MARKETS / FINANCE

Vice President Joe Biden played a key role in the financial industry’s four-decade campaign to eliminate bankruptcy protections for student debtors.

The Federal Reserve is contemplating raising interest rates for the first time in seven years. Analysts say banks could do quite well.

Syngene, a contract research unit of Biocon, went public in Mumbai recently, raising about $83 million from the public offer.

The U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision this week on whether to lift rates, for the first time in nearly a decade, won’t be easy.

The Shanghai Composite Index reported its biggest two-day loss in three weeks while other Asian markets traded lower.

The accord with General Motors was scheduled to expire at midnight.

Japan's Nikkei stock index rose only slightly as investors awaited the outcome of the Bank of Japan's two-day policy meeting.

Germany's oldest automaker is considering setting up large fleets of autonomous cars to cater to a new customer base that is less attracted to vehicle ownership.

The German bank's share price has suffered under stalled reforms and rising costs on top of fines and settlements that have hurt it in global valuation rankings.

The widow of the Apple co-founder is looking to radically alter the U.S. education system with a $50 million fund.

Uncertainty about a possible interest rate hike by the U.S. central bank this week is weighing on global stocks and sent Asian shares sharply lower Monday.

China's industrial output grew slower than some predictions in August, while fixed asset investment slowed -- though retail sales picked up.

U.S. stock futures rose 0.4 percent from late U.S. levels in early Asian trading Monday.

Prospects for growth in emerging-market economies have rattled the confidence of investors, the Bank for International Settlements said in a report released Sunday.

The U.S. Federal Reserve takes center stage in the coming week, eclipsing industry data from China, another grim inflation reading from the euro zone and rate decisions in Japan and Switzerland.

A report published Friday appeared to surprise elected officials, unions and industry leaders in Washington state, where Boeing now builds all 737s.

"The improvement in the economy means that it is almost impossible to justify interest rates still being at near-zero," one economist said.

"We are entering a new era of vehicle safety, focused on preventing crashes from ever occurring," U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index and Nasdaq composite recorded their best week since July, while the Dow posted its best week since March.

In a wrongful dismissal suit brought against Citigroup, a former trader is alleging wrongdoing on the part of senior managers.

Uncertainty surrounding whether the Federal Reserve will announce an interest rate hike next week weighed on global stocks Friday.

Investors remained cautious ahead of next week’s crucial meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve, when a decision on hiking interest rates is expected.

The possibility of a delay in a U.S. interest rate hike and concerns over China's economy sent markets bobbing in and out of negative territory.

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up about 0.2 percent, on track for a 3 percent rise for the week.

The ex-employee of Citigroup was dismissed in November in the wake of an industry scandal that resulted in banks paying more than $10 billion in fines.

Wall Street lobbyists are upping the ante in the fight over conflicts of interests for brokers, but some fiduciary financial planners worry that push could backfire.

The Department of Justice, responding to years of criticism over its failure to prosecute high-level individuals, will change course to target the C-suite.

The Dow struggled to hold onto gains in afternoon trading Thursday after global shares dropped on weak data out of Asia's top two economies.

The U.K.'s currency rose 0.4 percent after Thursday's vote to keep the interest level at a record low.