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Gold prices plunged over 4 percent to five-year lows Monday as a sudden bout of selling across Shanghai and New York markets during the illiquid early Asian trading hours triggered a mini flash crash, deepening bullion's biggest rout in years.

This week marks a pinnacle for corporate earnings, with nearly 130 companies scheduled to report results for the second quarter.

Tesla Motors shares were headed toward their highest price since the company announced its “gigafactory” site in September.

EBay's market capitalization will shrink to around $34 billion following the spinoff.

The move is likely to target mid-level and back-end staff to achieve maximum savings, according to reports.

The Athens Stock Exchange closed on June 29 when Greece shut its banks and imposed capital controls to ward off a collapse.

French President François Hollande said an elected parliament for the countries that use the euro might cure what ails Europe.

Sikorsky Aircraft is the unit that makes Black Hawk helicopters.

The world's biggest corporate debt pile - $16.1 trillion and rising - is a significant threat to China's slowing economy and will not be easily managed.

China’s vice finance minister says, “There is a mismatch for supervision, and that is a real challenge.”

Strong earnings from the world's largest Internet company sent the stock above $700 for the first time ever.

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble has said debt relief for Greece violates EU law. But international finance experts say that's an exaggeration.

Athens faces more steps before a deal can be finalized with international creditors.

Asked if the proposed bailout deal was viable, Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund, told an interviewer, "The response is quite categorical: No." 

The Wisconsin governor's push for a subsidy for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena may benefit a longtime donor who is now his fundraising chief.

The deal is a key win for Samsung Group's founding family as it prepares for generational succession at the conglomerate.

Asian shares opened higher on Friday, while the dollar extended gains versus the euro and yen

The S&P 500 index of largest U.S. firms is almost back to its all-time high hit in May.

Mario Draghi said the European Central Bank "continues to act on the assumption that Greece is and will remain a member of the euro area."

The lawsuit seeks as much as $37,500 a day for each violation, in civil penalties, from Navistar International Corp.

After scores of Syriza MPs voted against the government-backed international bailout deal, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' administration is facing stark challenges in governing.

The movie-streaming service and chipmaker both topped Wall Street forecasts in the second quarter.

The video-streaming giant said it added 3.3 million new subscribers, topping 65 million for the first time.

Two of China's 90 million retail investors explain how and why they invest -- and why they're not completely giving up on the volatile market.

“What we learned in the last week is that not all the creditors are falling in line.”

The Federal Reserve is laying the groundwork for the central bank's first interest rate increase since 2006.

The path to a third bailout is littered with stumbling blocks.

Economists are concerned about a slowdown in real estate investment and consumption growth, and at the potential impact of stock market volatility.

Goldman's current oil price forecast is for Brent crude oil prices to average $58 per barrel in 2015 and for $62 next year.