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Thomson Reuters sells healthcare unit to Veritas

Thomson Reuters Corp said on Monday it is selling its Healthcare business to private equity firm Veritas Capital for $1.25 billion in cash.

Carnage in Europe Stock Markets As Bad News Stir Sharp Correction

A steady drip of bad news swelled into a river of losses for European equities Monday, as stock markets across the continent -- some already battered in previous weeks -- experienced significant declines.

Mergers, Acquisitions Proliferate Globally

Qatar Investment Fund hikes its stake in French oil and gas giant Total SA.

Mergers and acquisitions are proliferating globally as low interest rates, large cash piles and depressed asset prices create opportunities for expanding market share and restructuring.

South Sudan Wants Chinese Pipeline To Bypass The North

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir met with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao Monday in Beijing as the young African nation seeks investment for an alternate pipeline that would allow it to circumvent exporting oil through its northern rival Sudan.

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Stock-Picking Robot 'Marl' A Fraud: Hunter Brothers Defraud 75K Investors, SEC Says

Twin brothers in the U.K. allegedly defrauded about 75,000 investors by telling them a stock-picking robot named "Marl" could identify penny stocks that would double in price while the brothers were simply listing stocks they were paid to promote, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged on Friday.

The third finest known example of the legendary T206 Honus Wagner baseball card from c. 1909 which w..

Honus Wagner Baseball Card Sells For $1.2 Million, Buyer Remains Anonymous

An anonymous baseball card collector coughed up $1.2 million in order to buy a 1909 Honus Wagner baseball card on Friday.

Sudan and South Sudan: The Global Impact Of A New War

With forces gathering on both sides of the Sudan-South Sudan border, it seems that the two nations are again headed toward all-out war, which would be devastating to both countries and their international partners.

HAL9000, the sentient computer from "2001: A Space Odyssey"

SEC Accuses British Twins Of Running 'Stock Picking Robot' Scam

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accused two 20-year-old British twins of getting investors to pay for stock tips produced from phony robot software.

Japan's Emperor Akihito shakes hands with Myanmar's President Thein Sein after a tea party for leaders of the Mekong delta nations at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

Myanmar Seeks Out Japanese Aid To Relieve Debt

Myanmar President Thein Stein hopes to achieve a resolution with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda about Myanmar's debt.

McDonald's 1Q Profits Jump Despite Euro Zone Woes

McDonald's Corp. met analysts' expectations in first-quarter revenue and profit growth, as economic troubles in Europe did not to put a dent in the world's largest restaurant chain's balance sheet, the company reported on Friday.

Playing The Spanish Crisis, Wall Street Bigs Leave Tracks In Distorted Markets

In a seeming effort to profit from the latest European disaster, large investors are causing some unusual movements in the U.S. securities markets.

Germany's Chancellor Merkel holds a news conference after a European Union summit in Brussels

Germany's Business Confidence Index Rises For April

The business confidence in Germany increased in April, indicating that the country's economy is continuing to withstand the pressures of looming debt crisis in Eurozone.

Retrospective Tax Law: US Seeks Reassurance From India

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pressed India’s Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday for reassurance that New Delhi welcomes foreign capital and remains committed to boosting bilateral trade and investment, following concerns connected to India's newly proposed retrospective tax measures.

Ford To Set Up New $760-Million Assembly Plant In China

Automaker Ford said Thursday that it plans to build a $760-million assembly plant in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou as part of expansion plans in the country.

CVC Reported Near Deal To buy AlixPartners

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners is nearing a deal to buy restructuring and consulting firm AlixPartners for more than $1 billion, according to several people familiar with the matter.

Exclusive: CVC nears a deal to buy AlixPartners: sources

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners is nearing a deal to buy restructuring and consulting firm AlixPartners for more than $1 billion, according to several people familiar with the matter.

Goldman Sachs employee under investigation

Federal prosecutors in California are investigating a Goldman Sachs employee for insider trading, according to prosecutors and defense lawyers who attended a hearing in U.S. federal court in New York on Thursday.

Gold Prices Fall For A Fifth Day

Gold eased on Thursday as European debt jitters and worries over the U.S. job market extended the metal's losses for a fifth consecutive day.

Silver Enjoys Record 2011, Optimism For 2012

Silver enjoyed a record 2011, as investors turned to physical bars and coins of the precious metal to piggyback a strong year for gold, according to The Silver Institute's World Silver Survey 2012 released on Thursday.

US Stock Futures Up After Spain Auction, Bank Earnings

Stock index futures rose on Thursday after Spain sold all of its debt at an auction and ahead of a raft of corporate earnings and economic data.

Municipality workers clean the site of a bomb attack on Palestine street in eastern Baghdad

Serial Bomb Blasts Kill 36 In Iraq, More Than Hundred Injured (Photos)

Series of bomb blasts in several areas in northern Iraq including its capital Baghdad killed at least 36 and injured more than hundred on Thursday, according to a Reuters report.

Chinese one yuan coins are placed on 100 yuan banknotes in this illustrative photograph taken in Beijing

China Plans To Ease Monetary Policy Further: Report

China is planning to ease monetary policy further to boost liquidity in the financial system and help the economy regain growth momentum it lost in recent times, according to reports.

Alicia Barcena, executive secretary of the U.N. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Mexico GDP May Grow Faster Than Expected, U.N. Official Predicts

The head of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Alicia Barcena suggested Wednesday that Mexico’s 2012 GDP growth could be higher than expected due to the pace of recovery in the United States and Mexico’s open economic policies relative to other countries in the region.

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