Nasdaq OMX Group Inc will reach a targeted 2.5-times leverage ratio earlier than expected and at the end of the third quarter will set a capital plan likely to include share buybacks, its chief executive said.
Rick Perry has been called “extreme” for his characterization of Social Security as a “Ponzi scheme.” However, he may end up being “extremely correct,” politically, if his creative description energizes his conservative base even more.
Private equity group CVC is considering a bid for Orange Switzerland despite resistance from seller France Telecom to let it into the auction for Switzerland's third largest mobile phone company, four people familiar with the situation said.
Private equity group CVC is considering a bid for Orange Switzerland despite resistance from seller France Telecom to let it into the auction for Switzerland's third-largest mobile phone company, four people familiar with the situation said.
Stocks edged higher on Tuesday as investors bought shares beaten down in recent weeks despite uncertainties about euro zone sovereign debt and the economy.
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan called for tax reform to be part of an urgent effort to put the U.S. economy back on track.
Gold prices rose Tuesday on global concern about the future of the euro zone, the continent's currency and the fragile state of worldwide economic growth.
Poverty is on the rise in the U.S. -- something one would expect after the worst recession (2007-2009) since the Great Depression -- but the percentage is still stark: 15.1 percent of the nation is in poverty, in the richest nation on the face of the earth.
Faster growth is predicted in the next several years for Groupon and other daily deal companies, but the hot Internet space that taps into consumer appetite for cheap food and drink, spa services, yoga lessons, sports tickets and other offerings has its limits, according to new research.
Crisis? What crisis?There may be turbulence in the euro zone, a downgrade in the U.S. credit rating, tumbling stock prices and fears about climate change making consumers clamor for low emission vehicles, but at the Frankfurt car show it's the high priced, high-powered, high emission vehicles that are drawing the crowds.
Car industry executives from around the globe urged Europe's politicians to take bolder steps to solve the bloc's two-year-old debt crisis, warning its single currency could be derailed without more decisive action.
You know what you do when you're in a race? Go for the top dog. Republican presidential candidates did exactly that in Monday night's CNN/Tea Party debate in Florida. En masse, they gunned for front-runner Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
Stocks were little changed in a volatile session on Tuesday as investors struggled to determine whether equities were fairly priced, given persisting uncertainties in Europe.
Shareholders of U.S.-based Century Mining Corp. approved an all-stock takeover by Canada-based White Tiger Gold Ltd, Century said Tuesday.
A top executive with Northern Trust Corp said the custodian bank will not impose an additional fee on institutional clients who significantly increase their cash holdings.
Stocks were little changed in a volatile session on Tuesday as investors struggled to determine whether equities were fairly priced, given persisting uncertainties in Europe.
Shares of Paramount Gold and Silver Corp. jumped Tuesday after the Nevada-based precious metals miner announced the confirmation of a multi-million ounce resource.
Denver-based Royal Gold Inc., which holds royalty interests in precious metals mines, won the No. 1 ranking by Zacks as a momentum stock.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is likely to urge euro zone finance ministers on Friday to speed up ratification of changes to their bailout fund and consider boosting its size, an EU source said on Tuesday.
Guinea is launching a comprehensive review of mining contracts to root out 'unconscionable provisions' granted by previous administrations in the West African state, Mines Minister Mohamed Lamine Fofana told Reuters.
Gold and gold receivables held by euro zone central banks rose by 1 million euros to 363.249 billion euros in the week ending Sept. 9, the European Central Bank said on Tuesday.
Shares of Canada's Condor Resources Inc rose as much as 15 percent on Tuesday, a day after the base metal miner said it discovered high grade silver at its Peru project.
Stocks rose on Tuesday led by big-cap technology shares, but continued uncertainty over how European leaders would alleviate Greece's simmering debt crisis capped gains.
Microsoft will try to enter the fast-growing tablet software game and challenge Apple's iPad with a new version of its Windows 8 operating system, designed to run handheld touch-screen computers. Industry eyes are focused upon the company's efforts.
Italy had to pay record interest to sell its bonds on Tuesday as it raced to calm market fears that it was losing control of a huge public debt and could trigger a crisis that threatened the euro zone.
Oil prices have been flattening since rallying in August.
U.S. investors remained concerned that Europe's leaders are not getting ahead of the Greek crisis, which could result in a full-fledged Europe bank crisis, even as German Chancellor Angela Merkel, while not committing more German funds to possible intervention, again dismissed talk of a Greek default.
Alarm is growing in the United States at Europe's inability to solve its debt crisis and talk of a full-on Greek default is on the rise. Following are the key events and developments on Tuesday.
Apple’s iPad 3 has been tagged as one of the anticipated devices from the company this year. As expected, the device is making rounds with rumors in all shapes and sizes Here are the top 5 you should really take a look at.
Gold rose Tuesday as the U.S. dollar weakened against the euro and other key currencies while bargain hunters moved in following two session in which the yellow lost value.
