevocable undertakings to accept the offer from entities managed by Apollo Global and CVC Capital Partners,

A new report by Kaspersky Lab reveals that the attacks, which are still ongoing, have so far targeted banks across Russia, Europe and the U.S.

Britain's Treasury Committee has called HSBC's chairman and CEO to give evidence on the matter Feb. 25, Reuters reported.

It's been a year since Venezuelans launched mass protests over crime and the economy. Things are even worse now.

The bank is believed to have hired Chinese officials' children as a way of securing investment work from the government.

U.S. prosecutors have stepped up efforts to establish whether HSBC helped Americans evade taxes.

Li and her husband, who became HSBC clients in 2001, are beneficiaries of one client account that's linked to five bank accounts.

A leak reveals how the U.K. bank stashed money for clients connected to arms trading and dictatorships.

India's finance minister said that details on some of the names on the list are already with the country's government.

Regulators are essentially guiding investors into blue chips, which most retail investors have avoided in favor of smaller firms.

America’s favorite banking villain still ranks dead last on a list of 100 U.S. companies covered by corporate-reputation poll.

Bank shares jumped more than 1 percent because higher interest rates benefit their earnings.

A surprising number of financial-services companies fall victim to cybercrime. How much is at stake for corporate giants?

The reserve requirement ratio, or RRR, would be lowered by 50 basis points, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) said in a statement.

The lender, which is also listed in New York, received the approval on the condition that its foreign ownership should not exceed 74 percent.

Global fears weighed on the financial markets Friday after the U.S. economy grew slower than expected last quarter.

The dollar was on track for its best run since 1971, while European shares headed for their best monthly performance in more than three years.

Some economists said the impact of certain tax hikes a year ago could have led to the eurozone core figure dropping.

Four voting members from regional Feds at the policy panel are considered less hawkish than last year's rotating members.

Despite the central bank remaining "patient" on hiking rates, the Dow dropped after oil prices plunged.