The ink on Google Inc's $12.5 billion plan to buy Motorola Mobility is barely dry, but speculation has already begun about its next deal -- expected by some to be the sale of Motorola's handset business.
The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the rating agency Standard & Poor's over its actions on mortgages leading up to the financial crisis, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
The United States needs to reform its corporate tax code and should consider eliminating all loopholes that allow companies to pay less than the statutory rate, General Electric Co 's chief said.
Bailed-out insurer American International Group said on Thursday it closed the sale of its Taiwanese life insurance business and used the proceeds to repay the government another $2.15 billion.
Factory activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region plunged to a nearly 2-1/2 year low in August and home resales unexpectedly dropped last month, stoking concerns that risks of recession are growing.
Bailed-out insurer American International Group said on Thursday it closed the sale of its Taiwanese life insurance business and used the proceeds to repay the government another $2.15 billion.
The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the rating agency Standard & Poor's over its actions on mortgages leading up to the financial crisis, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
The Federal Reserve Bank is treating foreign banks the same as their U.S. peers, a top policymaker said on Thursday, contrary to a published report that said the U.S. central bank was keeping a closer eye on European banks struggling with the continent's debt crisis.
Wall Street sank in volatile trading on Thursday, with the S&P 500 down more than 4 percent as weak U.S. economic data pressured markets already beaten down by renewed fears about the health of European banks.
As the stock market plummeted yet again on Thursday, interest rates on 10-year Treasury notes dipped below 2 percent for the first time ever.
Factory activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region slumped to a nearly 2-1/2 year low in August and home resales unexpectedly dropped last month, dampening hopes for a quick revival in economic growth.
Shares of large gold mining companies took it in the neck Thursday, falling along with the broader stock market even as the price of gold notched a fresh record.
Factory activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region plunged to a nearly 2-1/2 year low in August and home resales unexpectedly dropped last month, stoking concerns that risks of recession are growing.
Treasury prices soared on Thursday and benchmark 10-year note yields fell below 2 percent for the first time as global economic fears sent investors scrambling for safe-haven government debt.
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The global demand for gold will remain high for the rest of the year, the World Gold Council said Thursday in a report.
Factory activity in the Mid-Atlantic region slumped to a nearly 2-1/2 year low in August and home resales unexpectedly dropped last month, dampening hopes for a quick revival in economic growth.
One of the U.S. central bank's most influential policymakers said on Thursday the bank is always scrutinizing banks and that it treats U.S. and European banks exactly the same.
Gold close at a fresh high Thursday as investors sought safety from fresh evidence that the U.S. economy is struggling and not-so fresh evidence that Europe's debt problems are far from over.
Emerging markets will not save the world if the West slides back into recession. In an interconnected global economy, decoupling is a beguiling myth.
Emerging markets will not save the world if the West slides back into recession. In an interconnected global economy, decoupling is a beguiling myth.
Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian's Tracinda Corp disclosed in a filing that it sold 20 million shares in gambling and resort operator MGM Resorts International on Wednesday, leaving it with a 22.8 percent interest.
This week, Gov. Rick Perry has not been able to resist knocking down scientific theories that are considered facts by a good chunk of the modern world. First it was global warming; now, it's evolution.
A gauge of factory activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region plummeted in August, falling to the lowest level since March 2009 and casting more doubts on the strength of the economic recovery, a survey showed on Thursday.
Shares of Eastman Kodak Co jumped for the second trading session in a row as investors bet that Kodak would cash in on the hot demand for tech patents.
Facebook finally has a serious competitor. At least, that's what social-media investor Sergio Monsalve thinks.
Gold rallied 2 percent to new high above $1,820 an ounce on Thursday, after U.S. economic data pointed to a stalled economy, while renewed concern about the health of European banks brought safe-haven buying.
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A proposed combination of two Canadian patent licensing companies will make it easier to extract lucrative licensing deals from technology giants, would-be buyer WiLan said on Thursday.
Bailed-out insurer American International Group
and dozens of banks have filed motions in federal court to block a proposed nationwide class-action suit against them over AIG's 2008 near-collapse. 
