Wall Street will see the year-end rally carry into the last week of 2010, but the question on everyone's mind is, what's next?
Goldman Sachs has adopted a new long-term bonus plan that lets the board award cash and stock on top of existing compensation, but lets the firm take back money if the employee takes too much risk, the investment banker said in filing with securities regulators.
The top after-market NYSE gainers on Thursday are: KB Home, Lennar Corp, Phoenix Companies, Toll Brothers, Office Depot, New York Community Bancorp and Trex.
Dan Fuss speaks to IBTimes about his short-term and long-term outlook for U.S. Treasuries.
The Gold Price in Euros has risen more than 38% so far in 2010. The Gold Price in Swiss Francs has also hit record highs. It looks as if the SNB will have to revoke its decision to stop intervening, says Steven Barrow, chief currency strategist at Standard Bank in London today.
Back in November 2009, China declined an offer from the U.S. to form a partnership to run the world.
Futures on major U.S. stock indices point to lower opening on Thursday following weaker-than-expected reports on durable goods orders and consumer spending.
The U.S. and China are not getting along economically. If they don't find a way to work with each other and continue their economic bickering, both will increase military spending to the detriment of their respective economies.
Following are the companies that have declared dividends on Wednesday, Dec. 22: Williams-Sonoma, MSC Industrial Direct, RF Industries, Lindsay, Suffolk Bancorp, First of Long Island, Bank of Commerce, and Acme United.
The top after-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Penford, Pacific Biosciences of California, Netlist, Micron Technology, Copano Energy, SMTC, Coldwater Creek, Avanir Pharmaceuticals, ChinaCast Education, Oncothyreon, and Gilead Sciences.
When the return on savings is less than the rate of inflation it doesn't matter that gold doesn't provide you with an income. Tightly supplied and indestructible, it offers a natural and obvious alternative to cash. Inflation expectations are rising as 2011 begins.
This is the best time in decades to buy U.S. stocks, according to Elaine Garzarelli, the analyst who became famous by correctly predicting the stock market crash of October 1987.
A lawsuit filed against Philip Falcone charges that the investor took advantage of his position in engineering a stock swap between his hedge fund and a small publicly traded company that he also controls.
A senior bullion logistics executive in Switzerland yesterday told BullionVault that shipments of Gold Bullion to China are running much higher – and have begun much earlier – to meet consumer demand for the Chinese New Year, which will start on 3rd Feb. 2011.
Carlyle Group is in talks to buy AlpInvest Partners, one of the world's largest private equity investors with more than 40 billion euros ($52.4 billion) under management, a source familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.
Toronto-Dominion Bank has agreed to buy Chrysler Financial from private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. (Cerberus) for $6.3 billion in cash, part of a major expansion of Canadian banking behemoths into the United States.
It makes sense for China to invest heavily in green energy.
Deutsche Bank admitted criminal wrongdoing for taking part in fraudulent tax shelters that let clients hide billions of dollars, and agreed to pay $553.6 million to settle the case, U.S. prosecutors said on Tuesday.
The Gold Price touched a 4-session high at $1390 per ounce in early London trade on Tuesday, rising for Euro and UK investors as world stock markets hit new two-year highs.
Stocks advanced on Tuesday as solid earnings and a flurry of merger action laid the foundation for a steady upward trend in the equities market that investors potentially see accelerating.
Four people, including an executive from an expert networking firm, have been arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents in an operation seen as part of a widening probe into insider trading.
The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Arena Pharmaceuticals, Finisar, InterMune, AutoNavi Holdings, SGOCO Group, Atmel, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Art Technology Group, and Oracle.
