Yahoo Inc's board of directors has agreed to keep exploring a plan to split off the Internet company's Asian assets in a complex deal valued at $17 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
The Egyptian economy, battered after months of uncertainty and violence that has followed the political upheaval in that country, is hovering dangerously close to crisis status.
Europe faces another year of dismal economic performance in 2012 that will weigh on global growth, but emerging markets and the United States should at least keep the world economy moving in the right direction.
A former unit of General Electric Co. (GE) agreed to pay $70.35 million to U.S. regulators to resolve complaints about the company's role in anticompetitive activity in the municipal bond investments market.
A lawyer working on behalf of physical commodity account-holders at bankrupt broker-dealer MF Global has worked out an agreement with a major gold futures merchant that will unfreeze their assets. However, that's not great solace to the account-holders, who have lost big in the bankruptcy.
Wall Street stocks rose on Friday as the S&P 500 rallied for a fourth straight day and turned positive for the year after a run of better-than-expected economic data.
European shares turned in their best weekly performance since early December on Friday on optimism about a global recovery, after some positive data from the United States during the week provided evidence the economy was growing.
UBS will sacrifice its place in the top ten investment bank rankings as stricter capital rules force it to give up riskier fixed-income business, the Swiss bank's financial head said.
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New orders for U.S. manufactured goods soared in November on strong demand for aircraft, but a gauge of business spending plans fell for a second month, suggesting a cooling in investment.
The top pre-market NASDAQ gainers are: WCA Waste Corp., Tibco Software, Career Education, IPG Photonics and Canadian Solar. The top pre-market NASDAQ losers are: Alaska Communications, Neogen, Vivus, Bed Bath & Beyond and TripAdvisor.
UBS will sacrifice its place in the top ten investment bank rankings as stricter capital rules force it to give up riskier fixed-income business, the Swiss bank's financial head said.
The top aftermarket NYSE losers Thursday were: NV Energy, United Rentals, Suntech Power Holdings, Kronos Worldwide, Spansion, Merrill Lynch & Co, Christopher & Banks, Manitowoc, MGIC Investment and CONSOL Energy.
A direct-mail solicitation for Ron Paul's political and investment newsletters two decades ago warned of a coming race war in our big cities and of a federal-homosexual cover-up to play down the impact of AIDS.
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled against the federal government's plan to create a single, national securities regulator, forcing Ottawa to rethink its campaign to replace the current patchwork of provincial watchdogs and regulations.
Respected commodities hedge fund BlueGold has veered from its energy-focused strategy, betting half its money on equities and other trades that are worrying investors as it turns in its first down year.
Canada's top court derailed government plans to consolidate a patchwork system of provincial securities regulators on Thursday, ruling that proposed federal legislation violated provincial rights and forcing the government back to the drawing board.
Stocks rose on Thursday, putting the S&P 500 on the cusp of finishing out the year higher as another decline in jobless claims pointed to further improvement in the labor market.
There will be no holiday cheer for hedge fund manager John Paulson this month, as his dismal performance in 2011 is capped off by another miserable performance so far in December.
According to Bloomberg, Goldman Sachs' corporate credit rating was downgraded to AA-, from A+
Gold struggled Friday as fund managers booked profits on the yellow metal's gains this year, offsetting the lift it normally would have gotten from rising crude oil prices and stocks.
Broadway is enjoying a renaissance -- and Hollywood is hoping to get a piece of the action.
